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The economics of technology diffusion and energy efficiency

Mulder, Peter - 2005

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not...

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Economic growth and distribution : on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Salvadori, Neri (ed.) - 2006

issues connected with growth theory considered from different theoretical perspectives. Its uniqueness is derived from the … classical tradition, modern theory, and heterodox models; problems of policy; dynamics and business cycles; and the role of … scholars of the theory of economic growth, the theory of distribution, macroeconomics, classical and Keynesian economics, as …

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Innovation, growth, and social cohesion : the Danish model

Lundvall, Bengt-Åke - 2002

Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this book brings the literature an important step forward. Based upon extraordinarily rich empirical material, it shows how and why competence building and innovation are crucial for...

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Innovation dynamism and economic growth : a nonlinear perspective

Hirooka, Masaaki - 2006

This pathbreaking book addresses the economics of technological change as revealed by a unique methodology that uncovers the true nature of technological development. Masaaki Hirooka bases this new approach to the economics of technological change on the recognition of the nonlinear dynamic...

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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth

Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004

European integration -- 5. Schumpeter's theory of economic development revisited -- 6. Skunk works : a sign of failure, a sign …

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Recent advances in neo-Schumpeterian economics : essays in honour of Horst Hanusch

Pyka, Andreas (contributor); Hanusch, Horst (contributor) - 2009

comprehensive economic theory encompassing industry, the public sector and financial markets …

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Path dependence and lock-in

Liebowitz, Stan J. - 2014

Review, 94 (2), June, 251-67 -- James Mahoney (2000), 'Path Dependence in Historical Sociology', Theory and Society, 29 (4 …

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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth

Rogers, Mark - 2003

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...

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Environment, technology and economic growth : the challenge to sustainable development

Tylecote, Andrew (ed.); Straaten, Jan van der (ed.) - 1997

At the end of the 20th century economists and policymakers face an unprecedented dual challenge: to avert ecological disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth. This major volume brings together contributions from environmental and technological...

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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...

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