Firms in the Knowledge Economy

The course provides an overview of opportunities and challenges created by the “knowledge economy” for firms. The course covers the following topics:

1. Skill-biased technological change and its impact on firms’ labor demand
2. Management practices and the organization of knowledge
3. Data as assets
4. Intangible assets, internationalization and profit shifting
5. Incentives to innovate for firms, and within firms, for employees
6. Knowledge diffusion and knowledge spillovers between firms

At the end of the course, students should have a good understanding of how technological change has affected production in firms, be able to understand empirical papers in the field, and know how to critically evaluate them.