Torsten Heinrich

Technological Change and Network Effects in Growth Regimes

Exploring the Microfoundations of Economic Growth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth. The analysis and modelling of this interrelationship is the central focus of this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780415631105
• ISBN-10: 0415631106
• Artikelnr.: 35711800

Autorenporträt

Torsten Heinrich is Postdoctoral Lecturer and Research Assistant in the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Poor Craftsman and the Wealthy Inventor 2. Methods for
an Analysis of Economic Growth and Network Effects 3. A Literature Review:
Models of Economic Growth 4. Network Economies 5. A Complex Model of
Growth, Technological Change, and Network Effects 6. Case Study: The
ICT-Sector and Economic Growth 7. Conclusions: The Technologies, the
Networks, and the Next Wave of Growth