How Governments Should Fund Science & The Real Strength of China's Patents
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-08-05
Economist Alex Tabarrok shared two policy and innovation-related studies: a policy-focused literature review exploring how governments should fund science via grants, prizes, tax credits, and contests. Another paper analyzes Chinese patenting, providing stylized facts about its real innovation strength.
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