Innovation economics

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The innovation economics (or innovation economics ) is a sub-discipline of economics .

The main object of the innovation economy is the analysis of the technological and organizational change triggered by innovations . Questions in this context include, among other things, the environment in which innovation occurs and how it asserts itself on the market ; the development of the competitiveness of companies and economies and the effects on development differences between countries or regions.

In addition, the investigation of the exploitation and exploitation of inventions or innovations is an important branch of this research field. In particular, formal property rights to secure intellectual property such as patents , trademarks or copyrights are an important research focus in the field of innovation economics. On the other hand, there are also informal opportunities to protect your ideas or innovations or to preserve the scope for further research. These include the methods of secrecy of intellectual property , defensive publication , but also the incorporation of knowledge into norms or standards. The use of the various possibilities as well as the determinants that determine the use by the actor represent an essential research field in the innovation economy.

literature

  • Hariolf Grupp: Measurement and explanation of technical change: basics of an empirical innovation economics. Springer 1997. ISBN 3540631550

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