Currículo
Economics of Innovation EI-MIRS
Contextos
Groupo: Innovation and Research for Sustainability > 2º Ciclo > Parte Escolar > Unidades Curriculares Obrigatórias
ECTS
6.0 (para cálculo da média)
Objectivos
(i) The topics covered in this course aim to provide a basic analytical grid to understand comprehensively the phenomena of innovation (technological, non-technological). (ii) The course aims to give the students an adequate comprehension of the complementary realities of the business company and the innovation system as a whole, taking into account the complex interactions that underlie the design, production and diffusion of innovations. (iii) In this context, the course aims to provide the necessary knowledge to characterize the institutions that influence the design, production and diffusion of innovations. (iv) In addition to providing students with a solid conceptual framework for analyzing innovation, the course provides information about the indicators and the most relevant statistical sources to carry out applied analyses of the pertinent topics.
Programa
1 Economics of Innovation: object and approach 2 How economists have dealt with innovation 3 S&T and innovation: concepts, measures and empirical observation 4 The theories, models and empirical evidence of the economics of innovation: founding perspectives 5 Innovation systems and systemic properties of industrial structures 6 Inclusive innovation and social innovation 7 Green innovation and the circular economy 8 Innovation diffusion theories and models 9 Innovation, firm size, market structure and regulation 10 Concepts and economic rationale of Intellectual Property 11 Strategies and policies of Intellectual Property 12 Economic growth, innovation and sustainability
Método de Avaliação
This course adopts a system of “continuous assessment”. Students are expected: to participate in classes and in the session for discussing two papers; to submit written assignments in relation to those two papers (25%); to have a final exam, which will take place in the date indicated in Fenix as “Regular assessment”. For those who didn’t participate in the “continuous assessment” system, or did not pass the regular assessment, or wish to have a better final mark in the course, there will be another exam, which will take place in the date indicated in Fenix as “Repeat assessment”. That exam will cover points 1 to 12 of the syllabus plus the topics analyzed in the session for discussing two papers.
Carga Horária
Carga Horária de Contacto -
Trabalho Autónomo - 134.0
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Bibliografia
Principal
- The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change and Governance. Oxford University Press.: Jan Fagerberg, Staffan Laestadius and Ben R. Martin 2015 x
- Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford Univ. Press.: Jan Fagerberg, David Mowery and Richard Nelson 2004 x
- Handbook of The Economics of Innovation, Vols. 1 e 2. NORTH-HOLLAND.: Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg 2010 x
- The Economics of Industrial Innovation. Londres: Pinter.: Christopher Freeman and Luc Soete 1997 x