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Innovation and Economic Development

A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2018) | Viewed by 27280

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Prof. Dr. Tsutomu Harada

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Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, 1-1, Rokkodaicho, Nada Ward, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture 657-0013, Japan
Interests: innovation; technological change; economic growth; inter-sectoral growth

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue presents a collection of papers that contribute to one of the most important contemporary economic questions, i.e., innovation and its impact on economic development. Although substantial attention has been paid to the economic mechanism of innovation and its effects on economic growth, many unexplored issued remain regarding the relationship between innovation and economic development or economic growth with structural change. The papers can be theoretical or empirical, and the approach can be based on case studies, comparative or institutional analysis, theoretical contributions, historical perspective or empirical work, among others. Papers from different schools of thought may also be accepted.

Prof. Dr. Tsutomu Harada
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Estimating the Effects of Human Capital Constraints on Innovation in the Caribbean
by Jeetendra Khadan
Economies 2018, 6(2), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies6020033 - 22 May 2018
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Human capital, as reflected in education levels and skills, and innovation is an important engine of economic growth. The Caribbean is deficient in both: lower than expected GDP growth rates are accompanied by relatively low innovation at the firm level, and the workforce [...] Read more.
Human capital, as reflected in education levels and skills, and innovation is an important engine of economic growth. The Caribbean is deficient in both: lower than expected GDP growth rates are accompanied by relatively low innovation at the firm level, and the workforce is characterised by skills deficiencies and educational mismatches. In that regard, this paper exploits firm-level data covering 13 Caribbean countries to examine the extent to which innovation, a key driver of productivity growth, is affected by firms’ inability to find appropriately educated and skilled workers to fill key positions in its organizational structure, which is estimated using Probit models distinguishing between past and future innovation decisions. The econometric analysis finds that firms that have difficulty finding new skilled employees are less likely to engage in any type of innovation compared to those that can, and this is also true for decisions about future technological and non-technological innovations. Moreover, firms that face challenges finding employees with the required core and job-related skills at the managerial and professional levels are also less likely to innovate. Finally, while in-firm training is found to increase the probability of innovation, its magnitude is low. Full article
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Do Technological Innovations Affect Unemployment? Some Empirical Evidence from European Countries
by Kristina Matuzeviciute, Mindaugas Butkus and Akvile Karaliute
Economies 2017, 5(4), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies5040048 - 07 Dec 2017
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This paper analyses theoretical and empirical scientific literature about the impact of technological innovations on unemployment, considering the former as a key driver of long-term productivity and economic growth. Using panel data from 25 European countries for the period of 2000–2012, we aim [...] Read more.
This paper analyses theoretical and empirical scientific literature about the impact of technological innovations on unemployment, considering the former as a key driver of long-term productivity and economic growth. Using panel data from 25 European countries for the period of 2000–2012, we aim to examine whether technological innovations affect unemployment. We used triadic patent families per million inhabitants as our main proxy for technological innovations, as well as other unemployment controls, in our model, which were estimated using System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM). Finding no significant relationship between technological innovations and unemployment in our base estimation, we re-estimated it testing the impact with a time lag as well as using alternative proxies for technological innovations. Overall, the research estimations do not suggest that technological innovations have an effect on unemployment. Full article
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A Firm-Level Investigation of Innovation in the Caribbean: A Comparison of Manufacturing and Service Firms
by Antonio Alleyne, Troy Lorde and Quinn Weekes
Economies 2017, 5(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/economies5030034 - 12 Sep 2017
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A lack of growth remains a major concern for Caribbean countries. Private sector development has been identified as vital in addressing this problem. Innovation, a necessary condition for competitiveness, is a key channel through which the private sector can help to stimulate growth. [...] Read more.
A lack of growth remains a major concern for Caribbean countries. Private sector development has been identified as vital in addressing this problem. Innovation, a necessary condition for competitiveness, is a key channel through which the private sector can help to stimulate growth. An analysis of innovation at the firm level for Caribbean manufacturing and services sectors shows that patent rights, the level of domestic sales, collaboration for innovation purposes, innovation intensity (that is, the efficiency with which innovation funds are managed), availability of technology, knowledge about new market trends, domestic sales, and the size of the workforce are critical to the innovation process in both sectors. Several differences also exist. Innovative service firms are older, in contrast to manufacturing firms, which tend to be younger; foreign ownership is key for service firms; and both types of firms face different obstacles to innovation. Policymakers should tailor policies that take such differences into account. Full article
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