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  • Top economist Aghion: EU must invest more in high tech or lose out to the United States
    Neuer Zürcher Zeitung | 13.08.2024 | Philippe Aghion & Peter Fischer (NZZ)

    Prof. Philippe Aghion has had a critical influence on the economic understanding of economic growth, innovation, and the rise and fall of companies. The French native, who taught at Harvard University for many years, believes that Europe must change if it wants to keep up with the United States.

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  • Research shows science increasingly contributes to innovation
    Science|Business | July 2024 |

    The magazine Science|Business mentioned one of our analyses in an article.
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  • Is global innovation losing its power? (German language)
    Die Volkswirtschaft | Mai 2024 | Christian Rutzer & Rolf Weder

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  • Novartis führt bei KI-Einsatz in Pharmaforschung
    Handelsblatt | August 2023 | Britta Rybicki

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  • Switzerland’s non-association to Horizon Europe could hit STEM subjects hard - with consequences for innovation
    Science|Business | March 2023 |

    The magazine Science|Business mentioned one of our analyses in an article.

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  • Innoscape-Talks in the Media: Auf der Jagd nach den versteckten Geldsäcken
    NZZ am Sonntag | 25.07.2021 | Innoscape Talk with Severin Schwan

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  • Gefährdet das Fehlen von Mint-Absolventinnen den Innovationsstandort Schweiz?
    Neue Zürcher Zeitung | 03.05.2021 | Christian Rutzer & Rolf Weder

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  • Viele Erfinder wohnen jenseits der Grenze
    Die Volkswirtschaft | 04.03.2021 | Matthias Niggli, Christian Rutzer & Rolf Weder

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  • Grenzgänger – ein wichtiger Pfeiler für Innovationen «Made in Switzerland»
    Basler Zeitung | 30.09.2020 | Rolf Weder, Christian Rutzer & Matthias Niggli

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  • Die Innovationskraft der Schweiz wird unterschätzt – dank den Grenzgängern und der Personenfreizügigkeit ist sie höher als gedacht
    Neue Zürcher Zeitung | 25.09.2020 | Peter A. Fischer

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  • Rolf Weder geht in einem Beitrag der Weltwoche auf die Bedeutung offener Volkswirtschaften für Innovationen ein
    Weltwoche | 04.06.2022 | Rolf Weder

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  • Pol Antràs | Innoscape Talk #11

    The Power of Multinational Companies

    Multinational firms are driving a large share of international trade in goods and services and are thus central to today’s world economy. But why do they exist? Why did they become so important, what are their effects and what challenges may arise for policy making?

    In our 11th Innoscape Talk, we had the privilege to discuss these and other fundamental questions with Prof. Pol Antràs from Harvard University during his visit to the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Center for International Economics and Business (CIEB) at the University of Basel. As one of the world’s leading scholars on international trade, global value chains, and multinational firms, Prof. Antràs offers a deep understanding and timely perspective on the shifting dynamics of globalization. He thereby draws on his excellent research over the past 25 years he launched with his pioneering paper “Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure” published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2003.

    In the Innoscape Talk he also refers to his lecture The Power of Multinational Companies: Global Value Chains and the Future of Globalization he gave the day before this interview in the packed Aula of the University of Basel, followed by a panel discussion together with the Chairman (Dr. Jörg Reinhardt) of the pharmaceutical company Novartis, headquartered in Basel.

    The conversation begins with a personal journey into the field of international economics and quickly moves into an assessment of the current trend toward “Deglobalization”. Prof. Antràs explains how his research has contributed to the understanding of multinational firms and, in particular, why their presence has become so prominent over time. Contrary to the expectation that stronger legal systems might reduce the need for complex multinational structures, he explains why these firms have only become more important.

    Throughout the talk, Prof. Antràs also addresses the societal consequences of globalization. He explores whether increased competition among firms might serve as a remedy for some of the adverse effects he identifies. Toward the end of the conversation, the focus shifts to policy and management strategy: how small, open economies like Switzerland can navigate in today’s uncertain global environment, and whether focusing on research, innovation, and the export of ideas rather than products might offer a sustainable path forward for Swiss multinational firms.

    This talk provides a thoughtful, theory- as well as evidence-based reflection on the current development of the global economy. It offers valuable insights for anyone interested in the economic forces shaping our world today - from students and academics to policymakers and business leaders.

    Title: Pol Antràs | Innoscape Talk #11

    Date: April 2025

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    Rolf Weder (Interviewer). CIEB | University of Basel

    Philippe Aghion | Innoscape Talk #10

    The Power of Creative Destruction

    Creative destruction - the process where new innovations replace old innovations - is at the heart of economic prosperity, driving growth and reshaping entire industries.

    In our 10th Innoscape Talk, we had the honor to interview Prof. Philippe Aghion during his visit at the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Center for International Economics and Business (CIEB) at the University of Basel. He is a pioneer in modelling and fully understanding the process of creative destruction (a term and idea developed by Joseph Schumpeter) and one of the world's leading researchers in the area of innovation and growth. In this video, Prof. Aghion shared his insights from his research over many decades.

    Drawing from his book “The Power of Creative Destruction”, Philippe Aghion dives into the tensions between progress and resistance and explores how policies can maximize innovation while being aware of its implications. In the discussion, Prof. Aghion also shows how economic theory can help us to analyze and understand pressing real world issues and how economics has helped to find better policies to solve recent economic problems.

    Prof. Aghion highlights how competition spurs innovation by motivating top-performing firms to "escape competition" through advancement, while also stressing the importance of labor market policies to help lagging firms and workers to adapt. He reflects on how Schumpeter’s fear of entrenched incumbents preventing innovation is playing out today and why green and inclusive growth is the defining challenge of our time – and how it can be supported in economic policies.

    This conversation offers profound insights into how governments, firms, and civil society can collaborate to harness the power of innovation; it is precise, but also encompassing and highly relevant, making it a must-watch for policymakers, business leaders, economists, students, faculties and anyone interested in the future.

    Title: Philippe Aghion | Innoscape Talk #10

    Date: November 2024

    Authors:

    Rolf Weder (Interviewer). CIEB | University of Basel

    Title: Pol Antràs | Lecture Series #5

    Date: December 2024

    Authors:

    Pol Antràs, Jörg Reinhardt and Rolf Weder

    Title: Philippe Aghion | Lecture Series #4

    Date: May 2024

    Authors:

    Philippe Aghion, Frank Krysiak and Rolf Weder

    Title: Dave Donaldson | Lecture Series #3

    Date: November 2023

    Authors:

    Dave Donaldson and Rolf Weder

    Title: Gene M. Grossmann | Lecture Series #2

    Date: May 2023

    Authors:

    Gene M. Grossman and Rolf Weder

    Title: Bradford J. Jensen | Lecture Series #1

    Date: December 2022

    Authors:

    Bradford J. Jensen and Rolf Weder