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B 70 STO.H
Summary
This volume presents the first comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overview of current knowledge in the Economics of Technological Change. It both reviews what is known and accepted as the best thinking in the field and sets the agenda for research in the future by taking the reader to the boundaries of the subject. Each major topic is surveyed by a leading international expert in the field and the articles are specifically designed to be both rigorous and accessible. The quality and range of the contributions has ensured that the book is unique in covering the field in all its various dimensions whilst achieving the depth of analysis needed in each. For those in the fields of the Economics of Technological Change, Industrial Organization and Science and Technology Policy this book will be an essential text and reference. The material will be invaluable and accessible to students and researchers as well as those working or setting policy in these fields.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Patterns of technological activity: their measurement and interpretation; 3. R&D and productivity: econometric results and measurement issues; 4. Markets for technology: knowledge, innovation and appropriability; 5. Game-theoretic approaches to the modelling of technological change; 6. Empirical studies of innovative activity; 7. Technological diffusion; 8. Finance and technological change; 9. Technological change in international trade; 10. Employment and technological change; 11. The economic foundations of technology policy: equilibrium and evolutionary perspectives; 12. The practice of technology policy; 13. Concluding remarks.
1. Introduction / Paul Stoneman 2. Patterns of Technological Activity: their Measurement and Interpretation / Pari Patel and Keith Pavitt 3. R & D and Productivity: Econometric Results and Measurement Issues / Zvi Griliches 4. Markets for Technology: Knowledge, Innovation and Appropriability / Paul Geroski 5. Game-Theoretic Approaches to the Modelling of Technological Change / John Beath, Yannis Katsoulacos and David Ulph 6. Empirical Studies of Innovative Activity / Wesley Cohen 7. Technological Diffusion / Massoud Karshenas and Paul Stoneman 8. Finance and Technological Change / Alan Goodacre and Ian Tonks 9. Technological Change in International Trade / Paul Krugman 10. Employment and Technological Change / Pascal Petit 11. The Economic Foundations of Technology Policy: Equilibrium and Evolutionary Perspectives / Stan Metcalfe 12. The Practice of Technology Policy / David Mowery 13. Concluding Remarks / Paul Stoneman.