Implications of Knowledge-Based
Growth for Micro-Economic Policies

Peter Howitt, general editor

About the Book

Developing effective policies to increase jobs and our standard of living requires the knowledge and understanding of the determinants of economic growth. Although there may be dissension among economists and policy makers on some aspects of the process generating growth, there is a consensus that innovation resulting from the accumulation of knowledge plays a fundamental role. While Canadian industries are currently undergoing significant structural changes to meet new competitive challenges in the global marketplace, ensuring that the new economy is an innovative, knowledge-based one is key to Canada's future success.

This volume discusses key issues linked with knowledge-based growth:

• the sources of knowledge (concepts and measures used to track knowledge-based growth);
• policy issues (empirical evidence of knowledge-based growth, interprovincial barriers, intellectual property, international best practices, and industrial clusters);
• telecommunication issues (international comparisons on information infrastructure, Canadian communications equipment, the information highway).

About the Editor

Peter Howitt is the Bank of Montreal Professor of Money and Finance at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. He has published numerous research articles on monetary policy, macroeconomics, and economic growth.

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