Annalisa Primi

The periphery paradox in innovation policy: Latin America and Eastern Europe Compared

In this paper we are interested in analyzing the dynamics of the innovation policy in non-frontier countries, and their relationship with structural change and development.

Intellectual Property and Development: An Interpretation of the (NEW) Markets for Knowledge

Patenting activity has intensified in the last few decades. Year after year, patent offices receive a growing number of applications and grant more patents. This growth is registered on a global scale, and despite the fact that the leading economies in technological capacities are those that show the greatest growth, the activity has also intensified in emerging economies and developing countries.1 However, certain stability persists in terms of dominant stakeholders. Today, the United States, Germany, and Japan account for 80% of the patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),2 which, together with the offices of the European Union and Japan, continues to be the world’s most important patent office.

Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación en economías abiertas globales: reflejos de América Latina en el Caribe .

Este articulo defiende que la recesion de la economia mundial tendra un impacto negativo no solo en la inversion, la produccion y el empleo en America Latina, sino tambien en sus activos acumulados de capital humano y de capacidades tecnologicas. El riesgo de que la crisis pueda suponer recortes en algunas de las areas mas criticas de viabilidad a medio y corto plazo es real en America Latina. Tras una breve introduccion historica de la evolucion del tejido economico y la necesidad de innovacion, resume cuatro lecciones aprendidas sobre la politica tecnologica de America Latina. Concluye con algunas reflexiones sobre los tipos de medidas que deben tomarse para reforzar las perspectivas futuras de America Latina.