Innovation in East Asia

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Summary of this issue

 Policymakers in many Asia economies find that an increase in productivity is the way to achieve economic growth. They believe that innovation is a key to increase productivity. A major player in innovation is the private sector, but the public sector plays an important role. This issue takes up the issue of innovation in East Asia with an objective of identifying appropriate policies for promoting innovation.

Articles in this issue

Editors’ Overview
　Takatoshi ITO (Columbia University)
　Kazumasa IWATA (Japan Center for Economic Research)
　Colin MCKENZIE (Keio University)
　Shujiro URATA (Waseda University)

Innovation and Economic Growth in East Asia: An Overview
　Albert Guangzhou HU (China Europe International Business School)

Different Impacts of Scientific and Technological Knowledge on Economic Growth: Contrasting Science and Technology Policy in East Asia and Latin America
　Yee Kyoung KIM (KISTEP)
　Keun LEE (Seoul National University)

The Nature of Innovative Activity and the Protection of Intellectual Property in Asia
　Difei GENG (Vanderbilt University)
　Kamal SAGGI (Vanderbilt University)

Determinants of International Research Collaboration: Evidence from International Co‐Inventions in Asia and Major OECD Countries
　Naotoshi TSUKADA (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
　Sadao NAGAOKA (Hitotsubashi University)

Escaping the Middle‐Income Trap in Southeast Asia: Micro Evidence on Innovation, Productivity, and Globalization
　Cassey LEE (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
　Dionosius NARJOKO (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))

Measuring and Explaining Innovative Capability: Evidence from Southeast Asia
　Tomohiro MACHIKITA (Institute of Developing Economies (IDE))
　Yasushi UEKI (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))