ESCP Europe

This book presents a valuable overview of the work of the world's most renowned experts in the field of innovation and technical change. One particular goal of it is to bring out the complementary nature of the various approaches to innovation, and to facilitate in-depth dialogues both between microeconomists and macroeconomists. General topics that are considered range from the economy-wide effects of innovation on growth and employment to the variation of individual firm innovative performance ; from the analysis of networks and standardization to the role of intellectual property rights and the assessment of knowledge spillovers.