TOPICS:ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP in Spring 2019 (EC3091B)

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Focuses on the economic underpinnings of the economics of information and technological innovation. The course covers topics such as agglomeration and localization of innovative firms, impact of innovation on productivity gains, R & D and spillover effects, technology and globalization.

Course Master: 
ECONOMICS OF TECHNOLOGY (EC3033)
Term: 
Spring 2019
Discipline: 
EC (Economics)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 12:00
Pre-requisites: 
EC2010GE110 AND EC2020GE110
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Shahram Alijani

Notes

Focuses on the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The course covers topics such as forward and backward links between technological innovation and entrepreneurship, localization and activities of innovative firms, impact of entrepreneurship and innovation on resource allocation, productivity gains and economic growth, investment in R & D, human capital and spillover effects, entrepreneurial innovation and globalization.


Learning Outcomes

  1. Economic, behavioral, managerial, and organizational dimensions of entrepreneurship,
  2. Institutional, legal, spatial determinants of entrepreneurship,
  3. Analytical skills needed to measure economic performance and growth factors that result from entrepreneurial activities and innovation

Book List

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 21, 2019
End Date: 
Friday, May 17, 2019
RoomDayStart TimeEnd Time
SD-5
Tuesday
15:20
16:40
SD-5
Friday
15:20
16:40