The social route to economic success
If man were not a social animal he would not be as economically successful as he has been. A biological perspective can prove highly illuminating.
Spanner in the works
The proposal to extend the Droit de Suite amounts to a subsidy of successful artists by unsuccessful ones.
Regulation by Rules or Regulation by Values
There are three ways of regulating behaviour - and of the three, regulation by values is much under-rated.
Dose of retail therapy
“Rip-Off Britain” has turned into a damp squib. Economists are unlikely to be surprised.
Swiss in time with technology
If you really want to find the New Economy - and the underestimation of productivity gains - look no further than Switzerland.
A heavyweight metal
Steel production receives a disproportionate amount of attention from politicians and the media. This obsession is deep rooted and illogical.
Invisible hand or chaos
Perhaps the invisible hand of Adam Smith is not as important in free market economies as the freedom for unsuccessful experiments to fail.
Companies have it both ways
Whose interests are served by waves of mergers and demergers?
Beating the west at its own game
Commercial success with innovation depends less on the innovations themselves than on the other qualities of a firm. Sony’s use of Bell Labs technology is the classic example.
Ford puts faith in high prices
Ford’s promise to keep prices high is a curious one, and the way it has been phrased shows that they have failed to understand the principles of credible commitment.