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Tag Archives: Technology evolution
On the relationship between regulation, technological change and competitiveness
Translation of my presentation in the 38th Ilmansuojelupäivät in Lappeenranta, Finland, 20.8.2013 If we deconstruct the topic of the panel, “is environmental protection a threat or an opportunity to a country’s competitiveness,” sooner or later we will end up considering … Continue reading
Innovations and evolution of technology, note I: Schumpeter and Usher on innovations
Some notes about what previous thinkers have said about innovations and the evolution of technology. We’ll begin by notes I made from Ruttan’s classic 1959 article, “Usher and Schumpeter on invention, innovation, and technological change.” As the title says, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Notes in process
Tagged Innovations, notes, Ruttan, Schumpeter, Technology evolution, Theory of Invention, Usher
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