In this in-depth and detailed study, George Korres analyzes the macroeconomic and the microeconomic factors influencing the economics of innovation and the economic relations between technology, innovation, knowledge and productivity.

1. Knowledge economy and innovation activities : an apporach to definitions and measurement -- 2. Modelling knowledge economy and innovation activities with the context of new growth theory -- 3. Knowledge economy, technical change and productivity growth -- 4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs),...