Patent Statistics as a Measure of Technical Change

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Previous articleNext article No AccessPatent Statistics as a Measure of Technical ChangeWilliam S. Comanor and F. M. SchererWilliam S. Comanor Search for more articles by this author and F. M. Scherer Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Volume 77, Number 3May - Jun., 1969 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/259522 Views: 49Total views on this site Citations: 217Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1969 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Wenjing Wang, Yiwei Liu Does University-industry innovation community affect firms’ inventions? 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