The course will provide an introduction to the emerging literature in Industrial Organization and Strategic Management on innovation and research. It will cover both theoretical and empirical approaches, and will discuss a number of case studies.

The course will cover the following topics:

Competition and Innovation

Innovation and Technological Change

R & D Races

Intellectual Property Rights and Patents

Knowledge accumulation and development

References

Scotchmer, S. Innovation and Incentives. 2004, MIT Press.

Sutton, J. Technology and Market Structure. 2000, MIT Press.

Course taught in English

Dernière mise à jour : mardi 30 octobre 2012