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1. Adam Smith needs a paper clip: the pin factory re-examined

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Postrel, Virginia

Subjects
Sewing -- Equipment and supplies, Paper clips -- Innovations, Economists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Humanities, Philosophy and religion, Political science
Abstract

ADAM SMITH FAMOUSLY used a pin factory to illustrate the advantages of specialization, choosing this 'very trifling manufacture' because the different tasks were performed under one roof: 'One man draws [...]

Published
2017

2. Watch Out, Post-its! (Prototype)

Subjects
Paper clips -- Innovations, Office equipment and supplies industry -- Innovations, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, Innovations
Abstract

We can't get through the work day without those little sticky notes, but researchers at HP Labs in Bristol, U.K., have come up with a new paperclip that just might [...]

Published
2002

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