A global value chain perspective on the phenomena of innovation and inequality

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ID6149874
AuthorsAntonio Biurrun (0000-0003-0285-9655, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume12
Issue1
Pages97-106
Publication date2021-05-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInnovation and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2157-9318 • E-ISSN: 2157-930X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/2157930x.2021.1930891
OpenAlexW3170315683
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

The present brief comment explores some of Christopher Freeman's main ideas and their influence on my recent and current research. The concepts of broad and narrow National Systems of Innovation (NSI), regional systems of innovation and production networks are some of the main sources of inspiration for part of my works. Combined with a concern for development and social progress I have tried to understand how NSI relate and condition not only the outputs of innovation and economic growth but also their effect on social issues such as income inequality rates. Some evidence on the consequences of innovation on inequality is reviewed here, and some future lines of research regarding Global Value Chains (GVC) approaches are proposed

Comparative advantage · Economic inequality · Economic system · Economics · Global value chain · Inequality · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Perspective (graphical · Positive economics · Production (economics · Social inequality · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

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