Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy (Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, Band 23) - Hardcover

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Albert N. Link is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University. He holds a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond and a PhD in economics from Tulane University. Link s research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy evaluation. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Technology Transfer, co-editor of Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, and founding editor of Annals of Science and Technology Policy. He has authored or edited more than 70 books and published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Alan C. O Connor is Senior Vice President for Environment and Senior Economist in the Center for Applied Economics and Strategy at RTI International. He holds a BA in economics and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. O Connor specializes in program evaluation, benefit cost analysis, and research impact assessment, with a focus on small business and translational science programs. He is co-author of Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles and Public Investments in Energy Technology, and his research has appeared in journals including Science and Public Policy, Small Business Economics, and The Journal of Technology Transfer.

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Scholars in the science and technology field have not collectively questioned, much less proposed, an agenda for policy makers. Now is an appropriate time for such an undertaking. First, there is a growing belief that the U.S. national research and development system, like that of many industrial nations, is changing due to global competitive pressures and advancements in information technology and electronic commerce. Second, industry's R&D relationship with the academic research community is changing not only because of the global competition but also because of alterations in the level of government support of fundamental research. As a result, policy makers will need to rethink their approaches to science and technology issues. This volume is a collection of essays by scholars about innovative policy in the knowledge-based economy. By knowledge-based economy we mean one for which economic growth is based on the creation, distribution, and use of technology. As such, innovation policy in such an economy must enhance the creation, distribution, and use of knowledge that leads to the creation, distribution, and use of technology. This volume considers elements of an innovation policy: innovation policy and academic research, innovation policy in electronic commerce, and innovation policy and globalization issues.