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Working Papers

2012

1. Engineering Knowledge
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
   See also Journal Article Engineering knowledge, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2008

2. Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Some critical episodes in the progress of medical innovation: An Anglo-American perspective, Research Policy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (19) (2009)
   Chapter Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2009) View citations (19) (2009)

2003

3. Property Rights and Economic Growth
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute

2001

4. A General Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late 19th Century
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (25)
   Also in Working Papers, Tel Aviv (2001) View citations (22)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (23)
5. Demand vs. Supply Driven Innovations: US and Swedish Experiences in Academic Entrepreneurship
   SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (4)

2000

6. Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the US and Sweden
   SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the US and Sweden, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer (2001) View citations (75) (2001)
7. Incentives for Academic Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance: Sweden and the United States
   SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2000) View citations (7)

1987

8. Science, Technology and Economic Growth
   CEPR Publications, Stanford University, Center for Economic Policy Research View citations (1)

1986

9. On technology blending
   ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (5)

1971

10. The Emergence of Economics in the Eighteenth Century
    UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics

Journal Articles

2013

1. Engineering knowledge
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (5), 1129-1158 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Engineering Knowledge, Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)

2011

2. Was Schumpeter a Marxist?
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2011, 20, (4), 1215-1222 View citations (4)

2009

3. Some critical episodes in the progress of medical innovation: An Anglo-American perspective
   Research Policy, 2009, 38, (2), 234-242 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
   Chapter Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2009, 275-301 (2009) View citations (19) (2009)

2007

4. On the Role of Randomized Clinical Trials in Medicine
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 357-370 View citations (1)
5. Technology, Institutions, and Economic Growth by RICHARD NELSON
   Economica, 2007, 74, (295), 561-561

2004

6. A General-Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late-Nineteenth-Century United States
   The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (1), 61-99 View citations (104)
   See also Chapter A General-Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late-Nineteenth-Century United States, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2009, 97-135 (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2002

7. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice?
   Management Science, 2002, 48, (1), 61-72 View citations (164)

2001

8. Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the US and Sweden
   The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001, 26, (3), 207-31 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper Designing Efficient Institutions for Science-Based Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the US and Sweden, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance (2000) View citations (16) (2000)

1998

9. The Role of Electricity in Industrial Development
   The Energy Journal, 1998, 19, (2), 7-24 View citations (2)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 1998, Volume19, (Number 2), 7-24 (1998) View citations (42)
   See also Chapter The role of electricity in industrial development, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2009, 137-151 (2009) (2009)

1996

10. Science and economic development
    Nova Economia, 1996, 6, (2), 9-22
11. Uncertainty and technological change
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1996, 40, (Jun), 91-125 View citations (57)
    See also Chapter Uncertainty and Technological Change, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2009, 153-172 (2009) (2009)

1994

12. American universities and technical advance in industry
    Research Policy, 1994, 23, (3), 323-348 View citations (404)

1993

13. George Stigler: Adam Smith's Best Friend
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (5), 833-48 View citations (3)
14. The influence of market demand upon innovation: A critical review of some recent empirical studies
    Research Policy, 1993, 22, (2), 107-108 View citations (6)
    Also in Research Policy, 1979, 8, (2), 102-153 (1979) View citations (280)

1992

15. Scientific instrumentation and university research
    Research Policy, 1992, 21, (4), 381-390 View citations (69)

1990

16. Adam Smith and the Stock of Moral Capital
    History of Political Economy, 1990, 22, (1), 1-18 View citations (9)
17. Why do firms do basic research (with their own money)?
    Research Policy, 1990, 19, (2), 165-174 View citations (424)
    See also Chapter Why do firms do basic research (with their own money)?, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2009, 225-234 (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

1988

18. Why Are Americans Such Poor Imitators?
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 229-34 View citations (30)

1984

19. Technological Innovation and Long Waves
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1984, 8, (1), 7-24 View citations (24)

1983

20. Comments on Robert Hessen, "The Modern Corporation and Private Property: A Reappraisal."
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1983, 26, (2), 291-96 View citations (2)
21. Long Waves and Economic Growth: A Critical Appraisal
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 146-51 View citations (33)

1977

22. American Technology: Imported or Indigenous?
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (1), 21-26 View citations (1)

1976

23. Another Advantage of the Division of Labor
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (4), 861-68 View citations (4)
24. On Technological Expectations
    Economic Journal, 1976, 86, (343), 523-35 View citations (69)

1975

25. Problems in the Economist's Conceptualization of Technological Innovation
    History of Political Economy, 1975, 7, (4), 456-481 View citations (4)

1974

26. Adam Smith on Profits-Paradox Lost and Regained
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (6), 1177-90 View citations (1)
27. Karl Marx on the Economic Role of Science
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (4), 713-28 View citations (5)
28. Science, Invention and Economic Growth
    Economic Journal, 1974, 84, (333), 90-108 View citations (116)

1973

29. Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature. Volume 1, Printed Books to 1800. Compiled by Margaret Canney and David Knott, with an Introduction by J. H. P. Pafford. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Pp. xxii, 838. $65.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1973, 33, (2), 475-476
30. Documents Relative to the Manufactures in the United States. U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Executive Document No. 308, collected and transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury (Washington, 1833). New York, reprinted by Burt Franklin, 1969. Three vols. $67.50
    Business History Review, 1973, 47, (1), 106-108
31. Innovative Responses to Materials Shortages
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (2), 111-18 View citations (14)
32. The Direction of Technological Change: Reply
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1973, 21, (2), 356-57

1972

33. Factors affecting the diffusion of technology
    Explorations in Economic History, 1972, 10, (1), 3-33 View citations (146)

1971

34. The Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, 1875–1914. Edited by Derek H. Aldcroft. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1968. Pp. 384. $8.75
    The Journal of Economic History, 1971, 31, (3), 698-700
35. The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present. By David S. Landes. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1969. Pp. 566. $8.50 cloth, $2.95 paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1971, 31, (2), 497-500

1969

36. A History of Machine Tools, 1700–1910. By W. Steeds. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1969. Pp. xx, 181 + 153 plates. $17.75
    The Journal of Economic History, 1969, 29, (4), 816-816
37. The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1969, 18, (1), 1-24 View citations (127)

1968

38. A Short History of Machine Tools. By L. T. C. Rolt. Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press, 1965. Pp. 256. $7.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1968, 28, (1), 152-153
39. Adam Smith, Consumer Tastes, and Economic Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, (3), 361 View citations (5)
40. Capital and the Cotton Industry in the Industrial Revolution. By Seymour Shapiro. Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1967. Pp. xiii + 293. $9.00
    Business History Review, 1968, 42, (3), 356-358
41. Classical Political Economy and Colonies. By Donald Winch. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. Pp. vii, 184. $5.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1968, 28, (1), 157-159

1967

42. Anglo-American Wage Differences in the 1820's
    The Journal of Economic History, 1967, 27, (2), 221-229 View citations (2)
43. Reviews
    Economic History Review, 1967, 20, (1), 161-219

1965

44. The Lunar Society of Birmingham. By Robert E. Schofield. London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Pp. vii, 491. $11.20
    The Journal of Economic History, 1965, 25, (2), 292-293

1963

45. CAPITAL GOODS, TECHNOLOGY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1963, 15, (3), 217-227 View citations (17)
46. Technological Change in the Machine Tool Industry, 1840–1910
    The Journal of Economic History, 1963, 23, (4), 414-443 View citations (139)
47. The United States Business Cycle before i860: some Problems of Interpretation
    Economic History Review, 1963, 15, (3), 476-493 View citations (3)

1962

48. Patterns of Industrial Growth, 1938-1958. United Nations. New York: United Nations, 1960. Pp. 471. $8.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1962, 22, (1), 145-146

1960

49. Some Institutional Aspects of the Wealth of Nations
    Journal of Political Economy, 1960, 68, (6), 557 View citations (23)

Books

2000

1. Paths of Innovation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

1994

2. Exploring the Black Box
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (339)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1994) View citations (339)
3. THE EMERGENCE OF ECONOMIC IDEAS
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

1991

4. Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (30)

1983

5. Inside the Black Box
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (33)

Edited books

2010

1. Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, vol 1
   Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, Elsevier View citations (1380)

2009

2. Studies on Science and the Innovation Process:Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Chapters

2024

1. Innovation in Historical Perspective
   Springer
   Also in Springer (2016)

2011

2. Why was "Rate and Direction" So Important?
   A chapter in The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, 2011, pp 27-34

2010

3. Introduction to the Handbook
   Elsevier View citations (2)

2009

4. A General-Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late-Nineteenth-Century United States
   Chapter 6 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 97-135 View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A General-Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late-Nineteenth-Century United States, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (104) (2004)
5. Academic Entrepreneurship
   Chapter 3 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 41-56
6. Aeronautical Engineering
   Chapter 18 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 391-402
7. An Overview of Innovation
   Chapter 9 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 173-203 View citations (11)
8. Chemical Engineering as a General Purpose Technology
   Chapter 15 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 303-328 View citations (2)
9. Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation
   Chapter 7 in The New Economics of Technology Policy, 2009 View citations (7)
10. Economic Development and the Transfer of Technology: Some Historical Perspectives
    Chapter 5 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 71-96
11. Economic Experiments
    Chapter 17 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 367-389
12. Endogenous Forces in Twentieth-Century America
    Chapter 10 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 205-224
13. From the Scalpel to the Scope: Endoscopic Innovations in Gastroenterology, Gynecology, and Surgery
    Chapter 12 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 235-264
14. Introduction
    Chapter 1 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 1-5
15. SCHUMPETER AND HISTORY
    Chapter 19 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 403-412
16. Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective
    Chapter 14 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 275-301 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Some Critical Episodes in the Progress of Medical Innovation: An Anglo-American Perspective, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
    Journal Article Some critical episodes in the progress of medical innovation: An Anglo-American perspective, Elsevier (2009) View citations (19) (2009)
17. Technological Change in Chemicals: The Role of University – Industry Relations
    Chapter 16 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 329-366
18. The Commercial Exploitation of Science by American Industry
    Chapter 2 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 7-39
19. The Economic Impact of Scientific Instrumentation Developed in Academic Laboratories
    Chapter 4 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 57-69
20. The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE
    Chapter 13 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 265-273
21. The role of electricity in industrial development
    Chapter 7 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 137-151
    See also Journal Article The Role of Electricity in Industrial Development, (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
22. Uncertainty and Technological Change
    Chapter 8 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 153-172
    See also Journal Article Uncertainty and technological change, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1996) View citations (57) (1996)
23. Why do firms do basic research (with their own money)?
    Chapter 11 in Studies On Science And The Innovation Process Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 225-234 View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Why do firms do basic research (with their own money)?, Elsevier (1990) View citations (424) (1990)

1989

24. The Japanese Firm as an Innovating Institution
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (6)

1980

25. Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth
    Palgrave Macmillan

Editor

1. Handbook of the Economics of Innovation
   Elsevier
2. Handbook of the Economics of Innovation
   Elsevier