Andrea Fernández-Ribas

 

School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology

D.M. Smith Building, 685 Cherry Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0345, U.S.A.

Phone: +1 404.894.0731; Fax: +1 404.385.0504

afribas@gatech.edu

afr360@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Research Interests

Regional innovation and economic development; Microeconomics of innovation; Technological and non-technological innovation; Emerging technologies; Emerging markets; Evaluation of research, technology and innovation policies; Knowledge and innovation measurement.

 

Georgia Tech STIP program

 

Recent Publications

Busom, I. and Fernández-Ribas, A. (2007) Do R&D programs of different government levels overlap in the European Union, Proceedings Atlanta Conference on Science and Technology [JDOI], Working Paper Download >> Icon

 

Busom, I. and Fernández-Ribas, A. (2008) The Impact of participation in R&D Programs on R&D partnerships, Research Policy, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 240-257. Working Paper Download >>Icon

 

Fernández-Ribas, A. (2009) Public support to private innovation in multi-level governance systems: an empirical investigation, Science and Public Policy, Vol. 36, No. 6, July 2009. Download >>Icon

 

Fernández-Ribas, A. and Shapira, P. (2009) Technological diversity, scientific excellence and the location of inventive activities abroad: the case of nanotechnology, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 286-303. Working Paper Download >>Icon

 

Fernández-Ribas, A. and Shapira, P. (2009) The role of national innovation programs in stimulating international cooperation in innovation, International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 473-498, Working Paper Download >>Icon

 

Fernández-Ribas, A., Shapira, P. and Youtie, J. (2008) Traditional versus decentralized innovation strategies of multinational enterprises, R&D Management, under revise and resubmit, Working Paper Download >>Icon

 

Roper, S., Youtie, J., Shapira, P. and Fernández-Ribas, A. (forthcoming) Knowledge, Capabilities and Manufacturing Innovation: A US-Europe Comparison, Regional Studies, published on line December 2008 [JDOI] Working Paper Download >>Icon

 

Research Projects

Establishing the Long-term Effects of NIST MEP Services on Establishments, SRI/NIST, 2008-2009

Invention protection in global markets, Kauffman Foundation/GRA, 2008-2009

Innovation activities and firm’s performance: a US/EU comparison, NIST, 2008

Measuring knowledge content in Malaysia, UNDP, 2007-2008

Invention and publication patterns in nanotechnology, GT/CNS/NSF, 2007-2008

 

Teaching

Economics of Innovation

Quantitative Methods