The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Innovation
Scholarly Publications
German Jewish Émigrés and U.S. Invention
December 2014
Historical accounts suggest that Jewish émigrés from Nazi Germany revolutionized U.S. science.
Patents and Innovation: Evidence from Economic History
January 2013
To read this article, please visit the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
News
Journal Article: "Patents and Innovation: Evidence from Economic History," written by Petra Moser
November 2013
Assistant professor of economics Patricia Moser addresses the question "What is the optimal system of intellectual property rights to encourage innovation?" in her recent article published in the ...
Announcing the Stig and Brita-Stina Hagstrom Memorial Fund
June 2011
The Europe Center at the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and The Stanford Center for Innovation in Learning announce the Stig and Brita-Stina Hagstrom Memorial Fund in...
Angela Merkel: Meeting Global Challenges in Partnership
April 2010
"Freedom and solidarity and partnership belong together," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a capacity crowd at Stanford in her only public speech during a four-day visit to the United States.
Old Events
Ends of Enlightenment
October 17, 2012
Seminar presentation on John Bender's new book, "Ends of Enlightenment." In his book, Professor Bender explores three realms of eighteenth-century European innovation that remain active in the...
The European and Global Economic Crisis: "The Eurozone Crisis and Prospects for Future European Integration or Disintegration"
October 12, 2011
Synopsis: Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House, delivered the following talk in The Europe Center series “The European and Global Economic Crisis”.
Russian Science and the Current Crisis
November 10, 2009
In her presentation "Russian Science Policy: Before and During the Economic Crisis," Irina Dezhina will outline the major characteristics of the R&D sector in Russia and offer an analysis of...
Projects
Technology Transfer Agreements in EU and U.S. Antitrust Law
Technological innovation and the transfer of the resulting intellectual property rights are indispensable to the economies of the European Union and the United States.
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Linkages between Services and Manufacturing;
This study will analyze intersectoral linkages via trade in intermediates across industries, and the changing industrial structure of the EU, with a view to identifying possible unexploited...
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The Role of Multinational Companies and Supply Chains in Innovation
The study on the role of multinational companies and supply chains in innovation will summarize patterns of internationalisation of the knowledge-creating and knowledge-sourcing activities of...
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