The works by Zvi Griliches mostly concerned the economics of technological change, including empirical studies of diffusion of innovations and the role of R & D, patents, and education.
It was found later through multiple examples by Edwin Mansfield and other researchers that this is a general rule for technological change / diffusion of innovations.
Griliches also published important works of econometrics, including distributed lags (time series) and aggregation.
The Zvi Griliches Research Data Center[3] was established in his memory at the Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology in Israel.
The Zvi Griliches Excellence Award[4] was established by the Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) in Russia and other former Soviet Union countries.