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What is the defining characteristic of capitalism? Some say profit. Others, private ownership. Still others, rapacity. Considering that capitalism may have begun as early as the 16 th century, in ...

STOCKHOLM -- Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and ...

When drastic disruptions bring new political leaders, policymakers respond with major changes. We're living in such a time, even if it's not clear how much a pandemic, rampant inflation, international ...

Ray Perryman is the head of The Perryman Group and serves as a distinguished professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies. Each year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the ...

Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword ...

Professor John Hassler, from left, Hans Ellegren, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and Professor Kerstin Enflo, announce Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt as the recipients of ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ...