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Determinants of the Speed of Application of New Technology

In: Science and Technology in Economic Growth

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  • Edwin Mansfield

    (University of Pennsylvania)

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Technological change is a fundamental factor in the development of the poorer countries, in the growth of the industrialised countries, and in the improvement of the well-being of all mankind. It is a tremendously powerful force that, used with wisdom, can promote great strides in man’s welfare. What are the basic factors that influence how rapidly new technology is applied? This is a very important question, and one that has been in the forefront of discussion and controversy in recent years. There has been a widespread feeling in many countries that new technology is being applied at an inappropriate rate — too slowly in the eyes of most, too rapidly in the eyes of some. Consequently, there has been considerable interest among economists, scientists, technologists and policy makers in the determinants of the speed of application of new technology. My purpose in this paper is to discuss the basic factors influencing the speed of application of new technology, the emphasis being on industrialised countries and much of the material being drawn from experience in the United States.

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  • Edwin Mansfield, 1973. "Determinants of the Speed of Application of New Technology," International Economic Association Series, in: B. R. Williams (ed.), Science and Technology in Economic Growth, chapter 8, pages 199-226, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-01731-7_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-01731-7_8
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    1. E J Malecki, 1977. "Firms and Innovation Diffusion: Examples from Banking," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 9(11), pages 1291-1305, November.
    2. Marinakis, Yorgos D. & Walsh, Steven T. & White, Reilly, 2024. "What is the relationship between sociotechnical transition and disruptive innovations?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).

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