Economics of Innovation

An Economic Analysis of Innovation

Markus Balzat

The economic analysis of innovation is important because economic growth in highly industrialized countries and international competitiveness are driven by innovations and technological change. At the same time, marked nation-specific fe...

Hardback (2006)

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Technology and the Decline in Demand for Unskilled Labour

Mark Sanders

The position of low skilled workers in the labour market has deteriorated significantly over the past three decades. What has caused this deterioration in low skilled labour demand and what can explain the different labour market respons...

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Time Strategies, Innovation and Environmental Policy

Edited by Christian Sartorius, Stefan Zundel

This book is the first attempt to systematically introduce the aspect of time into economic and environmental innovation policy. The authors demonstrate how ‘windows of opportunity’ for technological innovations emerge and also explain h...

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Multinational Enterprises, Innovative Strategies and Systems of Innovation

Edited by John Cantwell, José Molero

Multinational Enterprises, Innovative Strategies and Systems of Innovation explores the extent to which multinational enterprises (MNEs) are decentralising the creation of new technological capabilities to various different countries. Th...

Hardback (2004)

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Technological Systems and Intersectoral Innovation Flows

Riccardo Leoncini, Sandro Montresor

This book examines long-run technological change and the complex set of interrelated phenomena which can be grouped under the heading of ‘innovative processes’. The authors refer to a broad notion of the technological system and propose ...

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Innovation, Competence Building and Social Cohesion in Europe

Edited by Pedro Conceição, Manuel V. Heitor, Bengt-Åke Lundvall

It is almost universally accepted that we are moving increasingly towards an information society, where knowledge and learning are the new currency of power. This book seeks to challenge this axiom by looking in more detail at the subtle...

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Information Systems and the Economics of Innovation

Edited by Chrisanthi Avgerou, Renata Lèbre La Rovere

This book identifies and discusses critical issues of ICT innovation at both the macroeconomic and organisational levels, bringing together two hitherto independent fields of study: economics and information systems. The book takes stock...

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Innovation Networks

Edited by Andreas Pyka, Günter Küppers

This book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called ‘knowledge economy’. The topic of innovation networks is analysed thro...

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Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation

Carlos Montalvo Corral

Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation comprehensively explores the factors which can influence a firm’s behavioural approach towards developing clean technologies. Unlike many other studies on environmental policy, it address...

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Innovation in Multinational Corporations in the Information Age

Grazia D. Santangelo

Innovation in Multinational Corporations in the Information Age investigates the production of information communication technology (ICT) through multinational corporations worldwide, and particularly in Europe.

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Technology, Growth and Competitiveness

Jan Fagerberg

This outstanding collection charts the work of Jan Fagerberg on the relationship between technology, growth and international competitiveness. With an original introduction and a mix of previously published and unpublished material, the ...

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