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The Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) carries out cutting-edge research into how to improve productivity through nurturing innovation - ideas that are new to the world - and then diffusing these ideas across the economy

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Latest episode on The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast

A new episode is out with Alexander Whalley from the University of Calgary - we talked about his academic journey, fav econ papers, Cold War and space race between the US & USSR, large R&D programs and more. Read more....

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Environment Week: September '26

EEE, IGC and GSoS within LSE are convening the fifth Environment Week at the LSE on 21-24 September 2026. Join us! Find out more...

NBER Working Paper

The Equilibrium Impact of Credit Frictions: Evidence from Default Risk Using Firm-Level Data. By Timothy J. Besley, Peter John Lambert, Isabelle A. Michalski-Roland & John Van Reenen. Read more....

Chris Pissarides giving a lecture. Credit: Eugene Kaspersky in Flickr under a CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 licence. https://www.flickr.com/photos/e_kaspersky/35296694892/in/photolist-VmvkGy-VM3MF3-VmvkFG-VmvjZ1-VGeWLf-UHpU44-VKLWZ1-VmKc1Y-UEgFW3-VWX31F-UEvZXA-UHaZfV-VKvBxe-VWXZjh-VWX1eV-VWXXBj-UJ7t1C-VWXYUQ-VWXXPU-VKM1P5-VKvAZR-UEgGaj-VGeT45-Vmvkt7-VTtd7Y-VmK9kh-VTtf1Y-Vmvmuq-UEvZdE-UHpUP2-VTtf81-VWWZvF-VKvCa6-UHq5LX-VWX5qa-VWX6AB-VmKbb1-VmKbJq-VmKbnJ-VKvEW8

Christopher Pissarides' Presidential Address at the Royal Economic Society

AI disruptions in the labour market: Christopher Pissarides opened the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2026 by examining how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs, skills and workplaces, and what governments and employers should do next. Read more....

Jonathan Haskel giving a lecture. Credit: © Maria Rita Quitadamo/ECB in Flickr under a CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 licence. https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeancentralbank/54425821543/

Jonathan Haskel referenced in Financial Times article about a new OECD report

According to Jonathan Haskel, who is set to be the next chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, the continuing threat of inflation meant the government could not afford to relax fiscal policy. Read more....

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VoxEU Talk

Making Defence Spending Pay. John Van Reenen interviewed by Tim Phillips. Read more....

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VoxEU Column

When trust in official statistics declines. By Nicholas Bloom, Erica Groshen, Duncan Hobbs, and Michael R. Strain. Read more....