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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963965703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9786612554513

9780309149242

030914924X

9781282554511

1282554514

9780309144155

0309144159

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MackieChristopher D

Disciplina

346.04

Soggetti

Intangible property - Valuation

Valuation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Intangible Assets in a Knowledge Economy""; ""3 Macroeconomic Implications of Intangible Assets""; ""4 Intangibles in the Firm and in Financial Markets""; ""5 Intangibles and Government Measurement""; ""6 Intangibles and Government Policy""; ""References""; ""Appendix: Workshop Agenda""; ""Committee on National Statistics""; ""Science, Technology, and Economic Policy Board""

Sommario/riassunto

"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.