AIR associate Dan Breznitz and Michael Murphy’s book, “Run of the Red Queen: Government, Innovation, Globalization, and Economic Growth in China,” has been recently awarded the 2012 British International Studies Association (BISA) Susan Strange Prize. The prize recognizes an outstanding…
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Bill Lazonick gave a public lecture on “Capitalism in Crisis: Makers vs. Takers”
On August 16 2012, Bill Lazonick gave a public lecture on “Capitalism in Crisis: Makers vs. Takers“ at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. The event was moderated by Ian Masters, host of the radio programs Background Briefing and The Daily Briefing….
Bill Lazonick was interviewed on the national evening business program of the Australian Broadcasting Company
Visiting Sydney, Bill Lazonick was interviewed on the national evening business program of the Australian Broadcasting Company: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-10/share-buybacks-leading-to-lack-in-strategic-vision/4122650. He argued that the US practice of stock buybacks not only deprives US corporations of finance for innovation but also gets top executives…
Investment, Innovation, and Competitiveness
On July 6 2012, in Sydney, at an event on Investment, Innovation, and Competitiveness organized by the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), theAIRnet president Bill Lazonick was a featured speaker, along with Craig Emerson, Australian Minister for Trade and…
Annual conference of the Society for the Advancement for Socio-Economics (SASE)
At the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement for Socio-Economics (SASE)at MIT in Cambridge MA on June 28 2012, Bill Lazonick organized a featured panel on the topic, “Does the financial economy dominate the productive economy?”
United States and Europe to “rebalance” the economy
In an article in the Guardian and in a Policy Report, Prof. Mariana Mazzucato, an associate of theAIRnet, argued that there is an urgent need in the United States and Europe to “rebalance” the economy so that it rewards those who invest in value…
Research from theAIRnet will be presented in a session on “impatient capital in high-tech industries” at the Industry Studies Assocation annual conference
Research from theAIRnet will be presented in a session on “impatient capital in high-tech industries” at the Industry Studies Assocation annual conference in Pittsburgh on May 29-June 1, 2012. The session will include the following papers: William Lazonick, “The Rise…
Bill Lazonick was interviewed by Mike Papantonio on the Ed Schultz national radio show
On May 8 2012, Bill Lazonick was interviewed by Mike Papantonio on the Ed Schultz national radio show. Lazonick talked about the AlterNet article, “3 Corporate Myths that Threaten the Wealth of the Nation,” that he co-authored with Ken Jacobson and…
Release of a new book, “Refonder l’entreprise”(Refonding The Enterprize)
Announcing the release of a new book, “Refonder l’entreprise”(Refonding The Enterprize), by theAIRnet researchers Blanche Segrestin and Armand Hatchuel. More information about the book can be found here
Bill Lazonick, Ken Jacobson, and Lynn Parramore posted a five-part series on AlterNet
During the first week of April, 2012, Bill Lazonick, Ken Jacobson, and Lynn Parramore posted a five-part series on AlterNet under the theme of “Corporations for the 99 Percent“, now available as an ebook. All of these articles have been…
