Rare earth elements (REEs) have become an important group of metals used in many high-tech industries, including high-strength magnets, plasma TVs, various military applications, and clean efficient green energy industries [...]

This paper examines the rationale for intellectual property protection in the development of new pharmaceutical products. Prior survey studies of R&D executives have found that patents play a more critical role in appropriating the benefits of innovation in pharmaceuticals compared to other high tech industries. This paper considers why this is so based on an analysis of the economic characteri...

The evolution of industrial clusters is a critical factor in the strategic development of locations for high-tech industries. Most previous studies have neglected the quantitative aspects of industrial clustering and their access to crucial data may have been limited. This work developed a novel diffusion model to illustrate the extension of IC clusters from Taiwan to China and included foreign...