Research Catalog

Title

Intangible assets : measuring and enhancing their contribution to corporate value and economic growth / Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Chistopher Mackie, rapporteur.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Mackie, Christopher D.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.

Description

xiii, 106 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Intangible assets--which include computer software, research and development (R&D), intellectual property, workforce training, and spending to raise the efficiency and brand identification of firms--comprise a subset of services, which, in turn, accounts for three-quarters of all economic activity. Increasingly, intangibles are a principal driver of the competitiveness of U.S.-based firms, economic growth, and opportunities for U.S. workers. Yet, despite these developments, many intangible assets are not reported by companies, and, in the national economic accounts, they are treated as expenses rather than investments. On June 23, 2008, a workshop was held to examine measurement of intangibles and their role in the U.S. and global economies. The workshop, summarized in the present volume, included discussions of a range of policy-relevant topics, including: what intangibles are and how they work; the variety and scale of emerging markets in intangibles; and what the government s role should be in supporting markets and promoting investment in intangibles."--Publisher's description.

Subject

Intangible property > Valuation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also availalble online.

Contents

Overview -- Intangible assets in a knowledge economy -- Macroeconomic implications of intangible assets -- Intangibles in the firm and in financial markets -- Intangibles and government measurement -- Intangibles and government policy.

Call Number

JBE 10-818

ISBN

• 0309144140
• 9780309144148

OCLC

501273684

Title

Intangible assets : measuring and enhancing their contribution to corporate value and economic growth / Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Chistopher Mackie, rapporteur.

Imprint

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102).

Additional Formats

Also availalble online.

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Added Author

Mackie, Christopher D.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.

Research Call Number

JBE 10-818