Understanding Quadruple Helix relationships of university technology commercialisation: a micro-level approach

The paper provides a critical analysis of the idea of technological unemployment. The overview of the existing literature on the employment effects of technological change shows that on the micro-level there exists strong and positive relationship between innovations and employment growth in firms; on the sectoral level this correlation becomes ambiguous; on the macro-level the impact of new technologies seems to be positive or neutral. This implies that fears of explosive growth of technological unemployment in the foreseeable future are exaggerated. Our analysis further suggests that new technologies affect mostly the structure of employment rather than its level. Additionally we argue that automation and digitalisation would change mostly task sets within particular occupations rather than distribution of workers by occupations.

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Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare. Part II

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2012-3-32-51 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 32-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Fleurbaey

Keyword(s):

Social Welfare ◽

Social Relations ◽

Well Being ◽

Welfare Economics ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Alternative Approaches ◽

Micro Level ◽

Beyond Gdp

The second part of the paper is devoted to the non-monetary indicators of social welfare. Various approaches to the study of subjective well-being and happiness are described. The author shows what problems a researcher would encounter trying to analyze welfare on the micro-level and to take account of the cognitive and affective aspects of the individuals assessment of their well-being, as well as the relevance of social relations. The author also shows to what extent the alternative approaches, particularly the analysis of functionings and capabilities advanced by A. Sen are compatible to the modern welfare economics and what prospects the latter has.

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Psychology of the Market and Economic Power (On Psychological Approach of Alan Greenspan to the Analysis of Economic Problems)

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2011-4-99-118 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 99-118

Author(s):

Yu. Olsevich

Keyword(s):

Economic Policy ◽

Institutional Transformation ◽

The Other ◽

Economic Power ◽

Psychological Approach ◽

Market System ◽

Economic Problems ◽

Systemic Crisis ◽

Micro Level ◽

The One

The article analyzes the psychological basis of the theory and economic policy of libertarianism, as contained in the book by A. Greenspan "The Age of Turbulence", clarifies the strengths and weaknesses of this doctrine that led to its discredit in 2008. It presents a new understanding of liberalization in 1980-1990s as a process of institutional transformation at the micro and meso levels, implemented by politicians and entrepreneurs with predatory and opportunistic mentality. That process caused, on the one hand, the acceleration of growth, on the other hand - the erosion of informal foundations of a market system. With psychology and ideology of libertarianism, it is impossible to perceive real macro risks generated at the micro level, which lead to a systemic crisis, and to develop measures to prevent it.

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