Counterfactual Considerations
摘要
The counterfactual situation described in this chapter relates to the licensing, patenting,Licensing, patenting publishingPublishing, and commercializationCommercialization activity of funded firms had they not received a Phase II award. The importance of understanding unanticipated policy consequences is given an historical context. Graphical and numerical probabilities of alternative scenarios are presented along with a discussion of the policy implications of the findings.