DPhil Reading list

1.         Foundations of Innovation Economics a)          Technology, Innovation, and Evolutionary Theory Fagerberg J., “Innovation: a guide to the literature” in Fagerberg J. Mowery D. Nelson R. (ed) Handbook of innovation Oxford University Press 2004. Malerba F. Brusoni S. "Perspectives on innovation" Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2007. Hall B. Rosenberg N. "Handbook of the Economics of …

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Chapter summary: Dosi G., Nelson R. “Technological change and industrial dynamics as evolutionary processes”

Giovanni Dosi, Richard R. Nelson,Chapter 3 - Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes, Editor(s): Bronwyn H. Hall, Nathan Rosenberg, Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, North-Holland,Volume 1, 2010, Pages 51-127, ISSN 2210-8807, ISBN 9780444519955, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7218(10)01003-8.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169721810010038) Evolutionary Perspective on Technology: The paper places technological advancement within an evolutionary framework, linking it to broader concepts …

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Book Chapter Summary: Fagerberg, Jan, ‘Innovation: A Guide to the Literature’

Fagerberg, Jan, 'Innovation: A Guide to the Literature', in Jan Fagerberg, and David C. Mowery (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Innovation (2006; online edn, Oxford Academic, 2 Sept. 2009), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286805.003.0001, accessed 12 Nov. 2023. Innovation as a Fundamental Human Activity: Fagerberg argues that innovation is an inherent part of human history and development. He asserts …

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