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Book Review: The Coming Jobs War

Lead on Purpose

Those things destroy cities, destroy job growth and destroy city GDP. More money, jobs and GDP turns on who is named manager than on any other decision,” says Clifton. Entrepreneurial innovation: “Entrepreneurs are the rainmakers,” says Clifton. Entrepreneurship is more important than innovation. Not according to Clifton.

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Chinese Competition Has Raised Innovation In America and Europe

The Horizons Tracker

It’s often said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and that certainly seems to be the case during Covid, with new data from Accenture revealing that innovation has flourished during the pandemic. Born out of disaster and necessity comes opportunity; the pandemic has sparked a new wave of innovation. Unusual quarters.

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How Innovative Projects Get Funded

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Financial markets tend to fund the implementation of existing ideas or investment-intensive projects but often fail to adequately fund the discovery of new ideas,” the researchers explain. The study looked at how these financial challenges affect investment and innovation at both individual firms and in the wider economy.

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Has Going Public Really Lost Its Appeal?

The Horizons Tracker

economy and stock market. A drop could come from bankruptcies or public firms being bought by private investors, which isnt good for markets. But it could also be the result of two public firms merging, which can create synergies worth hundreds of millions of dollars (good for markets). with other countries. While the U.S.

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The Link Between Unemployment Benefits And Entrepreneurship

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Analyzing over 500 European regions from 2008 to 2019, the study found that increased national spending on unemployment benefits was associated with decreased rates of business creation, even when accounting for GDP fluctuations, population changes, business closures, foreign investment, and taxation. Why might this be the case?

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The Global Nature Of Corporate Venturing

The Horizons Tracker

This analysis reveals that most activity is driven by the demand for growth via market expansion. “The findings mirror the features of the Chinese setting, where entrepreneurs profit from the dramatic expansion in economic activity and serve as a vehicle to leverage the global innovation frontier,” the researchers explain.

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Research Highlights The Economic Value Of Immigration

The Horizons Tracker

The data showed that a six-year increase in immigration of around 25% results in an increase in per capita GDP of 0.08% and a 0.41% fall in total government debt by 2032. This continues to grow until 2052, when the increases in GDP per capita reach 0.30% and the fall in government debt reaches 1.34%.

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