The Economics Of Knowledge Generation And Distribution

Author : Pier Paolo Patrucco
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136755200

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The Economics of Knowledge Generation and Distribution by Pier Paolo Patrucco Pdf

Contemporary capitalistic systems have been undergoing profound transformations determined by the transition towards the so-called knowledge based economy, i.e. a competitive system based on the capabilities firms have to create, use and circulate knowledge. These transformations concern both the characteristics of productive and innovative processes, and the resources used in these activities. This book captures these changes, where traditional R&D investments undertaken internally by firms are increasingly and strategically complemented by external sources of innovation and new knowledge. Collaborations between firms, and between firms and other organizations, as well as the mobility of human capital, are strategic processes in order to share and circulate knowledge and competencies. They are also key determinants in the creation of new knowledge and innovation, and ultimately in growth dynamics. The circulation and distribution of knowledge is now a key input in the production of knowledge. Knowledge and innovation are understood as the result of collective and interactive processes at the system level, and less at the micro level. In other words, new knowledge production is less and less the result of individualistic behaviours of the firms and much more the effect of explicit and pro-active interactions and transactions put in place by local networks of innovators. In this perspective, economic space is much more defined by the quality of the interactions among actors rather than by their mere technological, sectoral or geographical proximity. This book brings together new conceptual and empirical contributions and blends the analysis of the technological and geographical spaces in which innovation and knowledge are produced.

Author : Fritz Machlup
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691003564

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The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States by Fritz Machlup Pdf

The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States marked the beginning of the study of our postindustrial information society. Austrian-born economist Fritz Machlup had focused his research on the patent system, but he came to realize that patents were simply one part of a much bigger "knowledge economy." He then expanded the scope of his work to evaluate everything from stationery and typewriters to advertising to presidential addresses--anything that involved the activity of telling anyone anything. The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States then revealed the new and startling shape of the U.S. economy. Machlup's cool appraisal of the data showed that the knowledge industry accounted for nearly 29 percent of the U.S. gross national product, and that 43 percent of the civilian labor force consisted of knowledge transmitters or full-time knowledge receivers. Indeed, the proportion of the labor force involved in the knowledge economy increased from 11 to 32 percent between 1900 and 1959--a monumental shift. Beyond documenting this revolution, Machlup founded the wholly new field of information economics. The transformation to a knowledge economy has resonated throughout the rest of the century, especially with the rise of the Internet. As two recent observers noted, "Information goods--from movies and music to software code and stock quotes--have supplanted industrial goods as the key drivers of world markets." Continued study of this change and its effects is testament to Fritz Machlup's pioneering work.

Author : Fritz Machlup
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400856022

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Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution and Economic Significance, Volume III by Fritz Machlup Pdf

Volume III examines in clear and elegant prose the roles of knowledge and information in economics. Part One analyzes the effects of new or uncertain information on market performance; examines the formation and revision of expectations; and provides a classification of literature and an extensive bibliography. Part Two discusses private and social valuations of education and training, the controversy over nature vs. nurture," the issue of "credentialism," and the depreciation of human capital. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Fritz Machlup
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400856008

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Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution and Economic Significance, Volume I by Fritz Machlup Pdf

With this first of eight volumes, the eminent economist Fritz Machlup launches his monumental inquiry into the production of knowledge as an economic activity. Volume I presents the conceptual framework for this inquiry and falls into three parts: Types of Knowledge, Qualities of Knowledge, and Knowledge as a Product. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Cristiano Antonelli,Albert Link
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136178658

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Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Knowledge by Cristiano Antonelli,Albert Link Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Knowledge provides a comprehensive framework to integrate the advancements over the last 20 years in the analysis of technological knowledge as an economic good, and in the static and dynamic characteristics of its generation process. There is a growing consensus in the field of economics that knowledge, technological knowledge in particular, is one of the most relevant resources of wealth, yet it is one of the most difficult and complex activities to understand or even to conceptualize. The economics of knowledge is an emerging field that explores the generation, exploitation, and dissemination of technological knowledge. Technological knowledge cannot any longer be regarded as a homogenous good that stems from standardized generation processes. Quite the opposite, technological knowledge appears more and more to be a basket of heterogeneous items, resources, and even experiences. All of these sources, which are both internal and external to the firm, are complementary, as is the interplay between a bottom-up and top-down generation processes. In this context, the interactions between the public research system, private research laboratories, and various networks of learning processes, within and among firms, play a major role in the creation of technological knowledge. In this Handbook special attention is given to the relationship among technological knowledge and both upstream scientific knowledge and related downstream resources. By addressing the antecedents and consequences of technological knowledge from both an upstream and downstream perspective, this Handbook will become an indispensable tool for scholars and practitioners aiming to master the generation and the use of technological knowledge.

Author : Fritz Machlup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:614070773

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Knowledge by Fritz Machlup Pdf

Author : Cristiano Antonelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134091188

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Localised Technological Change by Cristiano Antonelli Pdf

The extent to which firms can react creatively to rather than adjust passively against new techniques and practices is dependent on their command of technological knowledge and relative competence. This book explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological change, demonstrating how the economics of complexity can inform our understanding of the economics of innovation and vice versa. The book is structured in three parts: part one focuses on the ingredients of the economics of localized technological change, focusing on the legacies of the key economists and a critical assessment. Part two explores the governance of the generation, dissemination, use and exploitation of localized technological knowledge. Part three elaborates on the basic dynamic mechanisms of localized technological change, combining theory with specific empirical models. The final perspectives articulate the relations between the economics of localized technological change, the economics of path dependence and the challenge of the emerging economics of complexity.

Author : Fritz Machlup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Classification of sciences
ISBN : OCLC:463924157

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Knowledge by Fritz Machlup Pdf

Author : Johannes M. Bauer,Michael Latzer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9780857939852

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Handbook on the Economics of the Internet by Johannes M. Bauer,Michael Latzer Pdf

The Internet is connecting an increasing number of individuals, organizations, and devices into global networks of information flows. It is accelerating the dynamics of innovation in the digital economy, affecting the nature and intensity of competition, and enabling private companies, governments, and the non-profit sector to develop new business models. In this new ecosystem many of the theoretical assumptions and historical observations upon which economics rests are altered and need critical reassessment.

Author : M.P. Feldman,Albert N. Link
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 52,7 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 : Robert Huggins,Piers Thompson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783475018

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Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness by Robert Huggins,Piers Thompson Pdf

The aim of this Handbook is to take stock of regional competitiveness and complementary concepts as a means of presenting a state-of-the-art discussion of the contemporary theories, perspectives and empirical explanations that help make sense of the determinants of uneven development across regions. Drawing on an international field of leading scholars, the book is assembled and organized so that readers can first learn about the theoretical underpinnings of regional competitiveness and development theory, before moving on to deeper discussions of key factors and principal elements, the emergence of allied concepts, empirical applications, and the policy context.

Author : Cristiano Antonelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134656080

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Microdynamics of Technological Change by Cristiano Antonelli Pdf

This volume presents a comprehensive assessment of the economic effects of the emerging information and communication technologies associated with a knowledge-based economy, and looks at how knowledge is increasingly treated as a product in its own right. An original framework is developed to comprehend these fundamental shifts, based on three bodies of knowledge: * the economics of path dependence and of historical time as they are elaborated in the economics of new technologies * economic topology based on the methodology of network analysis * the new economics of knowledge and the concept of localized technological change This book provides a unified analytical framework for the study of the transition of advanced economic systems towards a knowledge-based economy.

Author : Andreas Pyka,Maria da Graça Derengowski Fonseca
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642158865

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Catching Up, Spillovers and Innovation Networks in a Schumpeterian Perspective by Andreas Pyka,Maria da Graça Derengowski Fonseca Pdf

This book discusses the influence of technological and institutional change on development and growth, the impact on innovation of labor markets, the spatial distribution of innovation dynamics, and the meaning of knowledge generation and knowledge diffusion processes for development policies. The individual articles demonstrate the powerful possibilities that emerge from the toolkit of evolutionary and Schumpeterian economics. The book shows that evolutionary economics can be applied to the multi-facetted phenomena of economic development, and that a strong orientation on knowledge and innovation is key to development, especially in less developed and emerging economies.

Author : Charles Edquist
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136600586

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Systems of Innovation by Charles Edquist Pdf

The systems of innovation approach is considered by many to be a useful analytical approach for better understanding innovation processes as well as the production and distribution of knowledge in the economy. It is an appropriate framework for the empirical study of innovations in their contexts and is relevant for policy makers. This text is the result of the work within an international inter-disciplinary network or "working seminar" with the task of building a more solid and sophisticated conceptual and theoretical foundation for the continued study of innovations in a systemic context. The book has three parts. The first presents an overview and tries to work out some conceptual problems. In the second, the systems of innovation approach is related to innovation theory. Part three is devoted to increasing understanding of the functioning and dynamics of systems of innovation. There is also an introduction where the genesis and anatomy of different systems of innovation approaches are discussed and where the systems of innovation approach is characterized in nine dimensions.

Author : Cristiano Antonelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030055080

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The Knowledge Growth Regime by Cristiano Antonelli Pdf

‘This important new book provides a penetrating, novel analysis of the key role played by knowledge when viewed through the lens of Schumpeterian economics. It is loaded with important insights that highlight the primacy of knowledge and innovation to unleash economic growth.’ —David B. Audretsch, Indiana University Bloomington, USA This book combines the tools elaborated by the economics of knowledge and the legacy of Joseph Schumpeter to explore the emergence of the new knowledge economy and the shift away from the manufacturing industries. Antonelli analyzes the characteristics of the innovation process as a creative response based upon the accumulation, generation and exploitation of knowledge. He highlights the new structure of advanced economies, where knowledge is at the same time the prime input and output. With special attention to the limits of the new knowledge growth regime, raised by the role of finance, income distribution and intellectual property rights, this Palgrave Pivot recommends appropriate economic policies based upon an Open Technology approach.