ABSTRACT
The ongoing process of revising and rethinking the foundations of economic theory leads to great complexities and contradictions at the heart of economics. ‘Economics of innovation’ provides a fertile challenge to standard economics, and one that can help it overcome its many criticisms.
This authoritative book from Cristiano Antonelli provides a systematic account of recent advances in the economics of innovation. By integrating this account with the economics of technological change, this exceptional book elaborates an understanding of the effects of the introduction of new technologies.
This excellent, comprehensive account from respected expert Antonelli will be much appreciated within the innovation economics community, yet it is also a book that should be read by all those with either a private or professional interest in economic theory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter
1 Introduction
part I|46 pages
The building blocks
chapter |35 pages
2 Shifting heuristics in the economics of innovation
chapter 3|9 pages
The retrieval of the economics of technological change
part II|84 pages
Innovation and structural change
chapter |15 pages
4 Composition effects
chapter |13 pages
6 Industrial dynamics and technological change
chapter |13 pages
7 The dynamics of factors markets and technological change
chapter |11 pages
8 Product innovation and barriers to entry
chapter |4 pages
10 Feedbacks, path-dependence and evolution
part III|36 pages
Applications and implications