This volume investigates the complex mechanisms and variables that govern the diffusion of technological innovation within economic systems. The authors, a collection of distinguished scholars including Paul David and Fabio Arcangeli, synthesize research presented at a major international conference in Venice. The text provides a rigorous framework for understanding how new technologies propagate through markets and organizations, serving as the foundational entry in a three-volume series on technological change.

Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the study of innovation economics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for researchers and students of technological change.