Abstract
Innovation by users is now understood to be an important part of innovative activity in the economy. In this paper we explore the implications of adding innovation by users to existing models of social welfare that currently assume innovation by manufacturers only. We find this addition removes several inefficiencies, and that social welfare is likely to be increased by the presence of user innovation. Implications for policies that can impact users' freedom to innovate are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Economics of R&D, Innovation, and Technological Change |
| Publisher | Springer US |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0387250107, 9780387250106 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- inefficiencies
- product diversity
- social welfare
- user innovation
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