This is an edited transcript of a conversation held to introduce the Symposium that this
special issue now publishes. The editing aims to promote clarity without abandoning the …

A recent breakthrough in contract theory identified the practice of braiding, in which parties
weave informal and formal elements of contract together to overcome uncertainty. These …

$2.5 trillion.'That was the amount spent in the United States on health care in 2009.2 For that
year, this spending translated into 17.6 percent of gross domestic product, even though it …

In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the adoption of industrial robots using the data
from 42 countries, and thereby examine the factors underlying the rapid expansion of …

In June of 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth of
Virginia would take down a massive statue honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee …

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Disruptive innovation can be described as the introduction of a new conceptual idea or
meme into an existing system that causes the system to be fundamentally altered. Assembly …

For over half a century, the Supreme Court of the United States has considered the
constitutionality of allowing states to tax" remote sellers"-sellers that have no physical …

The pharmaceutical industry makes substantial investments in R&D to bring innovative
health care solutions to market. These solutions help sick patients recover faster, prolong life …

The venture capital industry holds relevance for entrepreneurs looking for money to finance
an innovative project, investors seeking to make money by investing in entrepreneurial firms …