Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law - 9781848445369

Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property LawVol 1: Theory Vol 2: Analytical Methods\nAuthor(s): Ben Depoorter, Peter Menell, David Schwartz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781848445369, 978-1848445369\nSynopsis\nBoth law and economics and intellectual property law have expanded dramatically in tandem over recent decades. This field-defining two-volume Handbook, featuring the leading legal, empirical, and law and economics scholars studying intellectual property rights, provides wide-ranging and in-depth analysis both of the economic theory underpinning intellectual property law, and the use of analytical methods to study it. Volume 1 explores the the role that economic incentives play in promoting innovation and creativity. It also examines the analogy between intellectual property and tangible property, the economics of intellectual property institutions, and the interplay .