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Suggested citation: National Research Council. (2009). Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Their Contribution to Corporate Value and Economic Growth: Summary of a Workshop. Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Christopher Mackie, Rapporteur. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.