Overview

This useful new book reviews the literature on technology and economic growth covering historical and theoretical developments such as: *new models for measuring productivity *sources of technical knowledge and technological spillovers *stock market reactions to investment in technology Such a comprehensive survey is likely to be welcomed by students and academics involved in business economics, strategy and technology, as well as being extremely useful for public sector employees concerned with science and technology policy and planning, and private sector employees in research and development.

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Author:   Albert N. Link (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA) ,  Donald Siegel (University of California Riverside, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781138811270

ISBN 10:   1138811270
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   09 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Some Preliminary Concepts 3. Early Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Economic Growth 4. The Production Function Concept of Technological Change 5. Alternative Frameworks for Measuring Technical Progress and Productivity 6. Trends in Productivity Growth 7. The Productivity Slowdown 8. Sources of Technical Knowledge 9. The Technology - Productivity Growth Relationship 10. Effects of Information Technology on Workers and Economic Performance 11. Research Partnerships and Economic Performance 12. Conclusions

Reviews

'I believe that this book would serve as a useful complement to graduate students... it emphasizes the tremendous institutional knowledge and methodological eclecticism common to the distinguished economists who pioneered modern study of the economics of innovation.'- Research Policy, 2005

Author Information

Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA Donald S. Siegel is Professor of Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham, UK

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