David C. Mowery

William A. & Betty H. Hasler Professor of New Enterprise Development

Ph.D. 1981 Stanford (economics) × BA 1974 Stanford

(510) 643-9992 × mowery@haas × cv (doc)

At Haas since 1988 × Previously at Carnegie Mellon, the National Research Council, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Research Interests

Technological change, international trade, US technology policy, and the relationship between public policies and the private sector.

Recent Books

Oxford Handbook of Innovation with Jan Fagerberg and Richard Nelson (eds.)
Oxford University Press, New York (2004).

Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: U.S. University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act with Richard Nelson, Bhaven Sampat and Arvids Ziedonis
Stanford University Press, Stanford (2004).

Paths of Innovation: Technological Change in 20th-Century America with Nathan Rosenberg
Cambridge University Press, New York (1998).

The International Computer Software Industry (ed.)
Oxford University Press, New York (1996).

Science and Technology Policy in Interdependent Economies
Kluwer, Boston (1994).

Technology and the Wealth of Nations with Nathan Rosenberg and Ralph Landau (eds.)
Stanford University Press, Stanford (1992).

Selected Articles

“Submarines in Software? Continuations in U.S. Software Patenting during the 1980s and 1990s” with Stuart Graham × Economics of Innovation and New Technology (2004).

“Changes in University Patent Quality after the Bayh-Dole Act: A Re-Examination” with Bhaven Sampat and Arvids Ziedonis × International Journal of Industrial Organization (2003).

“’Managing’ Learning by Doing: An Empirical Study of Semiconductor Manufacturing” with Jeffrey Macher × Journal of Product Innovation Management (2003).

“eBusiness and the Semiconductor Industry Value Chain: Implications for Vertical Specialization and Integrated Semiconductor Manufacturers” with Jeffrey Macher and Timothy Simcoe × Industry and Innovation (2002).

“Is the Internet a U.S. Invention? – An Economic and Technological History of Computer Networking” Timothy Simcoe × Research Policy (2002).

"Strategic Alliances and Interfirm Knowledge Transfer" with Joanne Oxley and Brian Silverman × Strategic Management Journal (1997).