How Europe's Economies Learn Coordinating Competing Models

When seeking to bench mark the performance of European economies, commentators often look for comparison the economies of Japan and the United States. How Europe's Economies Learn shows how this is seriously misleading and needs to be complemented with an understanding of the fundamental differences between Europe's economies.

Edward Lorenz was awarded a BS in Economics from MIT in 1975, an MA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1983. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. He also holds the posts of Research Associate at the Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi, France and Assigned Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. His research interests include innovation systems, knowledge management, and organisational behaviour. Bengt-Ake Lundvall is Professor in Economics at the University of Aalborg.