I'm looking for strategies and approaches to assess intangible assets as well as contributions of research to public policies. Are there methodologies that could easily be accessed? Papers to be shared? Thank you.
You can refer to laws of nature and the implied fundamental forces in the sense of the intrinsic nature of the asset. The laws of nature (including the fundamental laws of logic) and forces (including in the mind the will) are on the one hand not observable and therefore not measurable as such, but they cause all appearances and those effects are observable and measurable. The laws and forces are thus the decisive elements - which on the other hand can be undestood in thinking, even though only under the condition of considering the appropriate categories. You can find explanations for instance in the book at http://edoc.unibas.ch/1421/