Technology

A collection of papers which examine the dependency of economic progress on technological developments progressing from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms.

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This collection of papers examines the dependency of economic progress on developments in the invention and exploitation of new products and processes, arising from technological advances. Considering this question from a number of different viewpoints, the study progresses from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change, to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms, and a consideration of their economic and social consequences.