Technical Change and Economic Growth, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by George M. Korres

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 393
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Technological change is not only a determinant of growth but is also a pivotal factor in international competition and the modernisation of an economy. In one of the most in-depth and detailed studies of its kind, George Korres analyzes the macroeconomic and the microeconomic factors influencing the economics of innovation and the economic relations between technology, innovation, knowledge and productivity. In particular the book examines both the theoretical framework and the applications for empirical results. The second edition contributes updated figures and estimations for technical change from EU member states and features new subjects, including growth models; productivity models; production function models and non-parametric models. The book captures all the existing contemporary techniques in the theoretical fields, as well as the empirical applications of the models.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
List of Abbreviations......Page 20
1. Introduction......Page 22
2. Knowledge and Innovation Activities......Page 24
3. Measurement of Leading Indicators of Knowledge and Innovation Activities......Page 41
4. Policy Implications and Summary......Page 59
1. Introduction......Page 62
2. New Growth Debate......Page 63
3. Theoretical Approach to the Endogenous Theory......Page 65
4. Modelling Knowledge and Estimation of Innovation and Scientific Activities......Page 71
5. Policy Implications and Summary......Page 127
1. Introduction......Page 130
2. Theory and Measurement of Productivity Growth......Page 131
3. Innovation Activities, Growth and Productivity: Recent Trends and Evidence......Page 143
4. Policy Implications and Summary......Page 168
1. Introduction......Page 170
2. Defining and Measuring Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs)......Page 173
3. FDIs and Productivity Growth in the Context of National Systems of Innovation......Page 177
4. Knowledge-based Economy and Innovation Policy......Page 207
5. Leading Indicators and Methodology for Measurement of Knowledge-based Economy......Page 213
6. Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Knowledge-based Economy......Page 221
7. Knowledge-based Economy and the Firm......Page 234
8. Managing Knowledge: Leaders and Laggards......Page 236
9. Knowledge Generation and Diffusion......Page 237
10. Modelling the Diffusion Model in the New Growth Theory......Page 238
11. Inter-country and International Diffusion Approach: The Theoretical Framework......Page 247
12. Policy Priorities and Summary......Page 263
1. Introduction......Page 280
2. The Framework of European Innovation Policy......Page 282
3. New Economy and Knowledge-society in Europe......Page 291
4. An Evaluation of European Technological Policy......Page 295
5. European Innovation Policy and Lisbon Strategy towards Knowledge-based Economy......Page 306
6. European Policy and the Regional Systems of Innovation......Page 320
7. Conclusions......Page 327
Appendix: Glossary of Definitions and Measurements......Page 336
Bibliography......Page 342
E......Page 390
K......Page 391
R......Page 392
Z......Page 393