Economics of Innovation Working Group

About

Innovation is central to the process of economic development and growth. Join us to study how economic actors, policies, technology and market conditions interact and evolve over time.

Coordinators:

Alejandra Rosales-Soto (CETYS Universidad, Mexico)
Arthur Moreira (Science Policy Research Unit Sussex, UK)
Josh Entsminger (University College London IIPP, UK)

Contact
innovation[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org

Mandate (2024)

Research themes

  • Industrial and innovation policy
  • Innovation theories
  • Digital Transformation and Industry 5.0
  • Methods of innovation analysis
  • Green Innovation systems, well-being, and policies: including social, inclusive, sustainable, and responsible innovation
  • Financing innovation and intellectual property right

Research questions

  • Can industrial policy help to face the contemporary challenges to Innovation systems (social, inclusive, sustainable, and responsible innovation)?
  • How is the theory of firms’ innovation linked to the trends of global capital accumulation?
  • What kinds of capability-building and financing mechanisms can shape and accelerate sustainable development towards the SDGs?
  • How does new technological change influence core theoretical assumptions within the economics of innovation?
  • What digital transformation strategies can organizations adopt to leverage innovation processes?
  • How can novel methodologies and technologies shape the principles and analysis for the economics of innovation?
  • What is the public value of innovation? How can we transition from an economy characterized by value extraction to value creation?
  • What policies and initiatives are effective in promoting Green innovation systems?
  • How can States and firms drive sustainable innovation (including circular models)?
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Projects Planned 

  • Workshop YSI @ NACLICS: PhD Academy on Innovation, Development & Policy. Montreal, Canada

Partnerships and Collaborations

  • UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)
  • Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
  • Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU)/University of Sussex, UK
  • Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE)
  • Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS)
  • Latin America’s Knowledge Systems, Innovation and Capacity Building Research Network (LALICS)
  • North America and the Caribbean Chapter of the Globelics Academy (NACLICS)
  • University of Bordeaux, BSE

Projects

You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area. 

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Tomorrow: Help us discuss the Economics of Innovation Working Group Mandate
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