Technology & Innovation

Bill Janeway explains why “efficiency is the enemy of innovation,” and how venture capitalists and the state advance technological change

Alberto Baccini’s presentation for INET’s panel on research evaluation at the G20 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, May 2018.

The shocking—but illustrative—example of how an Italian government agency concocted statistics to evaluate scholarship, hid them from the public, and masqueraded them as science. It’s a growing phenomenon

Austerity measures have battered the region and created instability throughout the Eurozone. Here’s one way out of the mess.

“The stories we tell ourselves about the world are a map of the world as we see it. And if we want to change the world, we have to change the story first.”

What Do Citations Actually Measure in Economics and How Should Economic Journals and Department Review Committees Use This Data? 

William Janeway’s Far-Ranging Seminar on Fundamental Debates in Innovation and Finance

The Implications of Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative for China and the World Economy

Joseph Stiglitz, Michael Spence and a global team of leading thinkers are calling for new thinking & new rules for the world economy

The Idea That Businesses Exist Solely to Enrich Shareholders Is Harmful Nonsense

Why we should worry about job quality, not quantity—or robot overlords

A look at America’s strange and dangerous approach to medicine, and how to fix it

The decline in productivity growth has a longer history

Despite dismissive comments by the U.S. Treasury Secretary, facing the challenge posed by robotics replacing human labor raises key public policy questions