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Centre for Innovation & Structural Change (CISC)

Dr Dimitrios Pontikakis B.A., PhD dimitrios.pontikakisnuigalway.ie

Research interests:

Technology diffusion, innovation systems, industrial economics, labour economics

Dr Pontikakis holds a B.A. [Hons] in Politics and Economics (2001) and a Ph.D. in Economics (2005) from the Newcastle Business School, University of Northumbria. His main research interests revolve around the broad area of the economics of technology, approaching the subject from an industrial, labour and political economy perspective. He is currently working on a PRTLI-funded project on Conceptualising, Modelling and Evaluating Systems of Innovation. Other concurrent work includes the development of complementary innovation statistics for Ireland and the exploration of web applications for the collection, archival and analysis of individual-level data.

Dr Pontikakis' doctoral work examined technology diffusion in Greek small- and medium- sized enterprises using discrete choice modelling. He has also worked on a technological analysis of the Greek economy, the technology transfer activities of multinational enterprises as well as on the development of a diffusion-centred typology of technology. In the past Dr Pontikakis lectured at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has also acted as referee for Applied Economics and the Journal of Information Economics and Policy.

Research projects:

"Conceptualising, Modelling and Evaluating Systems of Innovation" (Participant)

Publications, presentations etc:

Please click here for Dr. Pontikakis' list of publications

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