Why we should all be creative at #work wef.ch/1NJzBS9 http://t.co/XzfOKWsmxw—
World Economic Forum (@wef) October 16, 2015
Creative destruction in routine occupations
29 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: creative destruction
Some very British creative destruction in telecommunications
26 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags: British economy, creative destruction, mobile phones, technology diffusion
https://twitter.com/amberleybooks/status/653168927996948480/photo/1
The UK telephone network became fully automatic #OTD 14 Oct 1976 with the closure of Portree manual exchange, Skye http://t.co/V5x08iyQdg—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) October 14, 2015
Operator Agnes Dewar connects the last call on the last UK manual telephone exchange, Portree, Isle of Skye #OTD 1976 http://t.co/SddN0vUq1d—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) October 14, 2015
More evidence on the emergence of the working rich
25 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of education, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, occupational choice Tags: College premium, creative destruction, education premium, entrepreneurial alertness, graduate premium, Leftover Left, superstar wages, superstars, top 1%
Creative destruction in telegraph messages
25 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture Tags: Australia, creative destruction
#OTD 21 Oct 1872 a UK – Australia telegraph service opened from London to Darwin, 20 hours to transmit a message! https://t.co/cgnbhLzAuw—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) October 21, 2015
@BernieSanders @HillaryClinton drug price controls will shorten lives
21 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, health economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, creative destruction, drug lags, entrepreneurial alertness, innovations, intellectual property, patents and copyright, price controls
Drug price controls have populist appeal, but patients are the ones they would hurt the most bit.ly/1X3e742 http://t.co/ulXuGHLSld—
Manhattan Institute (@ManhattanInst) October 17, 2015
Technology diffusion to underdeveloped countries is quickening
20 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: creative destruction, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion
pace of diffusion of digital technologies in the developing world far exceeds growth in access to basic services http://t.co/Kig46T713M—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) May 20, 2015
Creative destruction in technology acquisitions
19 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, market for corporate control, mergers and takeovers
The 12 biggest #technology acquisitions of all time wef.ch/1QrO2b5 http://t.co/Dx0YTm8NpA—
World Economic Forum (@wef) October 15, 2015
Creative destruction in newspapers
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
Creative destruction in Twitter
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Twitter
2015 has not been a particularly good year for Twitter. Will share prices go further down? econ.st/1PfOAmW http://t.co/ME1RbnlmNE—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Our interactive chart explains why Twitter remains a minnow in the tech industry econ.st/1LkhVqi http://t.co/sCQWStMEC3—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Tesla’s autopilot
16 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in law and economics, transport economics Tags: creative destruction, driverless cars, tort law
Why are we still calling them phones?
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, smart phones
Why are we still calling them phones? qz.com/509442 http://t.co/mIqCVnsyrY—
Quartz (@qz) September 26, 2015
50 years of creative destruction in desktops
13 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: creative destruction, desktops, entrepreneurial alertness, innovation
Computers in 1964 vs. 2014: buff.ly/1NoBa3N http://t.co/4MFBCyk1D3—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 28, 2015
Internet usage by education
11 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: creative destruction, Internet
In 2000, 19% of those with less than a high school degree used the internet. Today, 66% do. pewrsr.ch/1KKtgUH http://t.co/smUEDFRs34—
PewResearch Internet (@pewinternet) September 26, 2015
Creative destruction in book production
11 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction
Scribes – Gutenberg – steam power – the internet
Productivity increase in book production over time http://t.co/yuvD7esnD1—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) September 23, 2015

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