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Home > Degree Programs > Teaching & Courses > 2009-2010 Course Listing > Technological Innovation for Economic Growth:Knowledge, Entrepreneurship & Governance
BGP-213: Technological Innovation for Economic Growth:Knowledge, Entrepreneurship & Governance
Semester: Not Offered
Credit: 1.0
Faculty: F. M. Scherer
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Description
This course analyzes how technological change affects economic well-being and how, reciprocally, economic forces induce technological change. Topics addressed include: productivity growth; theories of endogenous technical change; strategies for decision-making under uncertainty; the patent system; the diffusion of technology to late-mover firms and nations; science and technology policy; labor market impacts; and the links between technology, international trade, and foreign direct investment. Grading will be based upon two short issues papers and a final term paper analyzing the history of some scientific or technological innovation.