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Josef Taalbi. Photo

Josef Taalbi

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Josef Taalbi. Photo

Origins and Pathways of Innovation in the Third Industrial Revolution : Sweden, 1950-2013

Author

  • Josef Taalbi

Summary, in English

This study examines the factors that have shaped the long-term evolution of the ICT industry in Sweden, 1950-2013. Exploiting a new historical micro-database on actual innovation output, the driving forces and technological interdependencies in the third industrial revolution are chronicled. The results of this study support some stylized facts about innovational interdependencies in general-purpose technologies: a closely knitted set of industries have provided positive and negative driving forces for the development of ICT innovations. The historical evolution of the GPT surrounding microelectronics can in this perspective be described as a sequence of development blocks.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

2017

Language

English

Publication/Series

Lund Papers in Economic History

Issue

159

Document type

Working paper

Publisher

Department of Economic History, Lund University

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • ICT
  • general-purpose technologies
  • innovation biographies
  • network analysis
  • development blocks
  • O3
  • N14
  • L16

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1101-346X