Training Course
The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation
Dakar, Senegal 27 September–01 October 2010
Deadline for application: 31 July 2010
Twinning partners, The Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES) and the United Nations University Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) are co-organizing a research level workshop training on “The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation”, on September 27th - October 1st 2010 in Dakar, Senegal. This training is to be attended by invitation.
The course will be held in Dakar, Senegal from 27 September to 01 October 2010.
Aim of the training
- Provide strong knowledge in the areas of economics of knowledge and innovation. Emphasis is placed on theoretical modeling (models of macroeconomic growth, micro-evolutionary approaches) and the empirical applications using real data and econometric methods for their implementation;
- Keep abreast of the latest research developments on the economics of knowledge and innovation;
- Make available to researchers, advanced analytical tools to study rigorously the concepts of knowledge and innovation. They will also be able to develop research programs.
The Teaching Staff
The training will be conducted by distinguished lecturers from United Nations University- Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Center on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), and CRES. Several experts will be invited from the region or other developing countries to reflect the experiences and needs of Senegal in the context of knowledge and innovation.
Venue and Date
CRES offices, Dakar Senegal, 27 September to 01 October 2010.
Target Clientele
This course is designed for top researchers in economics who wish to acquire solid tools of analysis in the area of the economics of knowledge and innovation.
Number of Participants: 20-30 researchers
Course Completion Certificate
All participants who successfully complete the course will be given a course accomplishment certificate.
Reading Materials
Participants will be provided with a compilation of key reading materials.
Course Fee
There is no course fee for participants. Participants from outside Senegal are expected to arrange for their own travel funding.
Language
The language of the training will be English and French (in particular with regards to the international speakers). The lecturers will be a combination of international and regionally based speakers.
Training Course Topics
- The economic impact of technological change and innovation
- The induced innovation hypothesis
- Indicators of STI and innovation
- Pro-poor innovation
- Capital accumulation, innovation and employment
- Learning by doing and innovation
- Globalization and innovation
- Organizing R&D: financing of innovation
- The microeconomic foundations of the economic theory of innovation
- Structural models explaining R&D-innovation-productivity (Crépon, Duguet, Mairesse)
- Innovation and inequalities
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Application deadline is 31 July 2010
Selected candidates will be notified before 9 August 2010.
Application: Please send your application (CV with short accompanying email with motivation) to any of the contacts cited below.
Marietou Mbaye
Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES)
Rue de Kaolack Angle F, Point E
Dakar. CP 12023, BP 7988
Senegal
Email :marietoum@hotmail.fr
Tel: +221-338647757, Fax : +221-338647758
Website: http://cres-sn.org
Ms. Eveline in de Braek
Secretary to the Training Programmes
UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands
Tel. +31-433884449, Fax +31-433884499.
E-mail: indebraek@merit.unu.edu
UNU-MERIT Link: www.merit.unu.edu/training
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