Handbook of the Economics of Innovation

Considering subjects as diverse as the diffusion of various technologies and their industrial applications, governmental policies, and manifestations of innovation in our institutions, history, and environment, this title maps milestones in research and speculates about the roads ahead.

Sommario

Volume 2
I. Diffusion
The diffusion of new technology
General purpose technologies
International trade, foreign direct investment, and technology spillovers
II. Innovation Outcomes
Innovation and economic development
Energy, the environment, and technological change
The economics of innovation and technical change in agriculture
III. Measurement of Innovation
Growth accounting
Returns to R&D and productivity
Patent statistics as innovation indicators
Using innovation surveys for econometric analysis
IV. Policy Towards Innovation
Systems of innovation
Economics of technology policy
Military R&D and innovation

Relazione

"For too long the policy importance of innovation has taken a back seat to short-term stimulus initiatives. Hall and Rosenberg have assembled a scholarly collection of papers that provide a timely guide for rediscovering the role of innovation in economic growth." --Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bronwyn H. Hall, Bronwyn H. Rosenberg Hall, Nathan Rosenberg
• Con la collaborazione di: Nathan Rosenberg (Lettore / narratore), Bronwyn H Hall (Editore), Bronwyn H. Hall (Editore), Hall Bronwyn H. (Editore), Nathan Rosenberg (Editore)
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.05.2010
• EAN: 9780444536099
• ISBN: 978-0-444-53609-9
• Pagine: 600
• Serie: Handbooks in Economics; Handbooks in Economics; Handbook of the Economics of I; Handbook of the Economics of Innovation
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, SCIENCE / Applied Sciences, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Research