Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Zachary T. Oliver, Product Manager, LeanTaaS iQueue, US

'Al Link is a seasoned veteran of the US public-sector technology transfer historical experience. Drawing on that experience and assessing forces shaping future economic and social consequences of federal technology transfer efforts, he has delivered a must-read for policymakers, researchers, and students of the federal role in the nation’s technology transformation.’

• Contents: Foreword by Irwin Feller 1. Introduction 2. An Historical Context for Technology Transfer Activity in the United States 3. U.S. Technology Transfer Policies toward Federal Laboratories and Agencies 4. The Economics of Technology Transfer 5. On the Effectiveness of U.S. Technology Transfer Policies 6. Literature on U.S. Federal Laboratory and Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms 7. U.S. Federal Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Metrics 8. Agency Growth Rates of Selected Technology Transfer Mechanism Metrics 9. Agency Examples of Successful Technology Transfers 10. A Public Sector Knowledge Production Function 11. Exploring the Broader Impact of R&D Spending on Technology Transfer in Federal Agencies 12. Exploring Publications as a Technology Transfer Mechanism 13. Exploring New Technology Transfer Metrics 14. Technology Transfer from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 15. Concluding Remarks References Index

Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Zachary T. Oliver, Product Manager, LeanTaaS iQueue, US

'Al Link is a seasoned veteran of the US public-sector technology transfer historical experience. Drawing on that experience and assessing forces shaping future economic and social consequences of federal technology transfer efforts, he has delivered a must-read for policymakers, researchers, and students of the federal role in the nation’s technology transformation.’

• Contents: Foreword by Irwin Feller 1. Introduction 2. An Historical Context for Technology Transfer Activity in the United States 3. U.S. Technology Transfer Policies toward Federal Laboratories and Agencies 4. The Economics of Technology Transfer 5. On the Effectiveness of U.S. Technology Transfer Policies 6. Literature on U.S. Federal Laboratory and Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms 7. U.S. Federal Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Metrics 8. Agency Growth Rates of Selected Technology Transfer Mechanism Metrics 9. Agency Examples of Successful Technology Transfers 10. A Public Sector Knowledge Production Function 11. Exploring the Broader Impact of R&D Spending on Technology Transfer in Federal Agencies 12. Exploring Publications as a Technology Transfer Mechanism 13. Exploring New Technology Transfer Metrics 14. Technology Transfer from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 15. Concluding Remarks References Index

Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Zachary T. Oliver, Product Manager, LeanTaaS iQueue, US

'Al Link is a seasoned veteran of the US public-sector technology transfer historical experience. Drawing on that experience and assessing forces shaping future economic and social consequences of federal technology transfer efforts, he has delivered a must-read for policymakers, researchers, and students of the federal role in the nation’s technology transformation.’

• Contents: Foreword by Irwin Feller 1. Introduction 2. An Historical Context for Technology Transfer Activity in the United States 3. U.S. Technology Transfer Policies toward Federal Laboratories and Agencies 4. The Economics of Technology Transfer 5. On the Effectiveness of U.S. Technology Transfer Policies 6. Literature on U.S. Federal Laboratory and Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms 7. U.S. Federal Agency Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Metrics 8. Agency Growth Rates of Selected Technology Transfer Mechanism Metrics 9. Agency Examples of Successful Technology Transfers 10. A Public Sector Knowledge Production Function 11. Exploring the Broader Impact of R&D Spending on Technology Transfer in Federal Agencies 12. Exploring Publications as a Technology Transfer Mechanism 13. Exploring New Technology Transfer Metrics 14. Technology Transfer from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 15. Concluding Remarks References Index