Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policies in OECD Countries

The book presents an innovative analysis of unemployment characteristics and of global technological trends as well as R&D policies in EU countries and the US and shows opportunities for reforms.

up-to-date information on innovation dynamics, employment shifts and R&D policy comparative analysis first monography on the topic

Inhalt
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.