Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policies in OECD Countries

ISBN-13: 9783540634393 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 234 str.

Paul J. J. Welfens; David Audretsch; John T. Addison

Opis

Presents an analysis of unemployment characteristics and of global technological trends as well as R&D policies in EU countries and the US and shows opportunities for reforms.

Spis treści

EU Labor Markets Facing Globalization and Intensified Technology Competition: New Competitors from NICs and Transforming Economies in Eastern Europe; Integration, R&D Dynamics and Technological Specialization; Structural Aspects of European and US Labor Markets; Theoretical Aspects of Integration, Innovation and Innovation Policy in Open Economies; National R&D Financing and the Leakage Problem in the Presence of MNCs.- R&D Policy and Employment from a Theoretical Perspective: R&D, New Growth Theory and Employment; R&D, Competitiveness and Employment; International Technology Trade, Multinational Companies and FDI; Innovation Dynamics in New and Established Firms.- R&D Policy and Employment in the Triade: R&D Policy in Leading EU Countries; R&D Policy and Employment in the US; R&D Policy and Employment in Japan and Asian NICs.- The Global Economy: R&D, Structural Change and Employment Shifts: Dynamic Innovation Fields: High Technology and Sustainable Growth; Technometric Analysis of Innovation in a Comparative Perspective: EU-US-J; Implications of Technology Position for International Trade Dynamics; The Role of Small Firms for Innovation and Employment; Foreign Direct Investment and Labor Market Problems; Telecoms Liberalization and Employment Growth in the Information Society.- European R&D Policy: Coordination Between National and EU R&D Policy; Strategies for Basic Research; Improving the Links Within Research and Between Research and Industry; R&D and Reforms in European Capital Markets; Optimizing Regional EU Policies; Reform Requirements at the National Policy Level; The EU's R&D Framework: Opportunities for New Initiatives; Labor Market Reforms for EU Competitiveness and Employment Growth; Complementary Reform options for Competitiveness and Full Employment.- Summary and Conclusions.

O autorze

Paul J. J. Welfens, geb. 1957 in Düren, Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre in Wuppertal, Duisburg und Paris, Promotion 1985, Habilitation1989. Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Volkswirtschaftslehre - Schwerpunkt Makroökonomische Theorie und Politik an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal; Präsident des Europäischen Instituts für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW); Jean-Monnet-Professor für Europäische Wirtschaftsintegration; zuvor Distinguished Research Fellow am AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University, Professor an der Universität Münster bzw. Potsdam, Visiting Alfred Grosser Professor Sciences Po, Paris.