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Economics of Innovation (Lecture and Tutorial) (EcoInno)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Markus Nagler

Details
Vorlesung mit Übung
4 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 5
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Time and place: Tue 11:30 - 13:00, LG 5.154 (30 Plätze); Wed 15:00 - 16:30, LG 0.222/3 (94 Plätze)

Fields of study
WPF DSME 2 (ECTS-Credits: 5)
WF DSME 2 (ECTS-Credits: 5)

ECTS information:
Credits: 5

Prerequisites
Basic microeconomics, basic econometrics

Contents
The lecture provides an introduction to economic issues of innovation and new ideas. The course first sets out general problems in the economics of innovation such as the public goods nature of ideas and the importance of innovation for economic prosperity. In the second part, the course analyses issues in intellectual property rights and public economics topics such as public funding of research or the role of universities. In the last part, the course discusses labor and personnel issues in innovation policy, for example the impact of immigration on innovation.

Literature
Scotchmer, Suzanne. “Innovation and incentives”. MIT press, 2004.

Additional information
Keywords: Innovation, empirical economics, economics, intellectual property
Expected participants: 20, Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 24
www: https://www.labor.rw.fau.de/

Department: W1-Professur für Arbeitsmarkt- und Innovationsökonomik
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