The Economics of Science and Technology: An Overview of Initiatives to Foster Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth

by Donald S. Siegel, Albert N. Link, Maryann P. Feldman

Book Overview

Science and technology have long been regarded as important determinants of economic growth. Edwin Mansfield (1971, pp. 1- 2), a pioneer in the economics of technological change, noted: Technological change is an important, if not the most important, factor responsible for economic growth . . . without question, [it] is one of the most important determinants of the shape and evolution of the American economy. Science and technology are even more important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461353351
• ISBN13: 9781461353355
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"