Fragkandreas, T. 2023. Innovation (as a Systemic Activity) and Income Inequality: Conceptual Model and Causal Mechanisms. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4553983
| Title | Innovation (as a Systemic Activity) and Income Inequality: Conceptual Model and Causal Mechanisms |
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| Authors | Fragkandreas, T. |
| Abstract | How does innovation as a collective (multi-actor) activity shape the distribution of income (namely income inequality) in contemporary capitalist societies? To address this largely under-researched (and thus also under-theorised) question, the present paper develops a novel conceptual model based on a synthesis of the literature on innovation systems, relational inequality theory, and critical realism. Drawing upon a mixed-method, longitudinal case study analysis, it is shown how the organisational strategies of focal actors (e.g. innovative firms, universities, research institutes, and policy organisations) combine with the structural components and capacities of the innovation system under investigation |
| Keywords | Innovation systems |
| income inequality | |
| causal mechanisms | |
| retroduction | |
| Germany | |
| Journal | SSRN |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | SSRN |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4553983 |
| Web address (URL) | https://ssrn.com/abstract=4553983 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 28 Aug 2023 |