Technology & Innovation
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Conference paper
Vague Hopes, Active Aspirations and Equality
Apr 2014
The term human capital describes a set of skills, strengths and know-how that are valuable—both in the narrow sense of being “commercially valuable” (Lindsey, 2013), and the wider one of contributing to a flourishing, deliberate, purposeful life.As Heckman (2014) puts it: “Skills are capacities to act [emphasis added]…They shapeexpectations, constraints, and information” (p. 6).
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Conference paper
The Arab revolutions: any new paths from here?
Apr 2014
While successive waves of democratization over the last half century changed the political landscape in various regions of the world, the authoritarian regimes have maintained their hold on power in the Arab region.
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The Problem of the Predator State: Fostering Innovation While Facilitating Corporate Predation
Apr 11, 2014 | 07:00—08:30
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Law and Innovation: Is Intellectual Property a Path to Progress
Apr 11, 2014 | 07:00—08:30
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Education and Human Development: What are the Questions?
Apr 11, 2014 | 09:00—10:45
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Secular Stagnation? The Future Challenge for Economic Policy
Apr 11, 2014 | 03:15—05:00
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The Environment and Innovation: What Are The Real Costs?
Apr 11, 2014 | 12:45—02:15
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Beyond Austerity: Default, Debt Restructuring or Recovery?
Apr 10, 2014 | 07:00—08:30
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Reflexivity and Knightean Uncertainty: Implications for Economics
Apr 10, 2014 | 02:45—04:00
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Speculation and Innovation
Apr 10, 2014 | 04:15—05:30
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Conference paper
Pressures on Pensions
Apr 2014
Debate about the pension crises has centered on certain questions such as: Are greedy government workers bankrupting states? Arepension-slashing politicians backed by big money saving the day? Or do the budget problems of state and localgovernments have more to do with wasteful corporate subsidies than pensions? What are the real policy solutions to the pressures placed on pensions?”
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Conference paper
Toward an Intellectual History of Uncertainty
Apr 2014
Economists discussing the problem of radical uncertainty commonly invoke Frank Knight’s classic definition in Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, but only rarely venture to explore the broader contours of his argument.
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Conference paper
The Economics of Cyberwar
Apr 2014
Cyberwar is very much in the news these days. It is tempting to try to understand the economics of such an activity, if only qualitatively. What effort is required? What can such attacks accomplish? What does this say, if anything,about the likelihood of cyberwar?
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Cyber War, Cyber Space: National Security and Privacy in the Global Economy
Apr 10, 2014 | 12:45—02:15
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Innovation and Globalization: Playing Catch-up v. Pushing the Frontier
Apr 10, 2014 | 06:00—07:30