Healthy Skepticism Library item: 20296

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Publication type: Report

Boldrin M, Levine DK
The Case Against Patents
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis 2012
http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/more/2012-035

Abstract:

The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity. There is strong evidence, instead, that patents have many negative consequences.

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