Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between dirty (internal combustion engine) and clean (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 countries over several decades. We show that firms...

This monograph compares the methodologies and progress of the different existing models of information and communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of complementary reforms in government administration and policies. The...

This monograph compares the methodologies and progress of the different existing models of information and communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of complementary reforms in government administration and policies. The...

This monograph compares the methodologies and progress of the different existing models of information and communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of complementary reforms in government administration and policies. The...

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between "dirty" (internal combustion engine) and "clean" (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 countries over several decades. We show that...

The chapter presents an overview of the emerging field of behavioral innovation economics, which is the application of behavioral economic theory and principles to the subject matter of innovation economics (also known as Schumpeterian or evolutionary economics). A behavioral innovation...

Early stage innovation can benefit from cooperative pooling of distributed information and other innovation resources in order to discover entrepreneurial opportunities (what Allen and Potts (2016) call the ‘innovation commons'). The innovation commons is a private ordering, but social welfare...