1. Word count guideline: 1,750 words.
Coursework Brief:
Choose ONE of the following academic papers in relation to week 1 – 3 taught content:
Schneider, P. (2018). The UK’s productivity puzzle is in the top tail of the distribution, in Berry, C. (ed.) What we really mean when we talk about industrial strategy. Future Economies. Pp. 25-30.
Mazzucato, M. (2013). Financing innovation: creative destruction vs. destructive creation. Industrial and Corporate Change, 22(4), pp. 851-867.
Gurgula, O. (2017). Strategic accumulation of patents in the pharmaceutical industry and patent thickets in complex technologies – two different concepts sharing similar features. IIC-International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 48(4), pp. 385-404.
Tasks:
1. Provide a short summary of the paper, which includes the following:
a) The purpose of the paper; including the subject which the paper is addressing,
b) Interesting Theoretical / Empirical aspects presented in the paper,
c) What the paper achieves based on its conclusions; this may also consider what is left unresolved or open for future research and
d) Why the paper is relevant, interesting and thought provoking in the context of the module; including what you have learned.
2. Present a concept, theory or debate from taught material which you consider useful as a wider context for the paper you have reviewed, explaining how the theory applies.
3. Provide an example of how the findings of the paper might have applications in the real world. This must be an example of either:
a) an industry context or
b) a policy-making context.
