Friday, January 19, 2007
Working Paper BETA #2006-01:
"Maria Savona, André Lorentz
Demand and Technology Determinants of Structural Change and Tertiarisation: An Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis for four OECD Countries
Abstract : The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the relative role of changes in final and intermediate demand as affecting the changes in the sectoral structure of advanced economies. These latter have led, over the last three decades, to the massive growth of service sectors. The paper draws upon the recently released OECD Input- Output (I-O) tables. The empirical analysis is based on an I-O Structural Decomposition Analysis carried out on 13 manufacturing and service sectors, from the end of 1960s to the end of 1990s. Although heterogeneous sectoral patterns emerge, we find that the structural changes leading to the growth of services, particularly KIBS (Knowledge Intensive Business Services), are mainly (domestic) demand-led, whereas the role of foreign trade remains marginal even in the last decade. We infer that, even in the case of the most technologically advanced service sectors, (domestic) demand constraints affect the degree of exploitation of technological opportunities and the patterns of growth"
"Maria Savona, André Lorentz
Demand and Technology Determinants of Structural Change and Tertiarisation: An Input-Output Structural Decomposition Analysis for four OECD Countries
Abstract : The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the relative role of changes in final and intermediate demand as affecting the changes in the sectoral structure of advanced economies. These latter have led, over the last three decades, to the massive growth of service sectors. The paper draws upon the recently released OECD Input- Output (I-O) tables. The empirical analysis is based on an I-O Structural Decomposition Analysis carried out on 13 manufacturing and service sectors, from the end of 1960s to the end of 1990s. Although heterogeneous sectoral patterns emerge, we find that the structural changes leading to the growth of services, particularly KIBS (Knowledge Intensive Business Services), are mainly (domestic) demand-led, whereas the role of foreign trade remains marginal even in the last decade. We infer that, even in the case of the most technologically advanced service sectors, (domestic) demand constraints affect the degree of exploitation of technological opportunities and the patterns of growth"
Saturday, January 13, 2007
DTI - Economics Papers related to SIA: that is to Innovation Statistics
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Tekes: "Serve - Innovative Services Technology Programme 2006-2010
The "Serve programme targets to increase and broaden the services development of the Finnish industry and to promote academic research in service related areas. Innovative service concepts and internationally competitive business models renew and strengthen the Finnish economy. "
Yet to have any real project content, but one to watch. On another page:
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The "Serve programme targets to increase and broaden the services development of the Finnish industry and to promote academic research in service related areas. Innovative service concepts and internationally competitive business models renew and strengthen the Finnish economy. "
Yet to have any real project content, but one to watch. On another page:
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The Serve programme aims to develop both the supply and demand side of services as well as academic research on service science. In service supply side the programme focus is on:
- Professional services especially knowledge intensive business services (KIBS)
- Trade
- Finance and insurance
- Logistics
- Real estate
- Industrial services
In service demand side, Serve focuses especially on renewal of public service systems. The objective is to create room for new innovative service concepts in the publicly funded service markets. Service innovations will promote the strategic renewal of public service systems and create new service concepts for the production of public services.
In academic research of services, Serve programme offers funding for strategic and applied research on service innovation. The annually defined focus areas relate to:
- the specific nature of service innovation processes
- the customer’s role in service production
- innovative service concepts
- product management in services
- new service business models
- internationalization of services"
Tekes - Services and Innovation
proceedings of Services and Innovation Conference, held 10-11 October 2006
at Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland
..."
Service sector is vitally important for the economic success of the European Union. Services and Innovation Conference will address a range of key issues and policies in this area including:
* Services related innovation policies in the EU
* Services productivity and competitiveness of the economy
* Globalisation and services offshoring
* International business trends and new service concepts
* Service Industrialisation in the Global Information Economy
..."
proceedings of Services and Innovation Conference, held 10-11 October 2006
at Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland
..."
Service sector is vitally important for the economic success of the European Union. Services and Innovation Conference will address a range of key issues and policies in this area including:
* Services related innovation policies in the EU
* Services productivity and competitiveness of the economy
* Globalisation and services offshoring
* International business trends and new service concepts
* Service Industrialisation in the Global Information Economy
..."
