Advanced Seminar Economics, Policy & Econometrics: Economics of Innovation

What it is about

You engage with economic models to explain innovation, research and development incentives, and their connections with imitation, spillovers, firm size, and market structure. You will also become familiar with dynamic, knowledge-based models (including knowledge generation, catch-up and lag dynamics, market selection) and apply what you have learned to selected questions in innovation research. At the end you will be able to identify central problems of the Economics of Innovation, categorize them theoretically, and present them in a written paper as well as in a presentation.

What you will be able to do

• Identify important questions in the Economics of Innovation
• Conceptualize core ideas and concepts of the field
• Recognize research gaps in the literature
• Develop proposals to improve the state of research
• Develop presentation skills
• Practice scientific writing
• Strengthen teamwork competencies

What the module consists of

• SeminarDeepening the topic through literature work, discussions, and presentations; starting point is an introductory lecture

Teaching method

• Einführender VortragConveying the basics as a basis for deeper study
• Problem-based Learning / LiteraturdiskussionDevelopment and discussion of relevant scientific articles
• Eigenständige Ausarbeitung (Paper) und PräsentationApplication of what has been learned, identification of research gaps, and training of presentation and writing skills