Since Schumpeter, economists have argued that vast productivity gains can be achieved by
investing in innovation and technological catch-up. Yet, as this volume documents …

This paper aims to clarify to what extent the emerging theory of innovation ecosystems (IE)
and the theory of systems of innovation (SI) are complementary and then identify how its …

This chapter surveys the topic of the geography of innovation–not the economics of
innovation–and asks several questions: What is innovation? Who innovates? Where do they …

Since its emergence in the 1980s the national innovation system (NIS) concept has become
widely used by scholars and policymakers alike. In the course of its rapid diffusion it has …

With the field of innovation studies (IS) now half a century old, the occasion has been
marked by several studies looking back to identify the main advances made over its lifetime …

In this chapter, the authors discuss genetic engineering and agroecology as two
technological paradigms that make sense and science. Technological paradigms are a …

In this paper we analyse the conceptual relationship between the market failure rationale
and the systemic failure rationale as justifications for policy intervention within an innovation …

A fundamental problem in the field of the economics of innovation is how to explain the
sources of path-breaking innovations that support the human development and socio …

Innovation is central to long-run economic growth. This chapter summarizes the state of the
literature on the economics of innovation, highlighting open policy questions. We first …

All governments strive to develop and implement policies that contribute to innovation. Both
in academic research and policy circles, the concept of National Innovation Systems has …