Innovation, IP, and Human Capital
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Europe’s Quest for Technology Sovereignty: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Innovation, IP, and Human Capital New Globalisation Trade, Globalisation and SecurityCovid-19 and its broader implications have highlighted the importance of Europe’s digital transformation to ensure Europeans’ social and economic...
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Innovation and Less Harmful Alternatives to Tobacco: The Case of Nicotine Pouches Regulation
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Guest AuthorBy Christofer Fjellner, a former Member of the European Parliament For some years now, tobacco-free nicotine pouches – a tobacco-free version of...
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Rethinking Copyrights: The Impact of Copying on Cultural Creativity and Diversity
By: Jimmyn ParcThere have been a number of voices calling for the implementation of a tighter copyrights regime in this era of digitization that will help deter the...
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Increasing Opportunity and Value in the Cultural Industries: A Comparative Analysis of the Successful Clusters and Implications for Hallyu
By: Hwy-Chang MoonDespite the growing digitalization and globalisation, the industrial map of the world remains to display high-level concentration of resources and...
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Between Technological Advancement and Protectionism: The Bumpy Evolution from MP3 Players to Smartphones in Korea
By: Jimmyn ParcIn recent years, K-pop or Korean popular songs have enjoyed immense popularity around the world. However, the situation was very different before the...
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The True Impact of Shorter and Longer Copyright Durations: From Authors’ Earnings to Cultural Creativity and Diversity
In the mainstream, there has been a strong advocacy to prolong copyright duration. This makes it an important task to rigorously examine if...
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Unintended and Unattended Consequences: The Opportunity Costs of Reducing Exclusivity Rights for Intellectual Property
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Matthias BauerThe European Commission is reviewing the use of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), a patent term extension motivated by the increasing...
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Standard Essential Patents and the Quest for Faster Diffusion of Technology
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityStandard-essential patents (SEPs) have been critical to the ICT revolution. SEPs have allowed for the fast rates of innovation diffusion that the...
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Embracing Innovation and Economic Development: A Policy Perspective for the Asia-Pacific Region
Research Areas: Far East Innovation, IP, and Human Capital South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonGreat Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Economies to Prosper through the Digital Economy — The Asia-Pacific region has great opportunities to...
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Innovation and the Economics of Healthcare: The Case of Blood Cancer
By: Fredrik ErixonWhile innovation is central for the quality of healthcare and improving health outcomes, it is also a source of increasing costs for governments....
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The Secret to the Success of K-pop: The Benefits of Well-Balanced Copyrights
Tags: competitiveness copyrights cultural creativity cultural industries K-pop music industry South KoreaToday’s mantra in many political and business circles is that stringent copyrights are needed for fostering cultural creativity and that...
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The EU’s Trade with Emerging Markets: Climbing the Value-added Chain and Growing IP Intensity?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: competitiveness EU Global Supply Chains global value chains technology trade trade in goods trade policyInternational trade is a powerful force of societal transformation. Trade agreements not only stimulated trade; they have improved the quality and...