Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/149687 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CHOPE Working Paper No. 2012-05
Publisher: 
Duke University, Center for the History of Political Economy (CHOPE), Durham, NC
Abstract: 
Following the development of knowledge economies, there has been a rapid expansion of economic analysis of knowledge, both in the context of technological knowledge in particular and the decision theory in general. This paper surveys this literature by identifying the main themes and contributions and outlines the future prospects of the discipline. The wide scope of knowledge related questions in terms of applicability and alternative approaches has led to the fragmentation of research. Nevertheless, one can identify a continuing tradition which analyses various aspects of the generation, dissemination and use of knowledge in the economy.
Subjects: 
knowledge
information
belief
uncertainty
innovation
intellectual property rights
scientific research
technological change
JEL: 
D80
O30
I20
B00
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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