ECO 310
International
 Economics
Syllabus
Globalization
Global Device
Global Device
Global Device
ARM Holdings
          Wolfson
           Marvel
         Skyworks           U.S.
             CSR
  Linear Technologies       U.K.
            NXP
National Semiconductor
                         Germany
            Sharp         Korea
         Samsung
          Toshiba          Japan
          Infineon
        Broadcom          Taiwan
        Numonyx
           Micron
                          China
 Dialog Semiconductor
   Texas Instruments
  STMicroelectronics
     Silicon Storage
    RF Microdevices
      Cirrus Logic
Ideas
occur in minds
  not places
Hockey
 Stick
Trends
Angus Maddison
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Innovation
   Trade
Specialization
Innovation
   Trade
Specialization

 Freedom
Humans
Ideas
Humans
Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Inventions
      Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Entrepreneurs
          Inventions
      Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Innovations
             Entrepreneurs
          Inventions
      Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Innovations
             Entrepreneurs
          Inventions
      Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Innovations
             Entrepreneurs
          Inventions
      Inventors
   Ideas
Humans
Tradeoffs



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A 2001 National Academy of Sciences study estimated that the traffic
death toll attributable to past downsizing was approximately 2,000 lives
per year.
Science
Science

 Hard
 Soft
Most people
Most of the time
Most people
Most of the time
 Economics is a
  Soft Science
Price
Cost
Value
Price
       Cost
      Value
May not be the same
Economic Models
Economic Models
Simplified Version of
       Reality
Economic Models
Simplified Version of
       Reality

 Value in Prediction
Incentives Matter
Incentives Matter
 Change Incentives
 Change Behavior
Incentives are
more important
   than goals
Consequences
matter more than
   intentions
Unintended
Consequences
What is Wealth?
What is Wealth?

What People Want
Get wealthy
 by making
others happy

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  • #7 In the previous lesson we were talking about the iPhone as a great innovation.\nBut what is “Innovation”?\n
  • #8 In is not true because places don’t design things, people design things. Ideas occur in minds not in places.\n\n
  • #9 Welcome to OneMinuteEcon. In this lesson we want to talk about ideas, inventions, and innovations.\n
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  • #27 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #28 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #29 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #30 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #31 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #32 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
  • #33 Let’s go a bit deeper.\n\nThe world begins with ideas.\nSome ideas turn into inventions\nAnd some inventions become innovations.\n\nAll humans have ideas.\nInventors turn ideas into inventions\nEntrepreneurs turn inventions into innovations.\n\nLots of ideas never become inventions and lots of inventions never become innovations.\n\nWithout inventors no ideas would every become inventions,\nBut more importantly, without entrepreneurs no inventions would ever become innovations.\n\nAnd innovations are the key to raising our standard of living.\n\nApple has become the most valuable company on the planet because it knows how to do one thing very very well: Innovate.\n\n \n
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