Economia del lavoro e economia dell'innovazione II modulo - ENG

Economics of Innovation
Prof. Mario COCCIA

Contents
1.    Concept of invention and innovation
2.    Concept of technology
3.    Production function, properties, returns of scale, Cobb-Douglass function
4.    Technology-push and market-pull models
5.    Innovation in the history of economic through: Critics to classical theory; Schumpeter and the position towards the monopoly, Evolutionary theory by Nelson and Winter and Systems concept of technology; Solow model, Grossman-Helpman model of endogenous growth and Jones of model semi-endogenous growth. Romer, concepts of convergence and economic growth of countries.
6.    Types of technology change according to Freeman and the scale of technological innovations by Coccia
7.    Avlonitis and Mark theories; contributes by Vrande et al., March, Damanpour and Laforet.
8.    Turbulence and sources. Examples.
9.    Technology in the life cycle of the product and in the model of Porter
10.    Kondratieff waves and change of techno-economic paradigms. The K5 and drivers of ICT Revolution
11.    Technological revolutions: the analysis by von Tunzelmann.
12.    Sahal: Technological Guideposts, the putty-clay principle, the long-term development of technology, technological cycles and the inner dynamics of technological innovation
13.    Diffusion of technology: S shaped models and case studies
14.    Griliches: economics of technological changer, economic growth and productivity
15.    Different hypotheses of technological innovation (induced by Hicks, demand, learning by doing, disadvantage of beginning, learning via diffusion and specialization via scale)
16.    Reinganum and the analytic approach for drastic and non-drastic innovations
17.    Technology strategy, management of technology, strategic and corporate change in old and new economy
18.     Dynamic capabilities by Teece-Pisano-Shuen
19.    Knowledge spillovers: Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) and Jacobs approaches; studies by Feldman
20.    Technological paradigm of Dosi and technological trajectories of Nelson-Winter
21.    Lock-in and path-dependence
22.    Antràs-Helpman theory: the case study of the I-pod by Apple
23.    Technological Strecht: a case study
24.    Model of Patterson: the case of Hewlett-Packard and Vintage charts
25.    Model of Black-Litterman
26.    National and regional system of innovation, triple helix models, research and innovation policy
27.    Discussion of case study: television, radiotherapy, washing machines, i-pod, notebook, razors, air-condition, storage technology, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner, contact lens, light bulb, smartphone, oven, camera, printers, wearable robot, speakers, etc.
28.    How to write a paper and the suggestions of the Joint Committee on Standards for Graphic Presentation

Pre-requisites
None.

Materials for students participating to the course
-    Materials will be given during the lessons
-    Papers in English from international journals (on-line platform D.I.R.)





Materials for students NON participating to the course
Books to study:
•    Jan Fagerberg, David Mowery e Richard Nelson (eds) Innovazione, Carocci Editore.  All chapters
•    C. Garavaglia Economia Industriale, Carocci Editore (Chapter 13).

Organization of lessons
Lessons, seminars, analyses of case studies, presentation and discussion of papers and research projects.

Participation of lessons:
Not necessary.

Evaluation for students participating to the course
The students will be divided in team (max 3 students). Every team will be evaluated by:
•    Joint Presentation of articles 35%
•    Joint Presentation of a research project 35%
•    Exam during the course 15%
•    Participation (In class during debates) 15%

Evaluations for students NON participating to the course
-    written exam of max 2h based on books suggested.


Academic integrity
Academic integrity is fundamental to learning and scholarship at the Università del Piemonte Orientale. Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in this academic community ensures that the degree that you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement, and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
Plagiarism of research projects and other activities is a serious academic offence and will be dealt with accordingly.

For further information, please contact the
Prof. Mario Coccia by
National Research Council, United Nations University-MERIT and Arizona State University-Phoenix
Via E-mail: m.coccia@ceris.cnr.it