Biological invasions cause multi-trillion-dollar impacts worldwide. However, the development of approaches to predict drivers and magnitudes of economic costs remain limited. The use of fitness-relevant traits offers a promising, yet neglected, avenue to close this gap. Certain traits acquired...

In this paper, we propose an evolutionary extension of Schumpeterian endogenous growth model with multi-sector by introducing the three types of natural selection: stabilizing selection, directional selection, and disruptive selection. Based on them, the survival of firms is determined in each...

Advocates of tenure emphasize its contributions to professional excellence and the quest for truth. These benefits are more important than individual benefits or the costs to those who fail to gain tenure or to universities that lose their flexibility. Critics argue that tenure creates excessive...