主  题：Neo-Schumpeterian Economics of Catch-up by the Latecomers: Knowledge, path-creation, and the Middle income trap
 
主讲人：Keun Lee  professor
        Seoul National University
 
主持人：薛澜   教授
        清华大学中国科技政策研究中心主任，294俄罗斯专享会院长
 
点评嘉宾：李习保   
           清华大学经济管理学院副教授
             
地  点：294俄罗斯专享会302会议室
 
时  间：2012年12月11日15：00-17：00
 
语  言：英文

主  办：清华大学科技政策研究中心

      清华大学产业发展与环境治研究中心

 
内容简介：
The questions that motivate this study are as follows: Which factors lead to sustainable growth? Which factors cause a short-lived catch-up, particularly for middle-income developing countries? The current study proposes technological capability as the key factor for sustainable progress. A detailed analysis of the innovation system at three levels (firm, sector, and country) is provided, using a neo-Schumpeterian perspective. Empirical analysis shows that successful catching-up economies and their firms specialize in short-cycle technologies, thereby promoting the localization of knowledge diffusion and creation as well as enabling further development based on indigenous capabilities.This is a rational strategy because sectors with shorter technological cycle times see the frequent emergence of new technologies as existing ones rapidly become obsolete. Thus, latecomer economies need not master existing technologies dominated by the advanced economies, which tend to be more active in sectors with longer cycle times. The current study proposes a broad roadmap that recommends technological specializations for middle-income developing countries and trade-based specializations for low-income developing countries.
 
主讲人简介：
Dr. Keun Lee is professor of economics at the Seoul National University, and a director of the Center for Economic Catch-up. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He is recently appointed as a member of the Committee for Development Policy of the UN headquarter, starting from January 2013. He is a co-editor of Research Policy, an associate editor for Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, and the managing editor of Seoul Journal of Economics. He was a consultant at the World Bank, lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a research fellow at the East West Center, Hawaii. The main area of his research is economics of catch-up with focus on innovation, corporate organization and growth, and industrial policy. As of November 2012, his publications have received a total of more than 2,030 citations according to Google Scholar.