GCSJ seminar series: Opening the pandora’s box of inequality in innovation systems

Dates
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location
Online, via Microsoft Teams

Speaker: Dr Thanos Fragkandreas, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Westminster Business School | University of Westminster 

Chair: Professor Theo Papaioannou, Professor Of Politics, Innovation And Development

How does innovation affect income inequality? This talk explores how innovation systems can both increase and reduce inequality. It challenges the conventional explanations offered by mainstream economics - such as the skill-biased technological change account - and highlights the critical role of the mechanisms and strategies adopted by key actors in innovation systems.

This session will be of interest to PhD students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with innovation, inequality, and inclusive development.

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