Innovation and the investment climate in general are key determinants of firm competitiveness and drivers of productivity and economic growth. This course aims at building a rigorous understanding of the determinants of total factor productivity, innovation, the sources of heterogeneity in firms’ innovation activity and the mapping between innovation, productivity and ultimately competitive advantage. The content of the course will be organized in three blocks. The first block deals  with the investment climate determinants of total factor productivity, employment, exports and foreign direct investment in Spain and other European and non  European countries using data bases of the World Bank. The second block studies the determinants of firm innovation and the sources of heterogeneity in technology commercialization strategies. The third block focuses on patents as a measure of intellectual property. Each morning session will cover the most recent findings of the literature, while the afternoon session will be devoted to hands on training activities using basic econometric packages like, for instance, STATA. The course will be of interest to those students and professionals in the area of economics who want to understand more applied issues, and to those in the area of management who want to build up a more analytical understanding of firms’ behavior and corporate strategies related to technology and innovation.

 

Professor of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D in Economics, University of California San Diego (1986). His research interests are the analysis of productivity impacts of investment climate (ICA) and information and communications technologies (ICT), competition in telecommunications and electricity markets, risk management, the econometrics of nonlinear time series and panel data. He has published his work in the most prestigious economic journals, including Econometric Theory, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Time Series Analysis, among others. He is an associate editor of Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, and Macroeconomic Dynamics.

Professor of Management, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D. in Economics, University Pompeu Fabra (1998). Professor Fosfuri's research lies at the intersection between Industrial Organization, the Economics of Technical Change and Strategy. Currently, he is an associate editor of Management Science. He has published his work in the most prestigious economic journals, including Management Science, Journal of Industrial Economics, Strategic Management Journal, among others.

Professor of Management, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D. in Economics and Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. Professor Giarratana's research interests center on firm strategy, innovation and economics of geography. His works have been published in Management Science, Organization Science, among others. He serves as an associate editor of the European Management Review.

June 28 - July 1: 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-16:00

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Getafe Campus)

Calle Madrid, 126
Edificio 15, Rooms 15.1.01 (morning) and 15.1.05 (afternoon) (Map)

 

800 Euros*

 

*Fee covers the course and accompanying materials. The registration fee for students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program is reduced to 500 euros. Course attendees need to arrange and pay for their own lodging. Students may apply for scholarships by sending an application letter documenting the merits of their request to the Director of SSECO, Juan J. Dolado at instituto.economia@uc3m.es, indicating as subject “SSECO-scholarship”. Application will be accepted a week before the course start if space available.

Innovation and the investment climate in general are key determinants of firm competitiveness and drivers of productivity and economic growth. This course aims at building a rigorous understanding of the determinants of total factor productivity, innovation, the sources of heterogeneity in firms’ innovation activity and the mapping between innovation, productivity and ultimately competitive advantage. The content of the course will be organized in three blocks. The first block deals  with the investment climate determinants of total factor productivity, employment, exports and foreign direct investment in Spain and other European and non  European countries using data bases of the World Bank. The second block studies the determinants of firm innovation and the sources of heterogeneity in technology commercialization strategies. The third block focuses on patents as a measure of intellectual property. Each morning session will cover the most recent findings of the literature, while the afternoon session will be devoted to hands on training activities using basic econometric packages like, for instance, STATA. The course will be of interest to those students and professionals in the area of economics who want to understand more applied issues, and to those in the area of management who want to build up a more analytical understanding of firms’ behavior and corporate strategies related to technology and innovation.

 

Professor of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D in Economics, University of California San Diego (1986). His research interests are the analysis of productivity impacts of investment climate (ICA) and information and communications technologies (ICT), competition in telecommunications and electricity markets, risk management, the econometrics of nonlinear time series and panel data. He has published his work in the most prestigious economic journals, including Econometric Theory, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Time Series Analysis, among others. He is an associate editor of Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, and Macroeconomic Dynamics.

Professor of Management, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D. in Economics, University Pompeu Fabra (1998). Professor Fosfuri's research lies at the intersection between Industrial Organization, the Economics of Technical Change and Strategy. Currently, he is an associate editor of Management Science. He has published his work in the most prestigious economic journals, including Management Science, Journal of Industrial Economics, Strategic Management Journal, among others.

Professor of Management, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ph.D. in Economics and Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. Professor Giarratana's research interests center on firm strategy, innovation and economics of geography. His works have been published in Management Science, Organization Science, among others. He serves as an associate editor of the European Management Review.

June 28 - July 1: 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-16:00

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Getafe Campus)

Calle Madrid, 126
Edificio 15, Rooms 15.1.01 (morning) and 15.1.05 (afternoon) (Map)

 

800 Euros*

 

*Fee covers the course and accompanying materials. The registration fee for students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program is reduced to 500 euros. Course attendees need to arrange and pay for their own lodging. Students may apply for scholarships by sending an application letter documenting the merits of their request to the Director of SSECO, Juan J. Dolado at instituto.economia@uc3m.es, indicating as subject “SSECO-scholarship”. Application will be accepted a week before the course start if space available.