InventionIndex Whitepaper Hub Overview
The Swanson Reed InventionIndex Whitepapers hub provides a centralized menu of seven foundational research documents. These resources explore Innovation Elasticity, detailing the econometric methodology of the inventionINDEX, comparing it against global benchmarks like the WIPO GII, and offering practical policy applications such as the Patent Grants Program and traffic-light warning systems for economic stagnation.
| Whitepaper URL | Description |
|---|---|
| Benchmarking | Benchmarks the inventionINDEX against global metrics, demonstrating superior utility for measuring innovation elasticity. |
| Methodology | Details the econometric framework using a twenty-year baseline to align with patent lifecycles. |
| Patent Grants Program | Proposes a Collaborative Examination Pathway and grants to small businesses to offset international patenting costs. |
| Warning System | Details a traffic-light alert mechanism detecting early signs of regional stagnation to trigger policy intervention. |
| Practical Applications | Analyzes systemic failures like backlogs and hollow growth, demonstrating the index’s utility for economic policymakers. |
| Academic Theory | Explores theoretical foundations of innovation elasticity and the intangible economy, defining the replacement rate concept. |
| Baseline Calculation | Justifies the 1999-2019 linear regression baseline to establish a pristine standard of macroeconomic function. |
