ITU Academy Training Centre

Economics of Innovation applied to the digital sector

The course aims at providing an introduction to the main theoretical and empirical issues surrounding the economic analysis of innovation.

Course dates: 25 November – 19 December 2024
Application deadline: 05 November 2024

 

The course aims at providing an introduction to the main theoretical and empirical issues surrounding the economic analysis of innovation. In particular, the course will discuss how innovation emerges in modern economies and how it interacts with the dynamics and evolution of sectors. The course will examine alternative ways of conceptualizing innovation; the sources and procedures of innovation; the relationship between market structure and innovation; the trade-offs and dilemmas in terms of strategy and social welfare which characterize innovative environments. This course is an introductory course to students with a limited background in the innovation studies tradition. It uses simple microeconomic and industrial organization models as well as empirical and historical evidence on the evolution of industries and case studies.

Participant’s profile
This course is an introductory course to students with a limited background in the innovation studies tradition. It uses macroeconomic models as well as empirical and historical evidence on the evolution of industries. The case studies cover examples of adoption of innovations related to communication technologies, and assignments are tailored to the ITU audience.

Fee: 500 USD.

Payment details
Bank name and addressING Bank N.V. 
Foreign Operations 
PO Box 1800 
1000 BV Amsterdam
Bank account number65.76.18.705
International Bank Account Number (IBAN)NL05 INGB 0657 618705
Swift or BIC codeINGBNL2A
BeneficiaryMaastricht University
Payment specificationA/45320004240N.001

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