Neo-Schumpeterian economics, innovation and technology policy

This paper analyzes the ontological, epistemological and, to a lesser extent, methodological aspects that characterize the neo-Schumpeterian theory (Nelson and Winter, 1982) compared to those of the neoclassical theory. It also discusses how the differences between these theories lead to a different...

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Autor: Fernández Sastre, Juan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/685334
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/685334
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cesjef.2015.03.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Evolution
Innovation
Intellectual property
Neo-Schumpeterian economics
Technology policy
Economía
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the ontological, epistemological and, to a lesser extent, methodological aspects that characterize the neo-Schumpeterian theory (Nelson and Winter, 1982) compared to those of the neoclassical theory. It also discusses how the differences between these theories lead to a different analysis of the innovation process, which translates into a dissimilar conception on the role of technology policy and intellectual property. Finally it examines the influence of both theories in the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation and in the debate on intellectual property.