In this paper we study the implications of general-purpose technological growth for asset prices. The model features two types of shocks: “small”, frequent, and disembodied shocks to productivity and “large” technological innovations, which are embodied into new vintages of the capital stock. While the former affect the economy on impact, the latter affect the economy with lags, since firms nee...

Article history: Received 25 August 2015 Received in revised form 17 May 2016 Accepted 19 May 2016 Available online 26 May 2016 Industry convergence as a phenomenon forcing organizations to foster more open forms of innovation, such as collaborating with partners from different industries holds high potential for really new innovation. At the same time knowledge originating from a different ind...

In this paper, we explore the relevance of the term “innovation ecosystem” to describe dynamic collaborative networks of people and organizations formed around projects with an innovation objective. We present a survey of literature reviews on ecosystems studies to clarify typical features and interpretations of innovation ecosystems, and we highlight differences in terms of collaboration and v...

This article explicitly stated the concept of national value chain and “chain mode innovation” from the two perspectives: first is to organize capable enterprises embedded in the value chain of global industry, and urge them to stretch on both ends of the “smiling curve” to reach a higher level of cooperation, and then catch the leading position of the value chain; second is to construct techno...

The regulation of innovation reflects a specific imaginary of the role of governance that makes it external to the field it governs. It is argued that this decision and rule-based view of regulation is insufficient to deal with the inescapable uncertainties that are produced by innovation. In particular, using risk-based knowledge as the basis of regulation fails to deal sufficiently both with ...

The report issued by WHO’s Commission on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Public Health1 (CIPIH) makes a number of positive recommendations for improving health in developing countries. However, the report understates the value of intellectual property rights for promoting public health and overstates the importance of intellectual property in affecting access to health care. Indeed, the ...

Care coordination and transition management roles are needed to support achievement of the Triple Aim: improving quality of care to individuals, improving the health of communities and simultaneously reducing costs. Comprehensive strategies are needed to assure patients and families experience seamless care provided by interprofessional care teams across health care settings. Strong leadership ...

Recognizing the importance of generating and disseminating innovation for the social and economic development of capitalist countries and the systemic, institutional, and historical nature of this process, this paper emphasizes the need to deal with innovation in the health sector within a framework linking economic, institutional, and policy dynamics. Analysis of the main health goods industri...