Unit ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION
- Course
- International economics and management
- Study-unit Code
- 20A00061
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Davide Castellani
- Teachers
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- Davide Castellani
- Davide Castellani
- Hours
- 63 ore - Davide Castellani
- 8 ore - Davide Castellani
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Economico
- Academic discipline
- SECS-P/06
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- English
- Contents
- This course deals with innovation, dynamics and evolution across sectors and firms in the economy. After introducing some basic concepts about innovation, we will discuss how innovation is measured and refer to the knowledge production function. We will then move on to understand the nature and evolution of technologies and delve into the geography of innovation. A specific section of the course will look at the economics of patents. Finally, we will discuss industrial dynamics, firm growth and productivity, the nature of innovation Global Value Chains and the dark side of innovation.
- Reference texts
- Dodgson, M., & Gann, D. (2018) Innovation: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Fagerberg, J. (2005) Innovation: A Guide to the Literature, OHEI, chapter 1
Kline S. and Rosenberg N. (1986) An overview of Innovation, in R. Landau & N. Rosenberg (eds.), The Positive Sum Strategy: Harnessing Technology for Economic Growth. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, pp. 275–305.Smith, K. (2005) Measuring Innovation, OHEI, chapter 6
Swann, P. (2009) The economics of innovation: An introduction, Edward Elgar, Ch. 4 “Process innovation”
Nagaoka, S. Motohashi, K. and Goto A. (2010) Patent Statistics as an Innovation Indicator, EI, Chapter 25, Vol.2 sections: 1 and 2.1; pages 1085-1091
Dosi G. and Nelson R. (2010) Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Process, EI, Vol. I, Chapter 3
Asheim B. and Gertler M. (2005) The Geography of Innovation: Regional Innovation Systems, OHEI, Chapter 11.
Bogliacino F. and Pianta M. (2016) The Pavitt Taxonomy, revisited: patterns of innovation in manufacturing and services, Economia Politica, 33:153–180, DOI 10.1007/s40888-016-0035-1.
Breschi, S., Malerba, F., & Orsenigo, L. (2000). Technological regimes and Schumpeterian patterns of innovation. The Economic Journal, 110(463), 388-410.
Malerba F. and Orsenigo L. (1996), The Dynamics and Evolution of Industries, Industrial and Corporate Change, 5 (1), pp. 51-87.
Syverson, Chad. (2011) What determines productivity?, Journal of Economic literature, 49, 2, 326-65 (except 2.3).
Coad, A. (2007) Firm Growth: A survey, Documents de Travail du Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, 2007.24.
Ambos, B., Brandl, K., Perri, A., Scalera, V. G., & Van Assche, A. (2021). The nature of innovation in global value chains. Journal of World Business, 56(4), 101221.
OHEI: OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION, 2005, Edited by Jan Fagerberg and David C. Mowery,
EI: ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION, 2010, Volume 1, Edited by Hall, B.H., and Rosenberg, N. - Prerequisites
- Knowledge of basic principles of micro-economics and industrial economics is expected.
- Teaching methods
- Face-to face lectures and classwork activity
- Other information
- As a part of this course, students will have the opportunity to conduct three coursework activities (labs) that, upon positive evaluation, will each award one point that will add to the grade in the final exam (up to three additional points). These additional points can be redeemed only at the first exam attempt.
- Learning verification modality
- Written exam (in-person) consisting of 12 multiple-choice questions (2 mark for each correct answer) and 1 open-ended question (0-8 marks is the range). Duration: 40 minutes.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or SLD, you can consult the page https://www.unipg.it/en/international-students/general-information/facilities-for-special-needs-students - Extended program
- 1. Basic concepts on innovation
• Dodgson, M., & Gann, D. (2018) Innovation: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Additional:
• Fagerberg, J. (2005) Innovation: A Guide to the Literature, OHEI, chapter 1
• Kline S. and Rosenberg N. (1986) An overview of Innovation, in R. Landau & N. Rosenberg (eds.), The Positive Sum Strategy: Harnessing Technology for Economic Growth. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, pp. 275–305.
2. Measuring Innovation
• Smith, K. (2005) Measuring Innovation, OHEI, chapter 6
• Swann, P. (2009) The economics of innovation: An introduction, Edward Elgar, Ch. 4 “Process innovation”
Additional:
• Nagaoka, S. Motohashi, K. and Goto A. (2010) Patent Statistics as an Innovation Indicator, EI, Chapter 25, Vol.2 sections: 1 and 2.1; pages 1085-1091
3. Nature of technologies and the geography of innovation
• Dosi G. and Nelson R. (2010) Technological Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Process, EI, Vol. I, Chapter 3
• Asheim B. and Gertler M. (2005) The Geography of Innovation: Regional Innovation Systems, OHEI, Chapter 11.
• Bogliacino F. and Pianta M. (2016) The Pavitt Taxonomy, revisited: patterns of innovation in manufacturing and services, Economia Politica, 33:153–180, DOI 10.1007/s40888-016-0035-1.
• Breschi, S., Malerba, F., & Orsenigo, L. (2000). Technological regimes and Schumpeterian patterns of innovation. The Economic Journal, 110(463), 388-410.
4. Economics of Patents
• Rockett K. (2010), Property Rights and Invention, EI, Chapter 7, Vol.1 sections: 1; 2; 3; skip 4; 5 up to page 336
5. Productivity, firm growth and industrial dynamics
• Malerba F. and Orsenigo L. (1996), The Dynamics and Evolution of Industries, Industrial and Corporate Change, 5 (1), pp. 51-87.
• Syverson, Chad. (2011) What determines productivity?, Journal of Economic literature, 49, 2, 326-65 (except 2.3).
• Coad, A. (2007) Firm Growth: A survey, Documents de Travail du Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, 2007.24.
6. The dark side of innovation
• Coad, A., Nightingale, P., Stilgoe, J., & Vezzani, A. (2021). The dark side of innovation. Industry and Innovation, 28(1), 102-112.
7. The nature of innovation in Global Value Chains
• Ambos, B., Brandl, K., Perri, A., Scalera, V. G., & Van Assche, A. (2021). The nature of innovation in global value chains. Journal of World Business, 56(4), 101221. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
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