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Working Papers

2016

1. (English) Science Fiction and Economic Cycles. A Dialogue on Technological Expectations (Italiano) Fantascienza e cicli economici. Un dialogo sulle aspettative tecnologiche
   IRPPS Working Papers, National Research Council, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies
2. Science Fiction and Economic Cycles. A Dialogue on Technological Expectations
   Management Working Papers, Birkbeck Department of Management

2012

3. Engineering Knowledge
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
   See also Journal Article Engineering knowledge, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2005

4. Advancing Economic Research on the Free and Open Source Software Mode of Production
   Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2004) View citations (6)

2003

5. Applying the Open Source Development Model to Knowledge Work
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (3)
6. The Open Source Way of Working: a New Paradigm for the Division of Labour in Software Development?
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (14)

2000

7. Information Revolution and Policy Implications for Developing Countries
   UNU-INTECH Discussion Paper Series, United Nations University - INTECH
8. International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioural Sciences: 3 Papers
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (2)

1999

9. Strategy and Circumstance: the Response of American Firms to Japanese Competition in Semiconductors, 1980-1995
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Strategy and circumstance: the response of American firms to Japanese competition in semiconductors, 1980–1995, Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2000) View citations (4) (2000)

1996

10. Joining the information society: access issues for Europeans
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)

1995

11. Additionality as a principle of European R & D funding
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (6)
12. Information and Communication Technologies: Growth, Competitiveness, and Policy for Developing Nations
    UNU-INTECH Discussion Paper Series, United Nations University - INTECH View citations (1)
13. Technology infrastructure in information technology industries
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
14. The U.S. software industry: an analysis and interpretative history
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Richard R Nelson (1930–2025): Evolutionary economist and innovation scholar
   Research Policy, 2025, 54, (4)
2. The transformation of US business data processing during and beyond the 20th century
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2025, 34, (6), 1366-1386

2022

3. Deep transitions: A mixed methods study of the historical evolution of mass production
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022, 177, (C) View citations (1)
4. Introduction to the special section celebrating the centenary of Chris Freeman's birth
   Research Policy, 2022, 51, (2)
5. The Design of Digital Automation Technologies: Implications for the Future of Work
   EconPol Forum, 2022, 23, (05), 4-10 View citations (9)

2018

6. Three frames for innovation policy: R&D, systems of innovation and transformative change
   Research Policy, 2018, 47, (9), 1554-1567 View citations (374)

2017

7. Science fiction and innovation: A response
   Research Policy, 2017, 46, (3), 550-553 View citations (10)

2013

8. Editorial: Geography, Skills and Technological Change
   Regional Studies, 2013, 47, (10), 1615-1617 View citations (4)
9. Engineering knowledge
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (5), 1129-1158 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Engineering Knowledge, Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)
10. Service output, innovation and productivity: A time-based conceptual framework
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2013, 27, (C), 118-132 View citations (13)
11. The pre-industrial energy crisis and resource scarcity as a source of transition
    Research Policy, 2013, 42, (10), 1739-1748 View citations (4)

2008

12. Creative user engagement and content: innovation dynamics and applications
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2008, 2008/1, (1), 169-183
13. Empirical issues in open source software
    Information Economics and Policy, 2008, 20, (4), 301-304 View citations (3)
14. The institutions of open source software: Examining the Debian community
    Information Economics and Policy, 2008, 20, (4), 333-344 View citations (18)

2003

15. Introduction
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2003, 12, (1), 1-3
16. On the economics of R&D and technological collaborations: Insights and results from the project colline
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2003, 12, (1), 77-91 View citations (16)
17. The economics of knowledge reproduction by inscription
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2003, 12, (2), 299-319 View citations (12)

2001

18. ICTs and the possibilities for leapfrogging by developing countries
    International Labour Review, 2001, 140, (2), 193-210 View citations (96)

2000

19. Strategy and circumstance: the response of American firms to Japanese competition in semiconductors, 1980–1995
    Strategic Management Journal, 2000, 21, (10‐11), 1163-1173 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Strategy and Circumstance: the Response of American Firms to Japanese Competition in Semiconductors, 1980-1995, Working papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)
20. The Codification of Knowledge: A Conceptual and Empirical Exploration
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2000, 9, (2), 195-209 View citations (42)
21. Will New Information and Communication Technologies Improve the 'Codification' of Knowledge?
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2000, 9, (2), 361-76 View citations (38)

1999

22. Toward Digital Intermediation in the Information Society
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1999, 33, (2), 383-391 View citations (2)

1996

23. Standards, trade and competition in the emerging global information infrastructure environment
    Telecommunications Policy, 1996, 20, (10), 817-830 View citations (6)

1994

24. Economics of compatibility standards and competition in telecommunication networks
    Information Economics and Policy, 1994, 6, (3-4), 217-241 View citations (37)
25. Introduction: In honor of Nathan Rosenberg
    Research Policy, 1994, 23, (5), iii-v

1989

26. Global telecommunication networks: Strategic considerations: George Muskens and Jacob Gruppelaar, eds., (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1988) pp. x + 215
    Information Economics and Policy, 1989, 4, (1), 92-94
27. The Innovative Choice: An Economic Analysis of the Dynamics of Technology. By Mario Amendola and Jean-Luc Gaffard. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988. Pp. xii, 116. $39.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1989, 49, (3), 793-794
28. Understanding technical change as an evolutionary process: Richard R. Nelson,(North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1987) pp. xii + 125, $37.50
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1989, 11, (3), 450-453

1988

29. Why Are Americans Such Poor Imitators?
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 229-34 View citations (33)

1982

30. Government policy, innovation and economic growth: Lessons from a study of satellite communications
    Research Policy, 1982, 11, (5), 271-287 View citations (1)

Edited books

2006

1. New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (45)

2003

2. Science and Innovation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (85)

Chapters

2022

1. Economics of knowledge codification
   Chapter 12 in Elgar Encyclopedia on the Economics of Knowledge and Innovation, 2022, pp 108-114

2017

2. Platforms and standards: a historical perspective
   Chapter 5 in Handbook of Innovation and Standards, 2017, pp 79-104

2010

3. Economics of Technology Policy
   Elsevier View citations (34)

2009

4. Comments
   Chapter 14 in The New Economics of Technology Policy, 2009 View citations (3)
5. Technology Policy: The Roles of Industrial Analysis and Innovation Studies
   Chapter 3 in The New Economics of Technology Policy, 2009 View citations (3)

2008

6. Peer-to-Peer Media File Sharing: From Copyright Crisis to Market?
   Springer View citations (1)

2006

7. Learning in the Knowledge-based Economy: The Future as Viewed from the Past
   Chapter 8 in New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2006 View citations (1)
8. The Economics of Innovation between Anabasis and Katabasis
   Chapter 1 in New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2006

2003

9. Assessing European Developments in Electronic Customer Relations Management in the Wake of the Dot.Com Bust
   Chapter 9 in The Industrial Dynamics of the New Digital Economy, 2003, pp 233-262

1995

10. Basic Research and Industrial Innovation
    Chapter 5 in The Handbook of Industrial Innovation, 1995

1984

11. The Introduction of a Major New Technology-Externalities and Government Policy
    Palgrave Macmillan

Editor

1. Research Policy
   Elsevier