Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Jan Fagerberg ,  Pär Hansson ,  Lars Lundberg ,  Arne Melchior
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Weight:   0.497kg
ISBN:  

9781858985282

ISBN 10:   1858985285
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   06 February 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Productivity Growth and Shifting Comparative Advantage on the Industry Level (E.N. Wolff) 2. Technical Progress, Capital Accumulation and Changing International Competitiveness 3. Competitiveness, Scale and R&D (J. Fagerberg) 4. Technology, Employment and Trade: Perspectives on European Integration 5. New Theory and Evidence on the Standard Good Hypothesis (A. Melchior) 6. Dynamic Comparative Advantages in a Ricardian Model (J.D. Hansen) 7. Trade and Growth: A Survey (S. Dowrick) 8. Knowledge Inflow to Sweden: Does Geography and International Trade Matter? (F. Sjöholm) 9. Decentralization of Research and Development by Multinational Companies: Determinants and Future Prospects (S. Globerman) 10. Growth-enhancing Policies in a Small Open Economy (A. Sorensen) 11. A Monetary, Open Economy, R&D-growth Model (J. Honkatukia) 12. Trade, Technology and Changes in Employment of Skilled Labour in Swedish Manufacturing (P. Hansson) Index

Reviews

`Technology and International Trade will be of interest to academics, particularly those in the fields of international trade, economic growth, industrial organization and technology.' -- Michael Bruntrup, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture `The book is well produced and indexed, and offers a nice balance of reportage, theory and empiricism: it is a welcome addition to the literature of this important area.' -- Peter Stubbs, The Manchester School `Chapters presented in the book are well-written and nicely presented. The book is of definite interest to academics and policymakers, particularly those in the field of international trade, economic growth, industrial organizations, and technology management.' -- V.P. Kharbanda, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

'Technology and International Trade will be of interest to academics, particularly those in the fields of international trade, economic growth, industrial organization and technology.' -- Michael Bruntrup, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 'The book is well produced and indexed, and offers a nice balance of reportage, theory and empiricism: it is a welcome addition to the literature of this important area.' -- Peter Stubbs, The Manchester School 'Chapters presented in the book are well-written and nicely presented. The book is of definite interest to academics and policymakers, particularly those in the field of international trade, economic growth, industrial organizations, and technology management.' -- V.P. Kharbanda, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Author Information

Edited by Jan Fagerberg, Professor, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), University of Oslo, Norway, Pär Hansson, Örebro University, Sweden, Lars Lundberg, formerly Research Fellow at the Trade Union Institute for Economic Research (FIEF) and formerly Professor of Economics, University of Umeå, Sweden and Arne Melchior, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions