Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policies in OECD Countries

High unemployment rates in the period of an internationalization of economies and an intensified technological competition are the main problems that exist in most EU countries. Taking stock of unemployment patterns, technological trends and employment opportunities in the EU and the US is crucial f...

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Main Authors: Welfens, Paul J.J., Audretsch, David B. (Author), Addison, John T. (Author), Grupp, Hariolf (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Executive Summary -- 1. EU Labor Markets Facing Globalization and Intensified Technology Competition -- 2. R&D Policy and Employment from a Theoretical Perspective -- 3. R&D Policy and Employment in the Triade -- 4. The Global Economy: R&D, Structural Change and Employment Shifts -- 5. European R&D Policy -- 6 Summary and Conclusions -- I Tables and Figures -- II R&D Policy in Korea -- III Statement of Professor Welfens for the Hearing of the European Parliament, Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy in Brussels, October 1, 1996 -- IV Coping with Environmental Problems: Positive Employment Effects? -- V Wages and Technology -- References -- List of Figures -- List of Tables 
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520 |a High unemployment rates in the period of an internationalization of economies and an intensified technological competition are the main problems that exist in most EU countries. Taking stock of unemployment patterns, technological trends and employment opportunities in the EU and the US is crucial for the reform debate in Europe. In continental Europe, major problems are an insufficient creation of new firms in innovative technology fields, inadequate labor market developments and inconsistent R&D policies. Founded on new data evaluations, the book presents an innovative analysis of these topics and shows opportunities for reforms