On Play And Innovation - Views from a Nobel Prize Econonomist

"I use the word "play" advisedly: Innovative thinkers, in economics and other disciplines, often have a pronouced whimsical streak. It so happens that I am about to use my hot-dog-and-bun example to talk about technology, jobs, and the future of capitalism. And I plan to make some serious points about those subjects - the kind of points that can only be made if you are willing to play around with a thought experiment or two.  

Extract  from a book entitled "The Accidental Theorist" published in 1998 and written by Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize for Economy





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