Course description:
The primary goal of this course is to introduce advanced students in economics to economic analyses of innovation. Coursework will provide students with a solid understanding of theoretical models of innovation, with a particular emphasis of firms’ incentives to innovate. Topics include the link and interplay between incentives to innovate and the market structure product and process innovations, and technological spillover.
Preliminary outlook:
• Introduction
• Market structure and innovations
• Product and process innovations
• Technological spillover
• Patents
Course requirement:
Depending on the curriculum of your study there will be either an exam of 60 minutes in the upcoming semester break or a module exam together with the lecture ‘market and industrial dynamics’ in the semester break after the summer term.
Literature:
The readings will be provided for each topic separately.
Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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weekly | Mi | 8-10 | T2-233 | 15.10.2014-06.02.2015
not on: 12/24/14 / 12/31/14 |
Date | Time | Format / Room | Comment about examination |
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 | 08:00-10:00 | H10 | Klausur für Modul 31-M-Micro 3 (90 Min.), für Modul 10 + 12, Studienmodell 2002 (60 Min.) / Beginn: 8.15 h |
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | 08:00-10:00 | H8 | 2. Termin / Klausur für Modul 31-M-Micro 3 (90 Min.), für Modul 10 + 12, Studienmodell 2002 (60 Min.) / Beginn: 8.15 h |
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Module | Course | Requirements | |
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31-HEPS-HM2 Hauptmodul 2: Ökonomie der Wissenschaften | Ökonomie der Wissenschaften I | Study requirement
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31-M-El1 Elective Courses 1 | Gewählte Veranstaltungen aus dem Bereich "Spezialkenntnisse in ökonomischer Theorie und/oder quantitativen Methoden" 4 LP | Student information | |
31-M-El2 Elective Courses 2 | Gewählte Veranstaltungen aus dem Bereich quantitativen Methoden 4 LP | Student information | |
31-M-El3 Elective Courses 3 | Gewählte Veranstaltungen aus dem Bereich ökonomischer Theorie 4 LP | Student information | |
31-M-Micro3 Microeconomics 3 | Microeconomics 3 | Graded examination
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31-MM10 Managerial Economics | Innovationsökonomik | Student information | |
31-MM10-WiMa Managerial Economics | Innovationsökonomik | Student information | |
31-MM12 Mikrotheorie und -politik | Innovationsökonomik | Student information | |
31-MM12-WiMa Mikrotheorie und -politik | Innovationsökonomik | Student information |
The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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Bielefeld Graduate School in Theoretical Sciences / Promotion | |||||||
Economic Behavior and Interaction Models / Promotion | |||||||
Economics and Management (BiGSEM) / Promotion | |||||||
Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Master | (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) | Modul 10; Modul 12 | Themengebiete: 10b, 12c |