Adam B. Jaffe
At a Glance
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Professor of Economics, Fred C.Hecht Chair in Economics
Ph.D., Harvard University
Specializations
Energy And The Environment, Industrial Organization, Technology And Economic Growth, Technology Diffusion |
Contact Information
Sachar International Center
(781) 736 - 3451 [Tel]
(781) 736 - 3457 [Fax]
ajaffe@brandeis.edu
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Profile
A former senior staff economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers, Adam Jaffe's interests include the effect of incentives and regulations on the diffusion of technologies, and the role of R&D and innovation in economic growth. In cases against the tobacco industry in Minnesota and Massachusetts, Jaffe was the primary economic expert in demonstrating conspiracy among tobacco companies to suppress competition, health research, and other activities revealing harmful effects of smoking. He currently serves as coordinator of the National Bureau of Economic Research Innovation Policy and the Economy Group. His consulting clients include the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Proctor & Gamble, and PacifiCorp. He teaches courses in microeconomics, industrial organization, and environmental economics. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Recent Publications:
"Patents, Citations and Innovations: A Window on the Knowledge Economy" (with M.Trajtenberg), M.I.T. Press, 2002
"Reinventing Public R&D: Patent Policy and the Commercialization of National Laboratory Technologies" (with Josh Lerner), Rand Journal of Economics, Spring 2001
"Knowledge Spillovers and Patent Citations: Evidence from a Survey of Invertors" (with Manuel Trajtenberg and Michael Fogarty), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 2000
"The U.S. Patent System in Transition: Policy Innovation and the Innovation Process," Research Policy, 2000
"The Induced Innovation Hypothesis and Energy-Saving Technological Change" (with R. Newell and R. Stavins), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999
"International Knowledge Flows: Evidence from Patent Citations" (with M. Trajtenberg), Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1999
