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Dec 21, 2024
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ECO 170 - (BH) Economics of InnovationSemester Hours: 3
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An introduction to the analysis of technological innovation as the most important vehicle and consequence of competition in many industries, as a force that governments long have tried to support and direct, and as the principal driving force behind economic growth. The course is structured around the following themes: the determinants of the rate and direction of technological innovation; the organization of industrial R&D; the role of scientific research institutions in support of innovation; the relationship between innovation and economic growth; institutions and policies promoting technology-transfer and capability-building in developing countries.
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