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For producing patentable and licensable outputs, Universities should reverse the conventional research-to-commercialization process

Universities should reverse the conventional research-to-commercialization process by identifying patentable gaps and potential licensees first, then pursuing research to develop economically meaningful, patentable and licensable product or process innovations. At…

Due to lack of clarity of underlying mechanics, we tend to incorrectly believe that technological or industrial revolutions unfold as a big bang.

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Missing Mechanics in Technological Revolutions

Technological or industrial revolutions generate long waves of economic growth while simultaneously destroying firms and industries that powered previous waves. This dual effect has attracted substantial scholarly interest. However, much…

Nations fail in econimic prosperity due to resistance to creative destructions terming them as threat

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Why Nations Fail: Is Trump’s Response to EV to repeat the history?

In their widely discussed thesis Why Nations Fail, Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson argue that the rise and fall of nations is fundamentally shaped by their responses…

Growth is episodic due to unleashing of successive industrial revolutions through deeper layer of knowledge

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Growth Is Episodic, Not Linear: The Missing Structure in Joel Mokyr’s Industrial Revolution Thesis

Abstract: Joel Mokyr’s explanation of modern economic growth rightly emphasizes the transformative role of “useful knowledge” in shifting the engine of growth from Smithian market expansion to sustained productivity gains…

How prosperity migrated from Britain to America, among a few other questions, demands rethinking Mokyr’s industrial enlightenment thesis

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Prosperity Migrated from Britain to America: Rethinking Mokyr’s Industrial Enlightenment Thesis

Few economic historians have reshaped our understanding of modern economic growth as profoundly as Joel Mokyr. His lifelong pursuit—to uncover the intellectual origins of the unprecedented prosperity that transformed Britain…

Robots take my job has been a serious concern that could be dealt with by seven tactics of innate ability-centric competence sharpening

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Robots Take My Job —seven tactics for remaining relevant in the job market

Will robots take my job? How to remain employable in an AI-driven world has been a question for all. Do we need to know how to use AI or how…

Jobs in the age of AI and robots depend on their nature and relative complexities of automating human competence

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Jobs in the Age of AI and Robots—what kind of competence and jobs matter?

Why have farmers, laborers, and other agricultural workers experienced the highest job growth rate, while cashiers and ticket clerks are at the top of the job declining list? Uncertainty about…

ChatGPT moment of robots requires substantial progress in robot hand and ability to sense human mind for creating jobs for humanoid robots

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ChatGPT Moment of Robots: Is It Around the Corner?

At the Consumer Machine Show (CMS) 2025, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a bold vision for Humanoid robots. Standing in front of a row of advanced humanoid prototypes, Huang declared…

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Automation and Human Roles: Optimally Balancing for Maximizing Economic Gain

In the midst of the much-touted Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is a growing realization that human-free production and usage of products is not yet economically feasible. As industries seek efficiency…

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Urgency of Fourth Industrial Revolution: Overcoming Cognitive Limits to Clean Energy

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is no longer just a concept; it is a reality that is reshaping the way we live, work, and interact with the world. Popularized by…

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Forces Driving Industrial Revolutions: Human Ambition, Science, and Profit

Industrial revolutions have transformed human civilization by delegating roles to machines, improving efficiency, and opening pathways to previously unimaginable possibilities. The transformative effect causing the rise, fall and migration of…

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Patentable and Licensing-Revenue-Generating Ideas: How to Develop Them?

Missing Mechanics in Technological Revolutions

Why Nations Fail: Is Trump’s Response to EV to repeat the history?

Growth Is Episodic, Not Linear: The Missing Structure in Joel Mokyr’s Industrial Revolution Thesis

Prosperity Migrated from Britain to America: Rethinking Mokyr’s Industrial Enlightenment Thesis

Robots Take My Job —seven tactics for remaining relevant in the job market

Jobs in the Age of AI and Robots—what kind of competence and jobs matter?

ChatGPT Moment of Robots: Is It Around the Corner?

Automation and Human Roles: Optimally Balancing for Maximizing Economic Gain

Urgency of Fourth Industrial Revolution: Overcoming Cognitive Limits to Clean Energy

Forces Driving Industrial Revolutions: Human Ambition, Science, and Profit

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