%0 Book %1 boldrin2012against %A Boldrin, Michael %A Levine, David K. %B FRB of St. Louis Working Paper 2012-035A %C St. Louis %D 2012 %K critique economics failure innovation patents productivity usa %T The Case Against Patents %U http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2012/2012-035.pdf %X The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity. There is strong evidence, instead, that patents have many negative consequences.

@booklet{boldrin2012against, abstract = {The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity. There is strong evidence, instead, that patents have many negative consequences. }, added-at = {2012-10-05T18:25:24.000+0200}, address = {St. Louis}, author = {Boldrin, Michael and Levine, David K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ceae87ef41e79f5964093763cb25e34b/meneteqel}, howpublished = {Online PDF}, institution = {Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}, interhash = {01b0e48af3cd5f34eef2306f60221997}, intrahash = {ceae87ef41e79f5964093763cb25e34b}, keywords = {critique economics failure innovation patents productivity usa}, series = {FRB of St. Louis Working Paper 2012-035A}, timestamp = {2012-10-05T18:26:06.000+0200}, title = {The Case Against Patents}, url = {http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2012/2012-035.pdf}, year = 2012 }