Routledge Studies in the Economics of Innovation
About the Book Series
The Routledge Studies in the Economics of Innovation series is our home for comprehensive yet accessible texts on the current thinking in the field. These cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections bring together robust theories from a wide range of individual disciplines and provide in-depth studies of existing and emerging approaches to innovation, and the implications of such for the global economy.
AI, Blockchain and the Circular Economy: Building Resilient, Regenerative and Sustainable Supply Chains
1st Edition
Edited
By Manu Sharma, Sanjay Taneja, Ewelina Idziak
September 11, 2026
In an era defined by climate urgency, resource scarcity, and technological disruption, this book offers a compelling roadmap for reimagining supply chains and business models. By weaving together the transformative capabilities of artificial intelligence and blockchain with the principles of the ...
FinTech, Financial Inclusion, and Sustainable Development: Disruption, Innovation, and Growth
1st Edition
By David Mhlanga
July 20, 2026
This book explores the significant impact of FinTech on the financial industry and how it could be used to promote legitimate development in the global economy. It takes readers on an engaging tour of the field of FinTech, immersing them in a thorough investigation of the technological advancements...
Innovation and Economic Development
1st Edition
By Raja M. Almarzoqi, F. John Mathis
July 20, 2026
Over the past two decades, several sudden, unforeseen, and significant changes have occurred in the world's political and economic landscape. This book explores their impact on the processes of contemporary disruptive innovations during the Fourth Industrial Technology Revolution and the role that ...
Robots, Automation and the Innovation Economy
1st Edition
By Jon-Arild Johannessen
July 20, 2026
Cascades of new technologies and innovations are entering our lives so fast that it is difficult for us to adapt to one innovation before the next becomes embedded into our everyday lives. What happens when the changes brought by technology are so profound that they affect all aspects of our lives?...
The Economics of MedTech Innovation: Balancing Patient Safety with Economic Growth
1st Edition
By Andreas Peters
June 12, 2026
In an era where medical technology advances rapidly yet faces mounting regulatory hurdles, this book explores the critical interplay between patent law and regulatory frameworks that shapes the future of healthcare. It examines a fundamental problem in European medical technology innovation: the ...
Economics of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry: Supply Chain, Trade and Innovation
1st Edition
By Ramesh Bhardwaj
May 22, 2026
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, including analysis of its current trade and innovation strategies. Opening with a survey of the global pharmaceutical and medical device industry, Bhardwaj outlines the growing trade and trade ...
Inclusion and Innovation in the Digital Economy
1st Edition
By Ewelina Sokołowska, Małgorzata Gawrycka
February 19, 2026
Inclusion and Innovation in the Digital Economy shows how Europe’s digital future can be both innovative and inclusive. Based on EU-27 data from 2015 to 2023, it uncovers what truly drives digital progress and how countries can align technological growth with social equity. At its heart lies a ...
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Innovation and Vulnerability in the Digital Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Sven Van Kerckhoven, Usman W. Chohan
December 26, 2025
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) constitute a comparatively novel area in academic research and scholarship, but the budding interest in this category of digital and algorithmic organization across various disciplines provides an indication of the possibilities that DAOs wield in terms...
Innovation, Automation and a Sustainable Economy: Tackling the Inequality, Climate and Biodiversity Crises
1st Edition
By Jon-Arild Johannessen
December 26, 2025
Economic inequality, the environmental crisis and the climate crisis are systemically linked. Accordingly, they should be understood as a single, interconnected system and strategies for resolving them should be guided by this understanding. This book demonstrates how the Green New Deal and its ...
The Digital Economy and the Productivity Paradox
1st Edition
By Michał Włodarczyk, Rafał Wisła
October 28, 2025
Despite the billions of dollars invested in digitalization, productivity growth in developed economies remains sluggish and the promised technological revolution has yet to deliver its full potential. This concise book questions why digitalization is not translating into higher productivity and ...
Innovation and Economic Development: A Microeconomic Perspective
1st Edition
By Jon-Arild Johannessen
October 22, 2025
Microeconomic theorists have largely excluded entrepreneurship and innovation from their theoretical analyses and models. In the existing literature, innovative entrepreneurs are hardly mentioned at all, yet it is precisely these entrepreneurs who, through their establishment of innovation-based ...
Emerging Markets and the Digital Economy: A Framework for Enhancing Global Competitiveness
1st Edition
By Karim Hamza
September 02, 2025
This book provides a strategic blueprint for understanding how pioneering emerging markets are leveraging the digital economy to challenge global economic hierarchies. It explores the role of disruptive technologies like AI, 5G, and fintech in reshaping industries, markets, and economic structures....