Innovation, Catch-up and Sustainable Development: A Schumpeterian Perspective

Contents
Innovation, Catch-Up, and Sustainable Development: Introduction to the Proceedings from the 2018 ISS Conference
1 Conference Summary
2 Innovation
3 Catching Up
4 Sustainability
5 Conclusion and a Personal Note
Part I: Innovation
The Influence of Science and ``Industrial Enlightenment´´ on Steelmaking, 1786-1856
1 Introduction
2 Innovation Diagram, Technological Paradigms and Hierarchy
3 Relationship between the Science and Technology of Steelmaking
4 The Influence of Science and ``Industrial Enlightenment´´ on Steelmaking
5 Hierarchical Development of Scientific Knowledge and Technological Paradigms
6 The Emergence of a Technological Paradigm and the Field of Combining Science and Technology
7 Conclusions and Implications
References
Science and Technology Relatedness: The Case of DNA Nanoscience and DNA Nanotechnology
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review: From the SandT Relationship to SandT Relatedness
2.1 SandT Relationship and Interaction
2.2 From Knowledge Relatedness to SandT Relatedness
3 Methods and Data
3.1 Selecting SandT Domains: The Concept Approach
3.2 Selecting Knowledge Areas Within SandT
3.3 Measuring SandT Relatedness
3.4 Measuring the Temporal Relatedness Between SandT
3.5 Data
4 Empirical Analysis and Results
4.1 Descriptive Statistics of Two Corpora
4.2 SandT Content Relatedness
4.3 Temporal Relatedness Between SandT
5 Summary, Discussion, and Conclusion
Annex. The Four Concepts Applied in the Concept Approach
1. Description of the Four Concepts, as Well as the Exclusion Mechanisms Used
2. Final Queries
References
Observable Factors of Innovation Strategy: Firm Activities and Industry Effects
1 Introduction
2 Background and Research Questions
2.1 What Is Innovation Strategy?
2.2 The External Factors of Innovation Strategy
2.3 Internal Factors of Innovation Strategies
3 Data and Methodology
3.1 Data
3.2 Methodology
4 Results
4.1 Results of Factor Analysis and the Definition of Strategy Variables
4.2 Observable External and Internal Factors of Innovation Strategies
4.3 Can Observable Factors ``Explain´´ Innovation Strategies?
5 Conclusions
Appendix
References
The Value of Industry Studies: Impact of Luigi Orsenigo´s Legacy on the Field of Innovation and Industry Evolution
1 Introduction
2 The contribution of Luigi Orsenigo´s research
2.1 General statistics
2.2 Economics of Innovation and Technological Change in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry
2.3 Impact on History Friendly Model Development
2.4 Sectoral Systems of Innovation
3 Innovation, Industrial Change, and Economics Evolution
References
Part II: Catching-up
National innovation systems, economic complexity, and economic growth: country panel analysis using the US patent data
1 Introduction
2 Literature: NIS, economic complexity, and economic growth
2.1 Importance of innovation in achieving economic growth
2.2 Composite index of innovation for economic growth
3 Five NIS variables and the composite NIS index
3.1 Five NIS variables and US patent data
3.2 Generating an NIS composite index: Statistical methods versus simple summation
4 Econometric model and results
4.1 Models and key variables
4.2 Results: From NIS and ECI to economic growth
5 Concluding remarks
Appendix
References
Regulation and product innovation: the intermediate role of resource reallocation
1 Introduction
2 Literature review and conceptual framework
2.1 Review of the regulatory framework in China
2.2 Regulation and innovation: A review
2.3 Conceptual framework
3 Methodology
3.1 Econometric models
3.2 Data and measurement
4 Results
4.1 Impact of regulation on the decision of product innovation
4.2 Impacts of regulation on product innovation intensity
4.3 Impact of regulation on product innovation via resources allocation
4.4 Robustness check
5 Conclusions and discussion
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Discussion
References
Catch-Up and Reverse Catch-Up Processes in the Market for Lithium-Ion Batteries
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Methodology
4 Classical Catch-Up Processes in the Market for Lithium-Ion Batteries
4.1 The Early Evolution of the LIB Technology and Japanese Commercialization
4.2 Catch-Up of South Korean and Chinese Firms
4.2.1 The South Korean Successful Catch-Up
4.2.2 The Chinese Ongoing Catch-Up
5 Reverse Catch-Up for Europe and the USA?
5.1 Technology Induced Window of Opportunity
5.2 Demand Induced Window of Opportunity
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Is Drug Patent Protection a Determinant of the Location of Pharmaceutical FDI? China´s Experience
1 Introduction
2 Patent Protection and FDI: A Literature Review
2.1 The Divergent Relationship Between Patent Protection and FDI
2.1.1 Insignificant Impact of Patent Protection on FDI
2.1.2 A Positive Impact of Patent Protection on Inward FDI
2.1.3 A Negative Impact of Patent Protection on Inward FDI
2.2 Factors Explaining the Divergent Relationship ``Patent Protection-FDI´´
2.2.1 Factors Related to the Firm´s Intrinsic Characteristics
2.2.2 Factors Related to the Industry
2.2.3 Factors Related to the Host Countries
3 Pharmaceutical Patent Laws and FDI Trends in China: Inventory of Fixtures
3.1 A Preview of the Pharmaceutical Industry in China
3.1.1 The Trends of Pharmaceutical FDI in China
3.1.2 The Location Advantages for Pharmaceutical FDI in China
3.2 The Patent System in China: Special Features and Trends
4 The Impact of Patent Protection on Pharmaceutical FDI in China: A Documentary Analysis
4.1 Methods
4.2 Assessing the Pharmaceutical Threat-of-Imitation in China
4.2.1 The Pharmaceutical Imitation Capacities in China
4.2.2 The Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in China
4.2.3 The Pharmaceutical Threat-of-Imitation in China
4.3 Research Assumptions, Data Analysis, and Results
4.3.1 Exploring the Pharmaceutical FDI Activities in China
4.3.2 Correlation Between the PPP Index and the Pharmaceutical FDI Inflows in China
5 Concluding Discussion
References
Total factor productivity, catch-up and technological congruence in Italy, 1861-2010
1 Introduction
1.1 Technological congruence
1.2 The Italian evidence 1861-2010
1.3 The dynamics of total factor productivity
1.4 Technological congruence and its determinants
2 Conclusions
References
Acting as an innovation niche seeder:how can the reverse salient of southeast Asian economies be overcome?
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical background
2.1 Reverse salients in the multi-level transitional process
2.2 The pros and cons of the FDI-leveraging catch-up model
2.3 Lessons from Taiwan´s SMEs: from a mass producer to a niche innovator
2.4 The reverse salient of SEA latecomers
3 Methodology
3.1 Locking-in the FDI and internet-of-thing as an opportunity for transitions
3.2 Taiwan´s innovation niche seeder approach and three action-oriented cases
3.3 Business models innovation research center (BMIRC)
3.4 Taiwan rapid innovation prototyping league for entrepreneurs (TRIPLE)
3.5 . Taiwan Innovation and Technology Arena (TITAN)
3.6 Overcoming the reverse salient of SEA economies in transition
4 Discussion and conclusion
References
Embeddedness and local patterns of innovation: evidence from Chinese prefectural cities
1 Introduction
2 Embeddedness of innovative activities in China
3 Local patterns of innovation across Chinese prefectural cities
4 Linking embeddedness with local patterns of innovation
4.1 Main estimates
4.2 Predicted probabilities
4.3 Tests of Robustness
5 Conclusions
References
Patent, Utility Model, and Economic Growth
1 Introduction
2 Literature
3 Theoretical Framework
4 Data and Methodology
4.1 Data
4.2 Methodology
5 Empirical Results
5.1 Country Panel Results
5.2 Firm Panel Results
6 Conclusions
Appendix. List of Countries
References
Part III: Sustainability
Schumpeterian economic dynamics of greening: propagation of green eco-platforms
1 Introduction
2 Greening of business: Emergence of eco-platforms
3 Green platforms
3.1 Green steel platform
3.2 Green food production platform
3.3 The tesla EV-PV platform
4 Smart green platforms
5 Business of greening: Economic drivers of the green shift
6 Evolutionary economic dynamics of greening
7 Transitional dynamics of greening
8 Why is China playing such a prominent role?
9 Concluding comments
References
Industrial life cycle: relevance of national markets in the development of new industries for energy technologies - the case o...
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical foundations
3 Empirical data and methods
4 Results
4.1 Global development
4.2 National development
4.2.1 Denmark
4.2.2 United States of America
4.2.3 Germany
4.2.4 India
4.2.5 Spain
4.2.6 China
4.2.7 Comparison of national developments
5 Conclusions
Annex
Regression Statistics
Global
Denmark
United States of America
Germany
India
Spain
China
References
On application of the precautionary principle to ban GMVs: an evolutionary model of new seed technology integration
1 Introduction
2 Precautionary principle, new technology integration in agriculture and Nature
3 Farmer technology and compliance choices: a model
3.1 Systemic setting
3.2 Properties of profit functions (net of production costs)
3.3 Properties of payoff functions
3.4 Game setting
4 Co-evolutionary dynamics: Discussion of results
5 Policy reflection: so what about the precautionary principle?
6 Concluding remarks
References