Sat.Oct 08, 2016 - Fri.Oct 14, 2016

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Patients & Healthcare Professionals Are Embracing Technological Advancements

Daniel Burrus

Technology startups sometimes get bad press for creating solutions to problems that don’t even exist. So it’s somewhat refreshing to see a large increase in doctors advising new businesses on how to start concentrating on solving the right problems. Despite the ubiquity of wearable technology and mobile apps, there continues to be a wealth of opportunities in the healthcare tech space.

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Joan Martinez-Alier and James Boyce win Leontief Prize

EJOLT

GDAE will award its 2017 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought to James Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier. This year’s award, titled “Economics, Equity, and the Environment,” recognizes these researchers for their ground-breaking theoretical and applied work that has effectively integrated ecological, developmental, and justice-oriented approaches into the field of economics.