IKD: Innovation, Knowledge and Development
An Inter-Faculty Research Centre
Finance, Innovation and Equity
Projects
Financial Institutions and Economic Security
Driven by industrial innovation, in the last half of the 20th century, the populations of the advanced nations of North America and Europe attained, on average, very high standards of living. Yet, in the first decade of the 21st century, large numbers of people in these nations are economically insecure. Project details
Past projects
Finance, Innovation and Growth (FINNOV)
The Lisbon Agenda set out a new industrial policy for an enlarged European Union that aims to enhance long-term economic performance and improve the ability of European firms to generate innovation and growth. This will require improvements in the generation of new knowledge and better translation of new inventions into the commercial innovations that generate productivity improvements and economic growth. Project details on the FINNOV website
Firm Growth Dynamics under Different Knowledge Regimes
The project studies co-evolution of innovation and firm performance measures (such as growth rates, profits and stock prices) during different periods of the industry life-cycle and in different 'types' of industries. Project details
Culture and Innovation Dynamics: Explaining the uneven evolution of human knowledge
Innovation is the fundamental engine of growth, employment and better quality of life. Yet, whether we look at it from the point of view of income distribution, welfare effects, quality of life, scientific advances, or sheer profitability, we observe that such advantages are unevenly distributed. Project details
Finance, Innovation and Inequality
The Lisbon Agenda set out a new industrial policy for an enlarged European Union that aims to enhance long-term economic performance and improve the ability of European firms to generate innovation and growth. This will require improvements in the generation of new knowledge and better translation of new inventions into the commercial innovations that generate productivity improvements and economic growth. Project details
Regional Analysis, Innovation, Knowledge and Entrepreneurship (RAIKE) research exchange
This research exchange seeks to bring together three interdisciplinary areas within a multi-disciplinary framework. It builds on the strengths of scholarship, research expertise and leadership, as well as research units and centres within the OUBS and The Open University. Project details on the RAIKE website