Knowledge and technological change or innovation are key drivers of economic growth in the knowledge-based economy (KBE). Although the US economy is traditionally cited as the model, there are other technology frontier examples, such as Canada, arising from strong linkages among firms, research...

The objective of this paper is to provide an analytical framework to study the whole process of diffusion of innovations, new products or ideas: we take into account knowledge transfer in a complex society, decisional process for adoption and key features in the spread of new technologies. For...