This paper studies technology adoption in a duopoly where the unbiased technological change improves production … equilibrium in which the firm with more efficient technology never preempts its rival. Also, a class of equilibria may exist that … lead to a smaller industry surplus. In these equilibria either of the firms may preempt its rival in a set of technology …

represent technology. We study this implication by explicitly proposing the variety of capital goods available for production as … a direct measure of the state of technology. Within the growth and development framework of Jones (2002, ch. 6), we … the state of technology. The hypothesis is tested with highly disaggregated trade data, using tools from the income …

As technology is one of the main drives of economy, many studies attempt to open this black box and understand how it … functions. In this paper, I will discuss the benefits of examining technology as a system and emphasis on the linkage between … having an empirical method to identify technology as a system. From public policy point of view there are many benefits …

history of computing technology inthe 20th century a distinction can be made between periods in whicheither demand or … computing technology have emerged as well …

domain of scientific analyses. The conception technology has been one of the most troublesome and yet one of the most … important concepts in science. The goal of this study is to suggest a new conception of technology with a systemic …-purposeful perspective for technology analysis. Technology here is a complex system, made and/or used by living systems, that is composed of …

The fundamental problem in the field of technology studies is how technology evolves and sustains economic change in … technology in human societies. Technological host-parasites coevolution is a mutual symbiotic relationship between a host … technology and associated technologies directed to satisfy needs and/or to solve problems of human beings. To explore the …

With the development of communication technology that makes online transactions easier, there is also an increased risk …

technologies. The data used are taken from the 1989 Survey of Manufacturing Technology and are linked to administrative data taken … from the Census of Manufacturers. Technology use is defined first as incidence (whether a technology is used) and second as … characteristics that represent the competencies of the plant reporting technology use--its size, the size of its owning enterprise …

This paper develops a two-country general equilibrium model of technology sharing to study world trade patterns. A … technologically advanced country enjoys the benefit of comparative advantage due to her access to superior technology. The static … model presented in this paper comes out with structural equations that show if a country with advanced technology shares her …