NISTIR 7280 - Identifying Technology Flows and Spillovers Through NAICS Coding of ATP Project Participants

About the Authors

John M. Nail is an economist in the Advanced Technology Program's (ATP's) Economic Assessment Office. His general research interests include the economics of innovation, patenting, and venture capital. Dr. Nail co-authored a study of stationary fuel cells for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He spoke at a conference on military fuel cell applications held in Arlington, Virginia, in September 2004 and presented a paper on the commercial outcomes of ATP projects at the 2003 Western Economic Conference in Denver, Colorado. Before joining ATP, he conducted economic analyses of legal and regulatory matters, assisted in expert witness testimony involving price-fixing in the sports apparel and prescription drug markets, and developed an economic valuation of employee stock options. Dr. Nail holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina; his areas of expertise include health care economics, industrial organization, and applied financial economics.

Hayden Brown is an economist in the Office of Applied Economics at NIST. The Office of Applied Economics, part of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST, provides economic research and consulting to industry and government agencies in support of productivity enhancement, economic growth, and international competitiveness. Dr. Brown has conducted economic analyses of the assistance provided by Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers, and is currently studying the selection of firefighting protective gear as well as exterior housing elements, based on multiple attributes. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky.

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Date created: May 25, 2006
Last updated: June 1, 2006

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