economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm … performance and the growth process, and knowledge management and technology …Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and …

the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a … between economic growth, energy use and technological change, with particular emphasis on the adoption and diffusion of energy … policy affect the dynamics of technology choice. He demonstrates how technological complementarity, learning processes and …

technology's contribution to economic growth -- 6. Empirical estimates of the relationship between product market competition and …, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation … and economic growth, focussing on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from labour markets to corporate governance. Growth …

The pursuit of economic growth is at the top of every nation's policy agenda at the end of the 20th century. This … authoritative and comprehensive book goes beyond the narrowly-based convergence model of economic growth by considering global …, national and regional patterns of growth from a comparative perspective …

1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth … European integration -- 5. Schumpeter's theory of economic development revisited -- 6. Skunk works : a sign of failure, a sign …Any technological advance, innovation or economic growth created by an organization is dependent on how that …

disaster and to end mass unemployment by accelerating and redirecting world economic growth. This major volume brings together … microelectronics and biotechnology, which is now transforming the world economy, and sets it in the context of long term fluctuations … in economic growth and the relative stagnation since 1973. The protection of the environment, and economic growth with …

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 not seem to drive growth as effectively and has coincided with an apparent … of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced …

economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical …The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable … conversion to useful work -- ch. 5. Economic growth theories -- ch. 6. The production function approach. -- ch. 7. Numerical …

This book elaborates a new dependent and localized growth theory based upon knowledge externalities by making two … important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …