ECON-4110

Economic Analysis of Technological Change

An examination of the economic considerations that influence the creation and assimilation of new products and processes, and of the impact of technological change on the structures and evolution of the American economy and environment. Topics include productivity growth, the organization and management of industrial research and development, the interaction between technological change and industrial structure, diffusion of innovations, and technological unemployment. Prerequisite: ECON-1200 or permission of instructor. Offered on availability of instructor.

3 credit hours