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The Porter Hypothesis and the Economic Consequences of Environmental Regulation
Combining the public choice literature on political decision making with the Neo-Schumpeterian literature on innovation, this valuable new book develops a conceptual model of how environmental regulation is designed. The author presents a novel perspective on the Porter Hypothesis, arguing that the effect of environmental regulation is too weak to induce technological change. This implies that environmental policy intervention has little, if any, economic consequences which has significant repercussions for environmental decision-making. Since radical technological advance is unpredictable, this implies that environmental regulation induces, at the very most, incremental improvements of exis...
Innovation and Technology in Korea
The Korean government believes it can turn the country into one of the top 10 competitive economies by 2010. This volume offers an in-depth analysis of the Korean innovation system and shows how its science and technology policies actually work. As Korea’s economy is now reaching the status of a newly advanced economy, the book also takes a close look at ongoing structural changes in the course of economic globalization.
Environmental Economics and the International Economy
This volume includes a selection of papers presented at the EURESCO Conference “The International Dimension of Environmental Policy” held in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, in October 2000. We would like to thank those who made this conference possible: the European Science Foundation (ESF), which provided financial and organizational support; the European Commission EURESCO Programme; the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), which sponsored the conference under the research project: “Environmental Policy, International Competitiveness and the Location Behavior of Firms”; and GLOBUS, Tilburg University. The European Science Foundation (ESF), the EURESCO Programme, NWO a...
Innovative Activities of Multinational Enterprises in Austria
This book contributes to ongoing policy discussions on the internationalisation of innovation. Foreign-owned enterprises account for a rising share of national innovation expenditures and have become key actors in the national innovation systems of almost all OECD countries. Their new roles give rise to both hopes and concerns. The author examines the innovative activities of foreign-owned enterprises in Austria, a country with a huge share of overseas R&D investment. Empirical analysis reveals that foreign-owned enterprises exhibit a superior innovation performance compared to domestically owned enterprises. The performance differences, however, can be explained by factors such as firm size, sectoral affiliation, and export intensity, rather than by the ownership status. With respect to policy, the results neither confirm fears that foreign ownership could lead to an erosion of innovative activity in the host country, nor do they provide arguments for specific incentives to attract foreign-owned enterprises. Innovation policy should instead try to foster innovative capabilities of both foreign-owned and domestically owned enterprises.
Social Networks and Knowledge Spillovers
There has been much discussion about the importance of networks for regional economic development and knowledge dissemination. However, the inflationary use of the notion networks is often based on rather metaphorical, at worst fuzzy meanings. This book explores ways for more rigorous research on knowledge networks, critically discussing quantitative social network analysis. A theoretical framework for meaningful interpretations in quantitative network research is developed. Afterwards, the monograph links social network analysis to research on localised knowledge spillovers. Here the role of communities and networks of knowledge workers is investigated. The book illustrates how social network analysis can provide fruitful perspectives for further research on knowledge flows. (Back cover)
The Blame Game
Dr Flynn covers all of the above questions and more in his new book The Blame Game. A must-read for anyone interested in environmental issues in Ireland. Ireland's record in the field of environmental protection is one of the worst in Europe, and this book explores the reasons why. It examines the evolution of Irish environmental policy over the so-called 'Celtic Tiger' years of Ireland's economic boom while looking to the future as well. It considers why Ireland's environmental performance has been so lacklustre during this period, and what scope exists for improvement. The emphasis is placed primarily on institutional aspects of Irish environmental policy. In particular, this book offers a...
IBSS: Economics: 2006 Vol. 55
First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
企业转型过程中的知识转移模型及其应用
本書首先界定了研究對象的概念、類型，並通過問卷分析實證研究了企業轉型知識轉移的影響因素；其次建立了企業轉型過程中知識轉移的動力仿真模型、生態演化模型、技術參考模型、組織參考模型；最后，進行企業轉型過程中知識轉移的博弈分析，找出了系統演化的狀態及影響薪酬激勵機制的參數，並分別進行團隊激勵、信任機制、知識勢能提升機制的設計，建立了企業轉型知識轉移策略理論模型，仿真了各策略均衡點的演化過程，並用案例加以分析和驗證。
Prinzipale, Agenten und ökonomische Methode
English summary: Economic models are not neutral reflections of reality; they always convey a certain view of the issues under investigation as well. Matthias Meyer deals with this aspect of economic theory formation in an analysis of the works of Max Weber and F.A. von Hayek. In accordance with this, the critical examination of economic models has to be expanded to include its heuristic dimension. Looking at the normative principal-agent model from this perspective, the author shows how a regulation mentality has slowly crept into economics, a mentality which is actually inconsistent with economics itself. Using the theories of Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson, the author has developed an...
