This paper, relying on a still relatively unexplored long-term dataset on U.S.~patenting activity, provides empirical evidence on the history of labour-saving innovations back to early 19th century. The identification of mechanisation/automation heuristics, retrieved via textual content analysis...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) illustrates China's increasing interest in and influence on the global economy. German companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are beginning to notice the rapid changes in their business environment. Some of them are starting to think...