2026Year

Second Semester

Science of Innovation

Lecture

Science of Innovation

Z0900006 Science of Innovation

YASAKI Yoshihito

2.0Credits

Wed.4Period

Shinjuku Campus

A-0477教室（大学院工学研究科）

A) A high degree of specialized expertise　100%
B) The skills to use science and technology　0%
C) The ability to conduct research independently, knowledge pertaining to society and occupations, and sense of ethics required of engineers and researchers　0%
D) Creative skills in specific areas of specialization　0%

The student will gain an understanding of what constitutes innovation, how it occurs, what roles it plays in our society. They will develop the necessary skills for analyzing the conditions under which the innovative society thrives, including the ability to analyze specific problems surrounding innovation using basic tools of microeconomics and econometrics.

Active participation is expected.

Basic knowledge of microeconomics and econometrics at the undergraduate level is desirable. Students should also be acquainted with how to read academic papers.

Discussion Debate／Presentation

1. Overview
2. Economic growth and innovation
3. Basics of demand and supply (1): consumers and firms
4. Basics of demand and supply (2): markets and market failure
5. Properties of knowledge production
6. Science and technology indicators
7. R&D and productivity (1): knowledge production function, TFP and the Solow residual
8. R&D and productivity (2): measuring knowledge stock, technological spillovers
9. Basics of game theory (1): static games
10. Basics of game theory (2): dynamic games
11. Market structure and innovation (1): market structure and R&D incentives
12. Market structure and innovation (2): patent races
13. Market structure and innovation (3): spillovers and R&D cooperation
14. Intellectual property policies and innovation
15. Review

Class participation and assignments: 60%.
End-of-term report and oral examination: 40%.

In class verbally and in comments on assignments.

No required textbook.

Belleflamme, Paul and Martin Peitz (2015), Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies (2nd Edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Chapters 18 and 19)

Hall, Bronywn and Christian Helmers (2024), The Economics of Innovation and Intellectual Property, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-economics-of-innovation-and-intellectual-property-9780197630921
https://inno-ip.com/

Hall, Bronwyn and Nathan Rosenberg (2010), Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, Vols. 1 and 2, Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Aghion, Philippe, Céline Antonin, and Simon Bunel (translated by Jodie Cohen-Tanugi) (2021), The power of creative destruction: economic upheaval and the wealth of nations, Cambridge MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. (Original title: Aghion, Philippe, Céline Antonin, and Simon Bunel (2020), Le Pouvoir de la destruction créatrice, Paris: Odile Jacob.)

Other reference materials will be discussed in class.

Shunjuku Campus (Details will be given in the first meeting): Tuesday 9:10-10:00. Otherwise, by appointment.
Email: yasaki@cc.kogakuin.ac.jp

Active participation in class is most welcome.

Not applicable

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