Biblioguides
Subject: Economy and BusinessMariana Mazzucato. Honorary doctor
A selection of resources on the work and career of Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London

Publications
She is the author of several books, book chapters, articles and policy lectures on topics related to economic and financial policies, innovation, sustainability and inclusive growth. Her most recent work is the EC high-impact report: Mission-Oriented Research & Innovation in the European Union. In 2013 she was named one of the three most important thinkers on innovation by The New Republic.
Her first book, The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking public vs. private sector myths, received widespread acclaim and was selected among the best books of the year by the Financial Times (2013) and Forbes.
Books
Approach to the different notions of value and how they shape the current economic system.
Inspired by the landing on the moon, it critiques the modern capitalist system and proposes innovation as an agent of change to meet key social, political and economic objectives.
It suggests rethinking capitalism as an economic system to enhance innovation, inclusiveness and sustainability. Mazzucato is co-editor of this book, which was short-listed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of the best in 2016. You can read it at the Library.
Journal articles
The author discusses the need to put finance back at the service of the real economy and how to structure it to encourage innovation.
The main problems of the innovation system in the biopharmaceutical industry are presented.
It explores the determinants of economic growth and the influence of mission-oriented policies on GDP and private R&D investment.
It develops an analysis framework for high-risk investments and explores the advantages of sharing risks and benefits between public and private actors.
Working papers
High-impact report prepared for the European Commission's Horizon Innovation Programme, describing missions as an instrument to drive economic growth and the European policy agenda.
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