Technology & economics : papers commemorating Ralph Landau's service to the National Academy of Engineering

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811945503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 1-280-21171-7; 9786610211715; 0-309-58303-9; 0-585-14456-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LandauRalph
• Disciplina: 338.927
• Soggetti: Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States; Research, Industrial - United States; Economic development; United States Economic policy Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Papers presented at a Symposium on Technology and Economics, held in Washington, D.C., Apr. 4-5, 1990.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Technology & Economics""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ralph Landau: Engineer, Entrepreneur, Scholar""; ""How Competitiveness Can Be Achieved: Fostering Economic Growth and Productivity""; ""THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN GROWTH""; ""GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES VERSUS JAPAN""; ""THE JORGENSON ANALYSIS OF THE SOURCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""RECENT NEW RESEARCH IN GROWTH ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES""; ""THE LEGAL CLIMATE""; ""PHYSICAL CAPITAL FORMATION""; ""R&D AND EDUCATION""; ""MICROECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS""; ""WHAT SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL GOAL""; ""HOW GROWTH RATES CAN BE INCREASED TO MEET THE NATIONAL GOAL""""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Capital Formation and Economic Growth""; ""TESTING OF HYPOTHESES""; ""ACCOUNTING FOR GROWTH""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Investing in Productivity Growth""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Technology and the Cost of Equity Capital""; ""THE ; COST OF CAPITAL""; ""THE COST OF EQUITY""; ""CORPORATE HORIZONS AND THE COST OF CAPITAL""; ""INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS""; ""POLICIES THAT REDUCE THE COST OF EQUITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Science and Its Applications: How To Succeed""""THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE""; ""EXPLOIT LUCK THROUGH OBSERVATION""; ""OPTIMIZE CHAOS""; ""PERSEVERE""; ""THINK FUNDAMENTALLY""; ""MOONLIGHT""; ""BE ARROGANT""; ""A SEVENTH KEY TO SUCCESS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Challenges to Agricultural Research in the Twenty-First Century""; ""TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTIONS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""STRESS ON THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS""; ""RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS""; ""PERSPECTIVE""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INNOVATION IN THE CHEMICAL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES""""NOTES""; ""List of Symposium Participants""