Technological Change and Economic Performance
1st Edition
Published on 9. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-138-81127-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
*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.
Reviews / Votes
'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, 2005More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
269 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-81127-0 (9781138811270)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Albert N. Link | Donald Siegel
Technological Change and Economic Performance
Book
02/2003
1st Edition
Routledge
€231.20
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Albert N. Link | Donald Siegel
Technological Change and Economic Performance
E-Book
02/2003
Routledge
€72.49
Available for download
Albert N. Link | Donald Siegel
Technological Change and Economic Performance
E-Book
02/2003
Routledge
€72.49
Available for download
Persons
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
Donald S. Siegel is Professor of Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham, UK
Content
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