MIT Assistant Professor in Economics, Heidi Williams, yes, you read that right, Assistant, was just award a Macarthur Genius grant. Here is the official citation. And here is the short form: Heidi Williams, 34, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose “insights about market inducements for innovation and the implications of technological change …
Ad-blocking research written up by the AEA
In light of the recent debate on ad-blocking, the AEA has decided to highlight my research with Simon Anderson on the topic on their website. It is a really good summary including an interactive graphic of our main result.
Disrupting the Theory of Disruption
Last week, the Sloan Management Review published a study by Andy King and Baljir Baatartogtokh that re-examined the success record of Clay Christensen's theory of disruption. They took 77 claims/predictions of disruption and asked experts to evaluate whether what happened to those companies was consistent with the theory of disruptive innovation. They found scant support. …
How about a contingent ad-blocker?
Discussions about ad-blockers are all the rage. This is because Apple's new iOS 9 allows you to put content blockers on the Safari web browser. Thus, this technology is brought to the mobile web; something one can guess Google will be reluctant to do on Android. Anyhow, I wrote about the broad issues here. I, …
Why is Apple a copycat?
Apple is a copycat. There I said it. Well, not in everything. Yesterday they made some big announcements including the updated OS for the Apple Watch and also new iPhones with an entirely new dimension of interaction that rivals will surely struggle to implement. And along with that they will use the front screen as …
Who is Gordon Moore, and Why is There a law Named for him?
Gordon Moore never intended to state a law. He merely observed the deep scientific roots behind the accumulation of exponential improvements in silicon-based transistors. Asked to forecast the next decade, he ventured that the progress would continue at the same rate. This was the unlikely origin of Moore’s law. This is among the many engaging …
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