The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth

The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth
Author: Michael J Andrews
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 633
Release: 2022-03-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022681078X

"Innovation and entrepreneurship are ubiquitous today, both as fields of study and as starting points for conversations among experts in government and economic development. But while these areas on continue to attract public and private investments, many measurements of their resulting economic growth-including productivity growth and business dynamism-have remained modest. Why this difference? Because not all business sectors are the same, and the transformative gains of some industries have been offset by stagnation or contraction in others. Accordingly, a nuanced understanding of the economy requires a nuanced understanding of where innovation and entrepreneurship occur and where they matter. Answering these questions allows for strategic public investment and the infrastructure for economic growth.The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, the latest entry in the NBER conference series, seeks to codify these answers. The editors leverage industry studies to identify specific examples of productivity improvements enabled by innovation and entrepreneurship, including those from new production technologies, increased competition, new organizational forms, and other means. Taken together, the volume illuminates whether the contribution of innovation and entrepreneurship to economic growth is likely to be concentrated, be it selected sectors or more broadly"--

R&D, Innovation, and Economic Growth

R&D, Innovation, and Economic Growth
Author: Hulya Ulku
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper investigates the main postulations of the R&D based growth models that innovation is created in the R&D sectors and it enables sustainable economic growth, provided that there are constant returns to innovation in terms of R&D. The analysis employs various panel data techniques and uses patent and R&D data for 20 OECD and 10 Non-OECD countries for the period 1981-97. The results suggest a positive relationship between per capita GDP and innovation in both OECD and non-OECD countries, while the effect of R&D stock on innovation is significant only in the OECD countries with large markets. Although these results provide support for endogenous growth models, there is no evidence for constant returns to innovation in terms of R&D, implying that innovation does not lead to permanent increases in economic growth. However, these results do not necessarily suggest a rejection of R&D based growth models, given that neither patent nor R&D data capture the full range of innovation and R&D activities.

Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth

Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth
Author: Dora L. Costa
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226116344

The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. This book explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality.

The Economics of Artificial Intelligence

The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Ajay Agrawal
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2024-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226833127

A timely investigation of the potential economic effects, both realized and unrealized, of artificial intelligence within the United States healthcare system. In sweeping conversations about the impact of artificial intelligence on many sectors of the economy, healthcare has received relatively little attention. Yet it seems unlikely that an industry that represents nearly one-fifth of the economy could escape the efficiency and cost-driven disruptions of AI. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges brings together contributions from health economists, physicians, philosophers, and scholars in law, public health, and machine learning to identify the primary barriers to entry of AI in the healthcare sector. Across original papers and in wide-ranging responses, the contributors analyze barriers of four types: incentives, management, data availability, and regulation. They also suggest that AI has the potential to improve outcomes and lower costs. Understanding both the benefits of and barriers to AI adoption is essential for designing policies that will affect the evolution of the healthcare system.

Economic Growth and Financial Development

Economic Growth and Financial Development
Author: Muhammad Shahbaz
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030790037

This book looks into the relationship between financial development, economic growth, and the possibility of a potential capital flight in the transmission process. It also examines the important role that financial institutions, financial markets, and country-level institutional factors play in economic growth and their impact on capital flight in emerging economies. By presenting new theoretical insights and empirical country studies as well as econometric approaches, the authors focus on the relationship between financial development and economic growth with capital flight in the era of financial crisis. Therefore, this book is a must-read for researchers, scholars, and policy-makers, interested in a better understanding of economic growth and financial development of emerging economies alike.

Human Capital and Economic Growth

Human Capital and Economic Growth
Author: Alberto Bucci
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030215997

This edited collection explores the links between human capital (both in the form of health and in the form of education), demographic change, and economic growth. Using empirical as well as theoretical perspectives, the authors investigate several important issues in the context of human capital, namely population ageing, inequality, public policy, and long-term economic development. Ultimately, they demonstrate that the accumulation of human capital is of crucial importance to long-run economic growth.

Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth

Technology and the Pursuit of Economic Growth
Author: David C. Mowery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1991-07-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521389365

Technology's contribution to economic growth and competitiveness has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. This book demonstrates the importance of a historical perspective in understanding the role of technological innovation in the economy. The authors examine key episodes and institutions in the development of the U.S. research system and in the development of the research systems of other industrial economies. They argue that the large potential contributions of economics to the understanding of technology and economic growth have been constrained by the narrow theoretical framework employed within neoclassical economies. A richer framework, they believe, will support a more fruitful dialogue among economists, policymakers, and managers on the organization of public and private institutions for innovation. David Mowery is Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy at the School of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley. Nathan S. Rosenberg is Fairleigh Dickinson Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is the author of Inside the Black Box: Technology and Economics (CUP, 1983).

Trade Policy and Market Structure

Trade Policy and Market Structure
Author: Elhanan Helpman
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1989-03-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262580984

This sequel to Market Structure and Foreign Trade examines the new international trade's applied side. It provides a compact guide to models of the effects of trade policy in imperfectly competitive markets, as well as an up-to-date survey of existing knowledge, which is extended by the authors' useful interpretations of the results.

Innovation and Economic Development

Innovation and Economic Development
Author: Lynn Krieger Mytelka
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Provides a theoretical foundation in innovation systems, processes, institutions and policies from the perspective of developing countries. This book covers the topics of capacity building, learning, industrial development, agricultural innovation and sustainable development.