This book presents a detailed overview of the economics of technological diffusion in all its various dimensions. Topics covered include:
Game-theoretic approaches to the modelling of technological change
Finance and technological change
Technological change in international trade.
About the Author
Paul Stoneman is Research Professor and Head of the Technological Innovations Research Unit at Warwick Business School. In addition to his research activities he has also acted as an adviser and consultant to both government and private companies on technology-related issues. He is editor of The Handbook of the Economics of Innovation and Technological Change (Blackwell).
Features
Empirical patterns of diffusion.
The theory of diffusion.
Empirical analysis and the testing of diffusion models.
