Economics of Structural and Technological Change

Foreward, 1. Introduction. An appraisal of the economic analysis of technological change: The path to the last decade Part I. Research paths in the economic analysis of technological change 2. Economic evolution and technology strategy 3. Technical change and labour displacement. Some comments on recent model of technological unemployment 4. Broad production factors and technological systems 5. Different dimensions in the analysis of technological change Part II. Theoretical models of technological change 6. On diffusion and the process of technological change 7. A note on the diffusion of innovation 8. Technological and organizational innovations as problem solving activities 9. Time saving and innovative process Part III. Applied analyses of technological change 10. Black boxes and variety in the evolution of technologies 11. Human resources constraints in technological innovation processes. Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence 12. Firms, uncertainty and innovation policy: Some spatial considerations in an evolutinary framewark 13. Patenting abroad and firms' international technology strategy 14. Science and technology indicators: The state of the art and prospects for the future