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Working Papers

2018

1. Modern evolutionary economics: an overview
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (39)

2017

2. Economics from an Evolutionary Perspective
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (2)
3. On the Organization and Governance of Economic Activity
   Globelics Working Paper Series, Globelics - Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management

2009

4. Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (5)
   See also Chapter Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes, Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, Elsevier (2010) View citations (228) (2010)

2007

5. Applying organizational routines in understanding organizational change
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2005) View citations (64)
   See also Journal Article Applying organizational routines in understanding organizational change, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2005) View citations (63) (2005)
6. Economic Development from the Perspective of Evolutionary Economic Theory
   Globelics Working Paper Series, Globelics - Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management View citations (4)
   Also in The Other Canon Foundation and Tallinn University of Technology Working Papers in Technology Governance and Economic Dynamics, TUT Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance (2006) View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article Economic Development from the Perspective of Evolutionary Economic Theory, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (72) (2008)
7. Institutions, ”Social Technologies”, and Economic Progress
   Globelics Working Paper Series, Globelics - Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management
8. Policies and Institutional Engineering in Developing Economies
   Globelics Working Paper Series, Globelics - Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management View citations (2)
9. Preface to the Japanese Translation of An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (2)
10. Public Policies and Changing Boundaries of Firms in a "History Friendly" Model of the Co-evolution of the Computer and Semiconductor Industries
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Public policies and changing boundaries of firms in a "history-friendly" model of the co-evolution of the computer and semiconductor industries, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (24) (2008)
11. What Makes an Economy Productive and Progressive? What Are the Needed Institutions?
    Staff Papers, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics View citations (4)
    Also in LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2006) View citations (5)

2006

12. Institutions and Policies Shaping Industrial Development: An Introductory Note
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (31)
13. Reflections on "The Simple Economics of Basic Research": Looking Back and Looking Forwards
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (6)
14. The Roles of Research at Universities and Public Labs in Economic Catch-up
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (17)
15. Vertical Integration and Dis-integration of Computer Firms: A History Friendly Model of the Co-evolution of the Computer and Semiconductor Industries
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (4)
    Also in Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography (2006) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Vertical integration and disintegration of computer firms: a history-friendly model of the coevolution of the computer and semiconductor industries, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2008) View citations (40) (2008)

2005

16. Bounded Rationality, Cognitive Maps, and Trial and Error Learning
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Bounded rationality, cognitive maps, and trial and error learning, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
17. Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2004

18. Evolutionary Theories of Cultural Change: An Empirical Perspective
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (3)

2003

19. Demand, innovation and the dynamics of market structure: the role of experimental users and diverse preferences
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Demand, innovation, and the dynamics of market structure: The role of experimental users and diverse preferences, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2007) View citations (81) (2007)
20. On the Complexities and Limits of Market Organization
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (3)
21. On the Uneven Evolution of Human Know-How
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (58)
    See also Journal Article On the uneven evolution of human know-how, Research Policy, Elsevier (2003) View citations (57) (2003)
22. Physical and Social Technologies, and Their Evolution
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (5)
23. Protecting Their Intellectual Assets: Appropriability Conditions and Why U.S. Manufacturing Firms Patent (Or Not)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (31)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (1489)
24. The Market Economy, and the Scientific Commons
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (6)
    See also Chapter The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006) (2006)
    Journal Article The market economy, and the scientific commons, Research Policy, Elsevier (2004) View citations (171) (2004)

1998

25. The Asian miracle and modern growth theory
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article The Asian Miracle and Modern Growth Theory, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1999) View citations (215) (1999)
26. The IRRI Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Program
    IRRI Discussion Papers, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
27. The IRRI Upland Rice Research Program: Directions and Achievements
    IRRI Discussion Papers, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

1993

28. On the Sources and Significance of Interindustry Differences in Technological Opportunities
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article On the sources and significance of interindustry differences in technological opportunities, Research Policy, Elsevier (1995) View citations (445) (1995)

1992

29. Factors Behind Cross-Industry Differences in Technical Progress
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Factors behind cross-industry differences in technical progress, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (38) (1997)

1988

30. Appropriating the Returns from Industrial R&D
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (179)

1979

31. Innovation and economic development: theoretical retrospect and prospect
    Series Históricas, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Innovation and Economic Development Theoretical Reprospect and Prospect, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (1987) View citations (2) (1987)

1965

32. Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion and Economic Growth
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (233)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The economic system question revisited
   (The problem of market bias in modern capitalist economies)
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2022, 31, (3), 591-609

2020

2. A perspective on the evolution of evolutionary economics
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2020, 29, (5), 1101-1118 View citations (8)
3. On “reasoned history”
   (History, co-evolution and economic growth)
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2020, 29, (4), 1035-1036

2019

4. History friendly models: retrospective and future perspectives
   Eurasian Business Review, 2019, 9, (1), 1-23 View citations (46)

2018

5. Observations and conjectures stimulated by David Teece’s “Profiting from Innovation in the Digital Economy…”
   Research Policy, 2018, 47, (8), 1388-1390 View citations (2)

2016

6. Behavior and cognition of economic actors in evolutionary economics
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2016, 26, (4), 737-751 View citations (17)
7. The sciences are different and the differences matter
   Research Policy, 2016, 45, (9), 1692-1701 View citations (7)

2015

8. Evolutionary economics and recounting of business history
   Business History, 2015, 57, (5), 769-772
9. Understanding long run economic development as an evolutionary process
   Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 2015, 32, (1), 11-29 View citations (1)

2013

10. An interpretive history of challenges to neoclassical microeconomics and how they have fared
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (6), 1409-1451 View citations (13)
11. Demand, supply, and their interaction on markets, as seen from the perspective of evolutionary economic theory
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2013, 23, (1), 17-38 View citations (15)

2012

12. Public R&D and social challenges: What lessons from mission R&D programs?
    Research Policy, 2012, 41, (10), 1697-1702 View citations (135)
13. Why Schumpeter has had so little influence on today’s main line economics, and why this may be changing
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2012, 22, (5), 901-916 View citations (9)

2011

14. How medical know-how progresses
    Research Policy, 2011, 40, (10), 1339-1344 View citations (33)
15. How medical practice evolves: Learning to treat failing hearts with an implantable device
    Research Policy, 2011, 40, (4), 511-525 View citations (26)
16. Learning and catching up in different sectoral systems: evidence from six industries
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2011, 20, (6), 1645-1675 View citations (72)
17. Patent extension policy for paediatric indications
    Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2011, 9, (3), 171-181
18. The Complex Economic Organization of Capitalist Economies
    Capitalism and Society, 2011, 6, (1), 26 View citations (1)
19. The Moon and the Ghetto revisited
    Science and Public Policy, 2011, 38, (9), 681-690 View citations (25)

2010

20. A discussion with Richard Nelson on the contributions of Alfred Chandler
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2010, 19, (2), 351-361 View citations (1)
21. A response to our commentators
    Research Policy, 2010, 39, (8), 1032-1033
22. An evolutionary theory of household consumption behavior
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2010, 20, (5), 665-687 View citations (44)
23. Technology policy and global warming: Why new policy models are needed (or why putting new wine in old bottles won't work)
    Research Policy, 2010, 39, (8), 1011-1023 View citations (126)

2009

24. A Statement on the Appropriate Role for Research and Development in Climate Policy
    The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (1), 4 View citations (18)
25. Sistemas sectoriales, alcance y desarrollo económico
    Economía: teoría y práctica, 2009, Especial Vol.1, (1), 41-62

2008

26. Bounded rationality, cognitive maps, and trial and error learning
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (1), 78-89 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Bounded Rationality, Cognitive Maps, and Trial and Error Learning, LEM Papers Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
27. Economic Development from the Perspective of Evolutionary Economic Theory
    Oxford Development Studies, 2008, 36, (1), 9-21 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Economic Development from the Perspective of Evolutionary Economic Theory, Globelics Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
28. Factors affecting the power of technological paradigms
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2008, 17, (3), 485-497 View citations (16)
29. Progress in Know-How: Its Origins and Limits
    Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 2008, 3, (1), 101-117 View citations (3)
30. Public policies and changing boundaries of firms in a "history-friendly" model of the co-evolution of the computer and semiconductor industries
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (2), 355-380 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Public Policies and Changing Boundaries of Firms in a "History Friendly" Model of the Co-evolution of the Computer and Semiconductor Industries, KITeS Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
31. Thomas K. McCraw (ed): Profit of innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and creative destruction
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2008, 18, (1), 105-109
32. Three rules for technological fixes
    Nature, 2008, 456, (7224), 871-872 View citations (21)
33. Vertical integration and disintegration of computer firms: a history-friendly model of the coevolution of the computer and semiconductor industries
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2008, 17, (2), 197-231 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Vertical Integration and Dis-integration of Computer Firms: A History Friendly Model of the Co-evolution of the Computer and Semiconductor Industries, KITeS Working Papers (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
34. What enables rapid economic progress: What are the needed institutions
    Research Policy, 2008, 37, (1), 1-11 View citations (88)

2007

35. Comment on: Dismantling Lamarckism: why descriptions of socio-economic evolution as Lamarckian are misleading, by Hodgson and Knudsen
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2007, 17, (3), 349-352 View citations (7)
36. Demand, innovation, and the dynamics of market structure: The role of experimental users and diverse preferences
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2007, 17, (4), 371-399 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Demand, innovation and the dynamics of market structure: the role of experimental users and diverse preferences, KITeS Working Papers (2003) View citations (11) (2003)
37. Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 307-322 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
38. Institutions and Economic Growth: Sharpening the Research Agenda
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2007, 41, (2), 313-323 View citations (3)
39. On the Role of Randomized Clinical Trials in Medicine
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 357-370 View citations (1)
40. Public research institutions and economic catch-up
    Research Policy, 2007, 36, (10), 1512-1528 View citations (112)
41. Randomized Trials of Education and Medical Practices: Strengths and Limitations
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 303-306 View citations (3)
42. The changing institutional requirements for technological and economic catch up
    International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 2007, 1, (1), 4-12 View citations (14)

2006

43. Commentary on Sidney Winter's "Toward a neo-Schumpeterian theory of the firm"
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2006, 15, (1), 145-149 View citations (3)
44. Evolutionary social science and universal Darwinism
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2006, 16, (5), 491-510 View citations (30)
45. Istituzioni e politiche che plasmano lo sviluppo industriale: una nota introduttiva
    Stato e mercato, 2006, (2), 219-244
46. Reflections of David Teece's "Profiting from technological innovation..."
    Research Policy, 2006, 35, (8), 1107-1109 View citations (2)
47. Reflections on "The Simple Economics of Basic Scientific Research": looking back and looking forward
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2006, 15, (6), 903-917 View citations (21)

2005

48. Applying organizational routines in understanding organizational change
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2005, 14, (5), 775-791 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Applying organizational routines in understanding organizational change, Post-Print (2007) (2007)
49. Argument, methodology, and fashion: reactions to a paper by Arora and Merges
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2005, 14, (6), 1235-1236

2004

50. The challenge of building an effective innovation system for catch-up
    Oxford Development Studies, 2004, 32, (3), 365-374 View citations (20)
51. The market economy, and the scientific commons
    Research Policy, 2004, 33, (3), 455-471 View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper The Market Economy, and the Scientific Commons, LEM Papers Series (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
    Chapter The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons, Chapters, 2006 (2006) (2006)
52. What do we know about innovation?
    Research Policy, 2004, 33, (9), 1253-1258 View citations (5)
53. Why and how innovations get adopted: a tale of four models
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2004, 13, (5), 679-699 View citations (32)

2003

54. Obituary for Keith Pavitt: 13th January 1937 - 20th December 2002
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (8), iii-iii
55. Obituary: 13th January 1937 - 20th December 2002
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (10), iii-iii
    Also in Research Policy, 2003, 32, (9), iii-iii (2003)
56. Obituary; Keith Pavitt
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (3), iii-iii
    Also in Research Policy, 2003, 32, (5), iii-iii (2003)
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (7), iii-iii (2003)
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (4), iii-iii (2003)
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (2), iii-iii (2003)
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (6), iii-iii (2003)
57. On the uneven evolution of human know-how
    Research Policy, 2003, 32, (6), 909-922 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper On the Uneven Evolution of Human Know-How, LEM Papers Series (2003) View citations (58) (2003)
58. Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: Carlota Perez, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2002, 224 pp., Hardcover, ISBN: 1840649224
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2003, 32, (4), 467-469

2002

59. Erratum to "On the nature and evolution of human know-how" [Research Policy 31 (2002) 719-733]
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (8-9), 1510-1510 View citations (8)
60. Erratum to "Technology, institutions, and innovation systems" [Research Policy 31 (2002) 265-272]
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (8-9), 1509-1509 View citations (2)
61. Evolutionary Theorizing in Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (2), 23-46 View citations (244)
62. How Do University Inventions Get Into Practice?
    Management Science, 2002, 48, (1), 61-72 View citations (163)
63. Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D
    Management Science, 2002, 48, (1), 1-23 View citations (784)
    See also Chapter Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D, Chapters, 2003 (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
64. On the nature and evolution of human know-how
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (5), 719-733 View citations (17)
65. R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (8-9), 1349-1367 View citations (249)
66. Technology, institutions, and innovation systems
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (2), 265-272 View citations (86)
67. The problem of market bias in modern capitalist economies
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2002, 11, (2), 207-244 View citations (10)
68. Thoughts Stimulated by Reading Geoffrey Hodgson's Economics and Utopia
    Review of Social Economy, 2002, 60, (1), 109-113 View citations (1)
69. special issue: Bringing institutions into evolutionary growth theory
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2002, 12, (1), 17-28 View citations (45)

2001

70. Competition and industrial policies in a 'history friendly' model of the evolution of the computer industry
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2001, 19, (5), 635-664 View citations (38)
71. History-Friendly Models: an Overview of the Case of the Computer Industry
    Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2001, 4, (3), 6 View citations (14)
72. Las instituciones como factor que regula el desempeño económico
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2001, 3, (5), 17-51 View citations (2)
73. Making sense of institutions as a factor shaping economic performance
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2001, 44, (1), 31-54 View citations (217)
74. Observations on the Post-Bayh-Dole Rise of Patenting at American Universities
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001, 26, (1-2), 13-19 View citations (87)
75. The growth of patenting and licensing by U.S. universities: an assessment of the effects of the Bayh-Dole act of 1980
    Research Policy, 2001, 30, (1), 99-119 View citations (256)

2000

76. En busca de una teoría útil de la innovación
    Revista Cuadernos de Economia, 2000 View citations (3)

1999

77. The Asian Miracle and Modern Growth Theory
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (457), 416-36 View citations (215)
    See also Working Paper The Asian miracle and modern growth theory, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (36) (1998)

1998

78. Economic Theories about the Benefits and Costs of Patents
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1998, 32, (4), 1031-1052 View citations (31)
79. The Agenda for Growth Theory: A Different Point of View
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1998, 22, (4), 497-520 View citations (64)
80. The benefits and costs of strong patent protection: a contribution to the current debate
    Research Policy, 1998, 27, (3), 273-284 View citations (169)

1997

81. Bicycles, bakelites and bulbs: Toward a theory of sociotechnical change: Wiebe Bijker, (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1995). [UK pound]26.50, 290 + pp., ISBN 0 262 02376 8
    Research Policy, 1997, 26, (1), 138-139 View citations (1)
82. Factors behind cross-industry differences in technical progress
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1997, 8, (2), 205-220 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Factors Behind Cross-Industry Differences in Technical Progress, Working Papers (1992) View citations (5) (1992)
83. How New Is New Growth Theory?
    Challenge, 1997, 40, (5), 29-58 View citations (22)
84. Public policy: An introduction to the theory and practice of policy analysis
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, 16, (1), 176-178

1996

85. Knowledge and frontiers: Wendy Faulkner and Jacqueline Senker, (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1995) 265 pp., Price [UK pound]30, ISBN 0 19 828833 6
    Research Policy, 1996, 25, (4), 665-666
86. Science, Economic Growth, and Public Policy
    Challenge, 1996, 39, (1), 9-21 View citations (30)
87. The Evolution of Comparative or Competitive Advantage: A Preliminary Report on a Study
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 1996, 5, (2), 597-617 View citations (7)

1995

88. Co-evolution of Industry Structure, Technology and Supporting Institutions, and the Making of Comparative Advantage
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1995, 2, (2), 171-184 View citations (49)
89. On the sources and significance of interindustry differences in technological opportunities
    Research Policy, 1995, 24, (2), 185-205 View citations (445)
    See also Working Paper On the Sources and Significance of Interindustry Differences in Technological Opportunities, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (1993) View citations (41) (1993)
90. Recent Evolutionary Theorizing about Economic Change
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (1), 48-90 View citations (360)
91. Why should managers be thinking about technology policy?
    Strategic Management Journal, 1995, 16, (8), 581-588 View citations (8)

1994

92. American universities and technical advance in industry
    Research Policy, 1994, 23, (3), 323-348 View citations (402)
93. An Introduction to Evolutionary Theories in Economics
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 1994, 4, (3), 153-72 View citations (201)
    See also Chapter An Introduction to Evolutionary Theories in Economics, Chapters, 2000, 327-346 (2000) (2000)
94. Introduction: In honor of Nathan Rosenberg
    Research Policy, 1994, 23, (5), iii-v
95. On limiting or encouraging rivalry in technical progress: The effect of patent scope decisions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1994, 25, (1), 1-24 View citations (94)

1993

96. In search of useful theory of innovation
    Research Policy, 1993, 22, (2), 108-108 View citations (4)
    Also in Research Policy, 1977, 6, (1), 36-76 (1977) View citations (410)

1992

97. The Rise and Fall of American Technological Leadership: The Postwar Era in Historical Perspective
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1992, 30, (4), 1931-64 View citations (128)

1991

98. A propos de: innovation, changes of techno-echonomic paradigm and bilogical analogies in economics de Christopher Freeman
    Revue Économique, 1991, 42, (4), 763-764
99. Diffusion of Development: Post-World War II Convergence among Advanced Industrial Nations
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 271-75 View citations (6)
100. Why do firms differ, and how does it matter?
     Strategic Management Journal, 1991, 12, (S2), 61-74 View citations (312)

1990

101. Capitalism as an engine of progress
     Research Policy, 1990, 19, (3), 193-214 View citations (55)
102. Introduction
     Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1990, 1, (2), 203-206
103. U.S. technological leadership: Where did it come from and where did it go?
     Research Policy, 1990, 19, (2), 117-132 View citations (19)

1989

104. Industry growth accounts and production functions when techniques are idiosyncratic
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1989, 11, (3), 323-341 View citations (5)
105. Technology and global industry: Companies and nations in the world economy: Bruce R. Guile and Harvey Brooks (Eds.), (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C, 1987)
     Research Policy, 1989, 18, (2), 114-115 View citations (1)

1988

106. How institutions think: Mary Douglas, (Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, 1986) pp. xi + 139, $10.95 paper
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1988, 10, (1), 133-136
107. Modelling the Connections in the Cross Section between Technical Progress and R&D Intensity
     RAND Journal of Economics, 1988, 19, (3), 478-485 View citations (28)

1987

108. Appropriating the Returns from Industrial Research and Development
     Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (3, Special Issue on Microeconomics), 783-832 View citations (1154)
109. Roles of government in a mixed economy
     Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 6, (4), 541-566 View citations (6)

1986

110. Explaining technical change: Jon Elster, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983) 273 pp., $39.50 (hardcover), $12.95 (paperback)
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1986, 7, (3), 336-339
111. Institutions Supporting Technical Advance in Industry
     American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (2), 186-89 View citations (85)

1984

112. Incentives for entrepreneurship and supporting institutions
     Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1984, 120, (4), 646-661 View citations (3)
     See also Chapter Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Supporting Institutions, International Economic Association Series, 1986, 173-203 (1986) View citations (1) (1986)
113. Production and innovation when techniques are tacit: The case of education
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1984, 5, (3-4), 353-373 View citations (11)

1982

114. Government support of technical progress: Lessons from history
     Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 2, (4), 499-514 View citations (14)
115. The Role of Knowledge in R&D Efficiency
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1982, 97, (3), 453-470 View citations (147)
116. The Schumpeterian Tradeoff Revisited
     American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (1), 114-32 View citations (192)

1981

117. Assessing Private Enterprise: An Exegesis of Tangled Doctrine
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1981, 12, (1), 93-111 View citations (27)
118. Research on Productivity Growth and Productivity Differences: Dead Ends and New Departures
     Journal of Economic Literature, 1981, 19, (3), 1029-64 View citations (175)

1980

119. Firm and Industry Response to Changed Market Conditions: An Evolutionary Approach
     Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (2), 179-202 View citations (8)
120. Production Sets, Technological Knowledge, and R & D: Fragile and Overworked Constructs for Analysis of Productivity Growth?
     American Economic Review, 1980, 70, (2), 62-67 View citations (17)

1978

121. Forces Generating and Limiting Concentration under Schumpeterian Competition
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1978, 9, (2), 524-548 View citations (59)

1977

122. Simulation of Schumpeterian Competition
     American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (1), 271-76 View citations (20)
123. Technological change and factor mix over the product cycle: A model of dynamic comparative advantage
     Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (1), 3-24 View citations (3)

1976

124. Goldschmid, Mann, and Weston's Industrial Concentration: The New Learning
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1976, 7, (2), 729-732
125. Political Economy: Some Uses of the Exit-Voice Approach: Discussion
     American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (2), 389-91 View citations (1)
126. Technical Change in an Evolutionary Model
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (1), 90-118 View citations (15)

1975

127. "An Evaluation of Consumer Protection Legislation: The 1962 Drug Amendments": A Comment
     Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (3), 655-61 View citations (3)
128. Factor Price Changes and Factor Substitution in an Evolutionary Model
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (2), 466-486 View citations (7)
129. Growth Theory from an Evolutionary Perspective: The Differential Productivity Puzzle
     American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (2), 338-44 View citations (16)

1974

130. Less Developed Countries-Technology Transfer and Adaptation: The Role of the Indigenous Science Community
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1974, 23, (1), 61-77 View citations (5)
131. Neoclassical vs. Evolutionary Theories of Economic Growth: Critique and Prospectus
     Economic Journal, 1974, 84, (336), 886-905 View citations (100)

1973

132. Recent Exercises in Growth Accounting: New Understanding or Dead End?
     American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (3), 462-68 View citations (60)
133. Toward an Evolutionary Theory of Economic Capabilities
     American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (2), 440-49 View citations (54)

1970

134. New Dimensions in Natural Resources: Discussion
     American Economic Review, 1970, 60, (2), 127-28
135. The Effective Exchange Rate: Employment and Growth in a Foreign Exchange-Constrained Economy
     Journal of Political Economy, 1970, 78, (3), 546-64 View citations (1)

1964

136. A Case Study in the Economics of Information and Coordination the Weather Forecasting System
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1964, 78, (3), 420-441 View citations (9)

1961

137. Uncertainty, Prediction, and Competitive Equilibrium
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1961, 75, (1), 41-62 View citations (12)

1959

138. The Economics of Invention: A Survey of the Literature
     The Journal of Business, 1959, 32, 101 View citations (56)
139. The Simple Economics of Basic Scientific Research
     Journal of Political Economy, 1959, 67, (3), 297 View citations (987)

1957

140. Increased Rents from Increased Costs: A Paradox of Value Theory
     Journal of Political Economy, 1957, 65, (5), 387 View citations (5)

Books

2018

1. Modern Evolutionary Economics
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (37)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2018) View citations (37)

2016

2. Innovation and the Evolution of Industries
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (27)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (27)

2008

3. Cambio estructural en una economía en desarrollo. Problemas y perspectivas de Colombia, vol 1
   Books, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Facultad de Economía

1984

4. High-Technology Policies: A Five-Nation Comparison
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (15)

Edited books

2024

1. Technological Revolution and New Driving Forces for Global Sustainable Development
   Springer Books, Springer

2013

2. TRIPS Compliance, National Patent Regimes and Innovation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (2)

2012

3. Economic Development as a Learning Process
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing
4. Intellectual Property Rights, Development, and Catch Up: An International Comparative Study
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)

2006

5. The Oxford Handbook of Innovation
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (93)

2000

6. Technology, Learning, and Innovation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (301)

1999

7. Sources of Industrial Leadership
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (290)

1994

8. Convergence of Productivity: Cross-National Studies and Historical Evidence
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (303)

1988

9. Technical Change and Economic Theory
   LEM Book Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (715)

Chapters

2024

1. On Innovation-Driven Economic Change as an Evolutionary Process
   Springer

2019

2. Development as an Evolutionary Economic Process
   Springer

2016

3. Economic development as an evolutionary process
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development, 2016, pp 323-335

2013

4. Conclusion
   Chapter 6 in TRIPS Compliance, National Patent Regimes and Innovation, 2013, pp 222-236
   Also in Chapter 7 in Economic Development as a Learning Process, 2012 (2012)
5. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in TRIPS Compliance, National Patent Regimes and Innovation, 2013, pp 1-15

2012

6. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in Economic Development as a Learning Process, 2012

2011

7. Some Features of Research by Economists on Technological Change Foreshadowed by "The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity"
   A chapter in The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, 2011, pp 35-41

2010

8. Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes
   Elsevier View citations (228)
   See also Working Paper Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2009

9. Building Effective ‘Innovation Systems’ versus Dealing with ‘Market Failures’ as Ways of Thinking About Technology Policy
   Chapter 2 in The New Economics of Technology Policy, 2009 View citations (1)
10. Institutions and Policies in Developing Economies
    Chapter 12 in Handbook of Innovation Systems and Developing Countries, 2009 View citations (3)
11. Routines as Technologies and as Organizational Capabilities
    Chapter 2 in Organizational Routines, 2009 View citations (2)

2007

12. Understanding Economic Growth as the Central Task of Economic Analysis
    Chapter 52 in Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics, 2007 View citations (2)

2006

13. The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons
    Chapter 1 in Intellectual Property Rights, 2006
    See also Working Paper The Market Economy, and the Scientific Commons, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
    Journal Article The market economy, and the scientific commons, Elsevier (2004) View citations (171) (2004)

2003

14. Factors Behind the Asian Miracle: Entrepreneurship, Education and Finance
    Palgrave Macmillan
15. Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D
    Chapter 4 in Science and Innovation, 2003 View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D, INFORMS (2002) View citations (784) (2002)

2000

16. An Introduction to Evolutionary Theories in Economics
    Chapter 11 in Innovation, Organization and Economic Dynamics, 2000, pp 327-346
    See also Journal Article An Introduction to Evolutionary Theories in Economics, Springer (1994) View citations (201) (1994)

1996

17. National Innovation Systems: A Retrospective on a Study
    Palgrave Macmillan

1995

18. Social Absorption Capability, National Innovation Systems and Economic Development
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (37)

1993

19. Technical Change as Cultural Evolution
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (6)

1988

20. Part IV - Innovation and the evolution of firms
    Chapter 10-14 in Technical Change and Economic Theory, 1988, pp 219-308
21. Part V - National Systems of innovation
    Chapter 15-18 in Technical Change and Economic Theory, 1988, pp 309-398 View citations (7)
22. Part VIII - Conclusions
    Chapter 28 in Technical Change and Economic Theory, 1988, pp 631-646

1987

23. Innovation and Economic Development Theoretical Reprospect and Prospect
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Innovation and economic development: theoretical retrospect and prospect, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (1979) View citations (1) (1979)

1986

24. Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Supporting Institutions
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Incentives for entrepreneurship and supporting institutions, Springer (1984) View citations (3) (1984)

1980

25. R & D, Knowledge, and Externalities: An Approach to the Puzzle of Disparate Productivity Growth Rates Among Manufacturing Industries
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

1972

26. Issues and Suggestions for the Study of Industrial Organization in a Regime of Rapid Technical Change
    A chapter in Economic Research: Retrospect and Prospect, Volume 3, Policy Issues and Research Opportunities in Industrial Organization, 1972, pp 34-58 View citations (2)

1967

27. Aggregative Production Functions and Economic Growth Policy
    A chapter in The Theory and Empirical Analysis of Production, 1967, pp 479-499 View citations (2)

1962

28. Introduction to "The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity: Economic and Social Factors"
    A chapter in The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity: Economic and Social Factors, 1962, pp 1-16 View citations (38)
29. The Link Between Science and Invention: The Case of the Transistor
    A chapter in The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity: Economic and Social Factors, 1962, pp 549-584 View citations (37)