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标题：Strengthening Innovation in the United States
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作者：David Carey ; Christopher Hill ; Brian Kahin 等
期刊名称：Economics Department Working Papers / OECD
印刷版ISSN：0259-4633
出版年度：2012
卷号：2012
DOI：10.1787/5k8zl62hxmf6-en
出版社：Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
摘要：The US innovation system has many strengths, including world class research universities and firms that thrive in innovation-intensive sectors. However, fissures have begun to appear, notably in the areas of human capital development, the patent system and manufacturing activity, while public investments in R&D and research universities are at risk of being curtailed by budget cuts. Revitalizing the dynamism of innovation has become a priority for US policymakers. To this end, it is important that federal and state governments sustain financial support for knowledge creation. The US workforce’s skills will need to be upgraded, especially in STEM fields, and measures taken to provide more favourable framework conditions for developing advanced manufacturing in the United States. While the recent patent reform is a big step in the right direction, patent reform needs to be taken further by ensuring that the legal standards for granting injunctive relief and damages awards for patent infringement reflect realistic business practices and the relative contributions of patented components of complex technologies.
关键词：tertiary education attainment; green innovation; innovation; knowledge spillovers; advanced manufacturing; R&E tax credit; patents; entrepreneurship; R&D; cluster; immigration Visa; MFP growth; STEM; complex technologies