IKD: Innovation, Knowledge and Development
IKD in the media
2010
Professor Mariana Mazzucato interviewed by BBC World News
BBC World News, 16 April 2010. Prof Mariana Mazzucato was interviewed by BBC World News 'Business Edition' presenter Jamie Robertson on the volcanic eruption in Iceland and the impact it could have on not just airlines, but businesses down the supply chain.
For more information on the interview, please email: IKD-Enquiries@open.ac.uk
US Healthcare reform is not an act of meddling
We invite you to read an opinion piece on the US healthcare reform is not an act of meddling, published in The Guardian (6 April 2010). Prof Mariana Mazzucato discusses US healthcare reform, noting that Government intervention in markets and industries have often prompted innovation.
Nudge, Nudge, Say No More
Dr Rajiv Prabhakar (IKD member) in his Comment piece Nudge, nudge, say no more discusses whether policy-makers should 'nudge' people to make particular choices. The Comment piece was published in Public, The Guardian's weekly public sector supplement (9 March 2010)
Intelligent investment in innovation
In her Intelligent Investment in Innovation article published in the Excellence in Leadership magazine (March 2010), Prof Mariana Mazzucato rethinks assumptions on innovation and explains how an intelligent approach can prevent over-investment.
Cure-alls and Calamities: Are stock option plans any better than cash bonuses?
In the Cure-alls and Calamities: Are stock option plans any better than cash bonuses? article published in the Globe & Mail Report on Business magazine (25 February 2010), Eric Reguly refers to Prof William Lazonick's research around the buyback practices of the 438 companies in the S&P 500 index that remained publicly traded between 1997 and 2008 and the effect of these buybacks.
Professor William Lazonick’s comments on Obama administration
Misako Hida in the article First 365 Days published in the Wall Street Journal Japan (22 January 2010) discusses the impact of the Obama Admisnitration on the US economy after its first year. The article includes comments from the IKD Visiting Fellow, William Lazonick (in the article referred to William Razonikku)
2009
Money for nothing - crisis for free
In the Money for nothing - crisis for free article published in Business Works magazine (Autumn 2009), Dr Leslie Budd discusses the causes of the current economic crisis.
Fixing the broken innovation model
In the Fixing the Broken Innovation Model article published in the Pharma Exec magazine in December 2009, Prof Mariana Mazzucato argues that the pharma industry needs more radical innovation, including radical thinking about the 'innovation division of labour'.
Winning advantage through innovation
In the Winning Advantage through Innovation article published in the Business Today in October 2009, Prof Mariana Mazzucato provided her expert opinion on the relationship between innovation and growth and why big businesses are weary in investing in long-term R&D projects. You will find the article on pages 24-25