topics innovation, catch-up, and sustainability. Innovation is driving catch-up processes and is the condition for a … dynamics, heterogeneity, novelty, and innovation as well as transformation are the most attractive fields in economics today … better understanding of innovation, catch-up, and sustainability, and Schumpeterian economics in general. …

participation of all societal stakeholders. Innovation systems in principle offer a framework for policy designs supporting the … and mass consumption. For this purpose, we introduce the idea of a Dedicated Innovation System, which takes care of … social and responsible innovation. The transformation process will likely compensate for decreasing jobs in traditional …

Innovation and finance are in a symbiotic and twin-track relationship: a well-functioning financial system spurs … innovation by identifying and funding stimulating entrepreneurial activities which trigger economic growth. Innovations also open … innovation which, despite its importance, is only barely considered in academia, as well in practice so far. The book is about …