Technology R D And The Economy

Author : Bruce L. R. Smith,Claude E. Barfield
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037450759

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Technology, R&D, and the Economy by Bruce L. R. Smith,Claude E. Barfield Pdf

In 1972, the National Science Foundation sponsored an historic colloquium on research and development and economic growth/productivity. At that time, the entire field of inquiry was in its infancy. Since then, a great deal of research has been devoted to the subject. This authoritative volume revisits the themes of the original conference and summarizes the contributions of research to the economy and society since that time.

Author : David C. Mowery,Nathan Rosenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521389364

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Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth by David C. Mowery,Nathan Rosenberg Pdf

Technology's contribution to economic growth and competitiveness has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. This book demonstrates the importance of a historical perspective in understanding the role of technological innovation in the economy. The authors examine key episodes and institutions in the development of the U.S. research system and in the development of the research systems of other industrial economies. They argue that the large potential contributions of economics to the understanding of technology and economic growth have been constrained by the narrow theoretical framework employed within neoclassical economies. A richer framework, they believe, will support a more fruitful dialogue among economists, policymakers, and managers on the organization of public and private institutions for innovation. David Mowery is Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy at the School of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley. Nathan S. Rosenberg is Fairleigh Dickinson Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is the author of Inside the Black Box: Technology and Economics (CUP, 1983).

Author : National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309046466

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Mastering a New Role by National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy Pdf

This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for national policies to encourage economic development through both direct and indirect government support of technological advance.

Author : Gregory Tassey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997-11-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313370434

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The Economics of R&D Policy by Gregory Tassey Pdf

Industry officials and government policymakers have for some time decried the lack of a framework for establishing and defending Research and Development (R&D) policies. Effective policy requires an understanding of the underlying economics. This book offers models and analysis of the economic elements that drive technology-based growth with emphasis on their implications for policy analysis. It also compares existing U.S. policies with those used in Europe and Japan. The results of these models and analysis is a framework for matching various forms of underinvestment with efficient strategic and policy responses. This market-failure based approach enables industry and government R&D initiatives to be developed, analyzed, and implemented with greater success than previously attained. The first part of the book analyzes economic trends to show how they are affected by technological change and the evolving nature of foreign competition. R&D spending patterns are studied to identify and characterize market failures that prevent adequate private-sector investments in technology. A model is presented for a typical technology-based industry. The second part looks at specific technologies and policies that impact R&D investment and that have been the subject of intense policy debate.

Author : Meltem Ince-Yenilmez,Burak Darici
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030760885

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Engines of Economic Prosperity by Meltem Ince-Yenilmez,Burak Darici Pdf

This book considers the extent to which innovation and entrepreneurship are engines of economic prosperity. It brings together theorists and empiricists from diverse backgrounds to provides a comprehensive overview of the field of entrepreneurship, focusing specifically on entrepreneurial developments within Turkey and the surrounding regions and Europe. It looks at innovation, creativity, economic development and women’s empowerment. This book considers the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors, and examines outcome metrics such as change, sustainability and employment, in addition to economic value. This book will inspire academics and students to better understand the origins, evolution and impact of new ideas, new organizations, and new industries, and the impact on the economy. This book offers an excellent foundation for investigating and questioning current entrepreneurial practices across developed economies. It will also provide the foundations for researching and evaluating new and existing approaches to emerging technologies. Additionally, the book will offer useful insights into the real world, and will appeal to academics in economics and business as well as those studying entrepreneurship on the international scene.

Author : Gregory Tassey
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124051355

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The Technology Imperative by Gregory Tassey Pdf

The convergence of technology-based competitive capabilities among the world's economies has drastically altered the required economic growth strategies in industrialized nations. Based on a variety of corporate and government investment trend data and comparisons among national growth strategies, Gregory Tassey examines how this convergence has created an imperative for new growth models and strategies. In particular, he analyzes the major policy mechanisms for stimulating R&D investment and improving R&D efficiency over technology life cycles, detailing the needed changes. In the 65 years since Joseph Schumpeter's classic characterization of the 'creative destruction' process of industrial technological change, the role of technology in economic growth has grown relentlessly. The author provides the first detailed assessment of underinvestment in R&D and the two major R&D policy response mechanisms - tax policy and direct funding. The policy models and analyses presented are based largely on US economic experience, but the resulting prescriptions are relevant for all existing and emerging technology-based economies. The author's ultimate message is that the industry-centric Schumpeterian model must be expanded to one in which competition among governments is as important as it is within the private sector. This cutting-edge study will be of interest to science and technology policy researchers and analysts, economists focusing on the impacts of technological change, government managers of science and technology programs, and industry managers from high-tech firms.

Author : Philippe Larédo,Philippe Mustar
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782543007

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Research and Innovation Policies in the New Global Economy by Philippe Larédo,Philippe Mustar Pdf

'The book is quite valuable, with its broad international coverage of state activities in the area of research and innovation support. It should also foster serious debates on the balance between public and private efforts in research and innovation.' - Mats Benner, Journal of Economic Literature '. . . this book provides the reader with a valuable summary of national public policy approaches to research and innovation at the end of the twentieth century and is a useful addition to the shelves of industrial policy experts.' - David Gray, Entrepreneurship and Innovation The book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.

Author : David W. Conklin,France St-Hilaire,Institute for Research on Public Policy
Publisher : IRPP
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0886450543

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Canadian High-tech in a New World Economy by David W. Conklin,France St-Hilaire,Institute for Research on Public Policy Pdf

A broad overview of Canadian high-tech activities that suggests insights concerning the direction and scope of such industries as well as public policy. Includes a study of Canada's competitiveness in the manufacturing sector, and the use and production of new technology; an examination of the characteristics of the information technology sector and the likely patterns of development and economic prospects, the role of multi-national corporations, and their corporate decision-making; government policies that may stimulate Canadian high technology and enhance competitiveness; a brief history of GATT tariff negotiations, subsidies and possible agreements to limit their use; the use of government procurement policies to assist domestic high-tech firms; regulation in the context of high-tech policies; the protection of intellectual property and education and research as the basis of a new high-tech strategy, particularly the Canadian record.

Author : M.P. Feldman,Albert N. Link,Donald S. Siegel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461509813

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The Economics of Science and Technology by M.P. Feldman,Albert N. Link,Donald S. Siegel Pdf

Science and technology have long been regarded as important determinants of economic growth. Edwin Mansfield (1971, pp. 1- 2), a pioneer in the economics of technological change, noted: Technological change is an important, if not the most important, factor responsible for economic growth . . . without question, [it] is one of the most important determinants of the shape and evolution of the American economy. Science and technology are even more important in the "new economy," with its greater emphasis on the role of intellectual property and knowledge transfer. Therefore, it is unfortunate that most individuals rarely have the opportunity to explore the economic implications of science and technology. As a result, the antecedents and consequences of technological change are poorly understood by many in the general public. This lack of understanding is reflected in a recent survey conducted by the National Science Board (2000), summarized in Science & Engineering Indicators. ' As shown in Table 1. 1, the findings of the survey indicated that many Americans, despite a high level of interests in such matters, are not as well-informed about technological issues as they are about other policy issues. As shown in the table, individuals self assess, based on a scale from 1 to 100, their interest in science and technology policy issues as being relatively high, yet they self assess their knowledge or informedness about these issues relatively lower.

Author : M.P. Feldman,Albert N. Link
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461516897

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Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy by M.P. Feldman,Albert N. Link Pdf

Scholars in the science and technology field have not collectively questioned, much less proposed, an agenda for policy makers. Now is an appropriate time for such an undertaking. First, there is a growing belief that the U.S. national research and development system, like that of many industrial nations, is changing due to global competitive pressures and advancements in information technology and electronic commerce. Second, industry's R&D relationship with the academic research community is changing not only because of the global competition but also because of alterations in the level of government support of fundamental research. As a result, policy makers will need to rethink their approaches to science and technology issues. This volume is a collection of essays by scholars about innovative policy in the knowledge-based economy. By knowledge-based economy we mean one for which economic growth is based on the creation, distribution, and use of technology. As such, innovation policy in such an economy must enhance the creation, distribution, and use of knowledge that leads to the creation, distribution, and use of technology. This volume considers elements of an innovation policy: innovation policy and academic research, innovation policy in electronic commerce, and innovation policy and globalization issues.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Special Projects Policy Division,National Forum on Science and Technology Goals,Committee on Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015050189474

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Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of Special Projects Policy Division,National Forum on Science and Technology Goals,Committee on Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future Pdf

This book is largely based on a 1998 forum where participants from across America discussed ways to improve the utilization of science and technology for economic growth over the next several decades. A steering committee of prominent Americans, co-chaired by SEMATECH Chairman William Spencer and former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, developed consensus recommendations from the forum input. Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future puts forward long-term goals for the nation and associated action items. It includes background papers and talks from the forum, covers the economics of science and technology-based growth, industry trends, the role of government, education, research universities, and the international context.

Author : David B. Audretsch,Erik E. Lehmann,Albert N. Link,Alexander Starnecker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461461029

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Technology Transfer in a Global Economy by David B. Audretsch,Erik E. Lehmann,Albert N. Link,Alexander Starnecker Pdf

Technology transfer—the process of sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills, scientific discoveries, production methods, and other innovations among universities, government agencies, private firms, and other institutions—is one of the major challenges of societies operating in the global economy. This volume offers state-of-the-art insights on the dynamics of technology transfer, emerging from the annual meeting of the Technology Transfer Society in 2011 in Augsburg, Germany. It showcases theoretical and empirical analyses from participants across the technology transfer spectrum, representing academic, educational, policymaking, and commercial perspectives. The volume features case studies of industries and institutions in Europe, the United States, and Australasia, explored through a variety of methodological approaches, and providing unique contributions to our understanding of how and why technology transfer is shaped and affected by different institutional settings, with implications for policy and business decision making.

Author : Rajneesh Narula
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745697635

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Globalization and Technology by Rajneesh Narula Pdf

In this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two levels: first, between locations, by examining the role of cross-border initiatives in the innovation process; second, between corporate entities, by studying the dynamics of inter-firm R&D collaboration. Examines the international aspect of the interdependence of globalization and technology. Explores the role of cross-border interdependence in the innovation process, as well as interdependence between firms. Reveals an interesting paradox: locations and firms are increasingly interdependent through supranational organisations and the flow of investments, technologies, ideas, and people; but knowledge creation suffers from ‘inertia’ and remains concentrated in a few locations. Draws on a wide variety of data at the firm and national level in the sphere of R&D and technological innovation. Spells out important lessons for both policy makers and managers on industrial policy as well as the organisation of research and development by firms.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309047807

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Japan's Growing Technological Capability by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan Pdf

The perspectives of technologists, economists, and policymakers are brought together in this volume. It includes chapters dealing with approaches to assessment of technology leadership in the United States and Japan, an evaluation of future impacts of eroding U.S. technological preeminence, an analysis of the changing nature of technology-based global competition, and a discussion of policy options for the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Computer industry
ISBN : MINN:31951D012697484

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Information Technology R&D by Anonim Pdf