The world is turning its back on the inventor. This is what needs to change
Economic growth is driven by growth in productivity, which is driven by the creation of new technologies.
Edmund S. Phelps
Director, The Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University
Eskil Ullberg
Adjunct Professor of Economics, George Mason University
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