The Federal Role

Julian Alston, Jennifer S. James (), Matthew A. Andersen () and Philip Pardey
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Jennifer S. James: California Polytechnic State University
Matthew A. Andersen: University of Wyoming

Chapter Chapter 7 in Persistence Pays, 2010, pp 187-236 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The history of agricultural R&D and related government policy in the United States is one of jointly evolving state and federal, public- and private-sector roles. The private role has always emphasized more-patentable inventions, or at least innovations from which the returns seem more appropriable by a variety of intellectual property rights or other means. In agriculture, in particular, however, it is difficult for individuals to fully appropriate the returns from their research investments, leading to a general consensus that some government action is warranted to ensure an adequate investment in R&D.

Keywords: Fiscal Year; Agricultural Research Service; Plant Variety Protection; Utility Patent; Competitive Grant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0658-8_7

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