All past POID Public Events

Wednesday 08 July 2026 16:15 - 17:15

Notthingham University

Headline Lecture: Productivity, Innovation, and the Future of Growth

The RES Annual Conference is the Royal Economic Society’s flagship event. Each year, our conference brings together hundreds of economists to present and discuss the latest economic research....Read more...

Wednesday 01 July 2026 10:30 - 12:30

Renew Europe

High-Level Roundtable on European Competitiveness and the Management Quality impact

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Wednesday 24 June 2026 14:00 - 15:00

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

Economics Enrichment Series, Session 5: Green Industrial Policy and Clean Growth

The Economics Enrichment series is an initiative designed to bring external economic perspectives to the major challenges and priority areas that DESNZ is working on. The series aims to foster stronger connections across...Read more...

Thursday 18 June 2026 17:40 - 18:40

British Academy

Ideas Festival: 10-Minute Talks

Professor John Van Reenen FBA examines the key factors shaping the UK’s productivity performance and long-term economic growth potential, from innovation and skills to institutions and policy....Read more...

Thursday 18 June 2026 13:30 - 14:30

The Global School of Sustainability, LSE

Generating sustainable economic growth and development

The central challenge of our time is not whether to pursue growth, but how to generate growth that is environmentally sustainable, politically durable, and economically inclusive. As countries confront climate transition...Read more...

Tuesday 16 June 2026 13:00 - 14:00

LSE Festival

Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration

The fracturing consensus on green growth, shifting trade dynamics, and security concerns are reshaping industrial policy priorities across the UK, Europe and beyond....Read more...

Thursday 04 June 2026 - 00:00

CEPR/RPN

Conference on Growth, innovation and social model in Europe

This inaugural conference will discuss how to harness breakthrough innovation - from digital technologies to green industrial transformation - and how to drive productivity and competitiveness, but also research on the s...Read more...

Tuesday 02 June 2026 - Thursday 04 June 2026 00:00

The University of Chicago

Institutions, Organizations and Growth Program Conference

The Institutions, Organizations, and Growth (IOG) Program, in partnership with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), invites leading scholars and IOG members to convene three tim...Read more...

Wednesday 27 May 2026 - Sunday 31 May 2026

Stanford University

Empirical Management Conference

This conference on empirical management focuses on recent empirical research on measuring and exploring management, organizationl and leadership practices....Read more...

Wednesday 20 May 2026 - Thursday 21 May 2026 00:00

LSE EEE @ STICERD

LSE Environment Camp

The Economics of Environment and Energy Programme, STICERD (EEE) in the LSE Economics Department are delighted to announce the third LSE Environment Camp, taking place on May 20-21 2026, at the LSE. This two-day conferen...Read more...

Tuesday 12 May 2026

City St George's University of London

Workshop on Economics of Competition and Regulation

The Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Department of Economics at City St George’s, University of London are hosting the fourth two-day workshop on the Economics of Competition and Regulation....Read more...

Friday 08 May 2026 15:30 - 17:00

CEPR

STEG-PEDL Virtual Course on Private Enterprises, Productivity and Economic Growth

The PEDL and STEG programmes are offering a free virtual course titled 'Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth' for the Spring of 2026, which is taught by a series of lecturers and experts in the field....Read more...

Wednesday 06 May 2026 - Thursday 07 May 2026 00:00

Becker Friedman Institute, Chicago

Coase Project Conference

The Coase Project Conference aims to deepen and elevate the fields of climate, energy, and environmental economics. During this two-day conference hosted at the University of Chicago David Rubenstein Forum, a leading gro...Read more...

Tuesday 05 May 2026 15:30 - 17:00

Kenneth C. Griffin Deparment of Economics, Chicago

Applications seminar

John Van Reenen presented his joint paper, "Ray of Hope? China and the rise of solar energy" (with Ignacio Banares-Sanchez, Robin Burgess, David Laszlo, Pol Simpson and Yifan Wang)....Read more...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

LSE-KIEL-CEPR

Conference on Defence Economics

Europe's security is at risk. Rising military spending and the return of large-scale war have reopened fundamental economic questions about defence and security. Many of these questions remain underexplored in economics....Read more...

Monday 27 April 2026 16:00 - 16:45

The University of Manchester

National Productivity Week 2026

National Productivity Week returns from 27 April – 1 May 2026, bringing together researchers, policymakers, business leaders, and practitioners for a nationwide programme of events focused on improving productivity and d...Read more...

Friday 24 April 2026 09:00 - 18:00

NBER

NBER Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Spring Meeting

The Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Program studies firm-level and economy-wide forces that determine productivity. It emphasizes the factors that affect innovation, patenting, entrepreneurship, and the cr...Read more...

Tuesday 14 April 2026 14:15 - 15:30

Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

Research seminar

Professor John Van Reenen presented his joint paper, "Ray of Hope? China and the Rise of Solar Energy" (with Ignacio Banares-Sanchez, Robin Burgess, David Laszlo, Pol Simpson and Yifan Wang) at DICE. ...Read more...

Thursday 26 March 2026 10:00 - 18:30

University of Cambridge

Can governments deliver growth?

The programme includes expert discussions, a keynote speech, poster presentations, and opportunities to network with professionals from policymaking, academia, government, business, and the media. Throughout the day, ...Read more...

Thursday 19 March 2026 15:00 - 17:00

Santander

#GiveToGain: fostering generosity and collaboration

#GiveToGain: fostering generosity and collaboration UK Women in Economics Network (UK WEN)’s International Women’s Day event will take place on Thursday 19 March 2026, generously hosted by Santander Corporate and Invest...Read more...

Thursday 19 March 2026 - Friday 20 March 2026 00:00

London Business School

Conference on Public Policies for Innovation

London Business School, the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) invite submissions for a conference on Public Policies for Innovation at London Business School on ...Read more...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Bank of Portugal

Economic seminar

John Van Reenen presented to staff at the Bank of Portugal on China and the rise of solar energy....Read more...

Wednesday 25 February 2026 18:00 - 19:30

CEP and the Hub for Equal Representation in the Economy

Women in economics: academic perspectives and career opportunities

How can economics help us understand organisations? What is it like to work as an economist at the heart of government?...Read more...

Wednesday 25 February 2026 15:30 - 16:20

LSE

ESRC Regional Partners: Economic Growth and Productivity

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) held its fourth Regional Partners event in London at the London School of Economics which focused on Economic Growth and Productivity....Read more...

Tuesday 24 February 2026 08:00 - 10:00

Boston Consulting Group Centre for Growth

A New Perspective on the UK's Productivity Puzzle

What is really holding back UK productivity? The challenge is well documented. Decades of underinvestment in key growth drivers – from skills to infrastructure – have left UK productivity lagging international peers. ...Read more...

Friday 13 February 2026 09:15 - 15:20

CEP, PRINZ and POID

Productive and Inclusive Net Zero (PRINZ) Workshop

This workshop will convene researchers and policy stakeholders to explore findings from the ESRC funded PRINZ programme and related research. Participants will discuss policy implications, share insights, and shape the d...Read more...

Tuesday 03 February 2026

University of Macerata

Inaugurazione Anno Accademico 2025-2026

As part of the inauguration of the academic year, John Van Reenen was invited to give the Lectio Magistralis (keynote) entitled "Growth, knowledge and the role of a modern university". Watch the Commencement Address (sta...Read more...

Monday 26 January 2026 08:30 - 19:00

RAND Europe

Building a competitive UK knowledge economy

The inaugural RAND Europe Impact and Innovation (REII) Forum will convene experts, partners and industry leaders to discuss how governments can strengthen resilience, enhance competitiveness, shape technological change, ...Read more...

Friday 19 December 2025 09:15 - 10:15

Banca d'Italia

Annual Workshop on Regional Economics

John Van Reenen was invited to give a keynote lecture at the Bank of Italy on his extensive and influential contributions to research on industrial policy and firm-level interventions. His lecture provided a broad and th...Read more...

Monday 24 November 2025 14:15 - 15:20

UK Research and Innovation

Innovation for Growth Summit

Around the world, countries are doubling down on R&I to fuel economic resilience, technological leadership, and national security. From AI and clean tech to life sciences and advanced manufacturing, global competition fo...Read more...

Wednesday 19 November 2025 - Thursday 20 November 2025 00:00

University of Munich

Workshop on Skills, tasks and technologies in the AI era

As part of this workshop, John Van Reenen will give the Laudation for David Autor's Distinguished CES Fellow 2025....Read more...

Tuesday 18 November 2025 18:00 - 20:00

Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich

Award Ceremony for Distinguised CES Fellow, David Autor: Laudation by John Van Reenen

Professor John Van Reenen was invited to give the laudation in honour of David Autor's distinguised CES fellow award....Read more...

Wednesday 12 November 2025 10:30 - 11:30

The Festival of Higher Education

Going for growth: what does government want and can the sector deliver?

Universities drive economic growth through graduate skills, research and innovation, and commercialisation and knowledge exchange. Some are getting creative in deploying their assets, whether tangible or intangible, for ...Read more...

Wednesday 05 November 2025 09:00 - 13:00

Data Science Institute

LSE Anthropic Economic Futures Symposium

The LSE Anthropic Economic Futures Symposium took place at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Wednesday 5 November, 2025. This half-day event convened leading policymakers, researchers, industr...Read more...

Thursday 23 October 2025 - Friday 24 October 2025 00:00

NBER

Megafirms and the Economy Conference (by invitation only)

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Wednesday 08 October 2025 10:00 - 12:30

British Academy and Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)

Mapping the economic returns of R&D in the UK

Dr Anna Valero was invited to join an ‘Ask the Experts’ panel discussion hosted by the British Academy and Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), following the publication of their jointly commissioned report Mappi...Read more...

Monday 22 September 2025 - Thursday 25 September 2025

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme and the International Growth Centre at LSE

LSE Environment Week 2025

The Economics of Environment and Energy Programme (EEE), International Growth Centre (IGC) and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) within the LSE Economics Department is convening the fourth Environment Week at ...Read more...

Wednesday 14 May 2025 - Thursday 15 May 2025

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme

LSE Environment Camp 2025

LSE Environment Camp is a two-day conference designed to provide PhD students from all fields of economics the opportunity present new research on environmental issues, interact with future colleagues, and receive valuab...Read more...

Monday 07 October 2024 18:00 - 19:00

Hosted by LSE Department of Economics

What Makes an Inventor? Finding the Lost Einsteins and Marie Curies

John looks at the ways of raising growth and innovation through increasing the supply of inventors. The focus is on evidence that there are barriers by gender, class and race to becoming and inventor. Reducing these coul...Read more...

Monday 23 September 2024 - Thursday 26 September 2024

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme and the International Growth Centre at LSE

LSE Environment Week 2024

The Economics of Environment and Energy Programme (EEE), International Growth Centre (IGC) and Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) within the LSE Economics Department is convening the third Environment Week at t...Read more...

Friday 12 July 2024 - Thursday 18 July 2024

NBER

NBER Innovation Research Bootcamp 2024

The economics of innovation touches all fields of economics. Innovation is a key force in economic growth, firm dynamics, inequality, and labor market outcomes. It interfaces with public finance, international trade, t...Read more...

Thursday 04 July 2024 23:00 - 23:45

The state of the British economy

POID deputy director Anna Valero will participate in this key panel which will focus the discussion on the state of the British economy, covering issues like low growth, future inflation, the constraints on public spendi...Read more...

Tuesday 18 June 2024 15:00 - 16:15

The Royal Society, London

Is supporting green investment for the UK really a growth strategy?

The CSaP Annual Conference brings together an audience of policy professionals, academic experts and business leaders for a day of talks and presentations, and to share and discuss issues and ideas on a range of topics f...Read more...

Thursday 13 June 2024 13:00 - 14:00

How much does management matter in an era of disruption?

Countries and businesses have struggled to recover robust growth since the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis. The UK has much lower productivity than many of its peers. The event will address what role managem...Read more...

Wednesday 05 June 2024 15:00 - 17:00

Hosted by World Bank

Growth and green industrial policy: European perspective

Since the global financial crisis, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is the region with the largest drop in productivity growth. ECA is now facing multiple challenges and opportunities, including the urgent need for climate ...Read more...

Friday 31 May 2024

Editori Laterza

The case for growth: What should Europe do?

The world is in a funk. Slow average income growth over many years has caused many Western citizens to believe their economic prospects will be worse than their parents. Their anger has fed authoritarian  movements that ...Read more...

Tuesday 21 May 2024 17:00 - 18:45

University of Bocconi

Management and the Wealth of Nations

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Monday 20 May 2024 12:30 - 13:45

University of Bocconi

Ray of Hope? Chinese innovation, green industrial policy and the rise of solar energy

The rapid decline in global cost of solar panels from the early 2000s coincided with China’s growing dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) and its adoption of green industrial policies. We evaluate the effectiveness of l...Read more...

Thursday 02 May 2024 - Friday 03 May 2024 00:00

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme

LSE Environment Camp 2024

LSE Environment Camp was a two-day conference designed to provide PhD students from all fields of economics the opportunity present new research on environmental issues, interact with future colleagues, and receive valua...Read more...

Monday 22 April 2024 13:30 - 15:00

Northwestern University

Ray of Hope? Chinese innovation, green industrial policy and the rise of solar energy

The rapid decline in global cost of solar panels from the early 2000s coincided with China’s growing dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) and its adoption of green industrial policies. We evaluate the effectiveness of l...Read more...

Thursday 18 April 2024 09:00 - 10:40

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

How much does antriturst enforcement affect productivity growth?

Panel: How much does antriturst enforcement affect productivity growth?...Read more...

Wednesday 03 April 2024 14:30 - 15:30

Harvard Business School

Ray of Hope? Chinese innovation, green industrial policy and the rise of solar energy

The rapid decline in global cost of solar panels from the early 2000s coincided with China’s growing dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) and its adoption of green industrial policies. We evaluate the effectiveness of l...Read more...

Wednesday 27 March 2024 13:30 - 14:45

Royal Economic Society 2024 Conference

Perspectives on the UK's productivity problems

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the UK has experienced historically weak productivity growth. Boosting productivity growth is a core aim of the UK government, and key to ensure rising living standards and to fund future...Read more...

Tuesday 26 March 2024 16:30 - 17:45

Royal Economic Society 2024 Conference

Policy for inclusive and sustainable growth in the UK: taking forward the Economy 2030 Inquiry

The Economy 2030 Inquiry established a radical economic strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth in the UK. Its December 2023 Final Report, was produced by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Resolutio...Read more...

Tuesday 19 March 2024 16:40 - 18:00

National Bank of Belgium and CEPR

Joint research workshop on Reaching Net-Zero: Electricity Markets, Carbon Pricing, and Firms' Responses

The National Bank of Belgium and the CEPR are organising this joint research workshop to be held in Brussels on 19-20 March 2024. This event will commemorate the CEPR’s new programme area on climate change....Read more...

Tuesday 12 March 2024 09:45 - 10:45

UK Parliament

Industrial policy: has the UK lost its competitive edge?

Major industrial policy programmes in the US and EU – the Inflation Reduction Act and Green Deal, respectively – have prompted debate in the UK about whether the Government could emulate these approaches, and what kind o...Read more...

Wednesday 06 March 2024 11:30 - 12:45

University of California, Los Angeles

Ray of Hope? China and the rise of solar energy

Abstract: The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China’s growing market dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) from the early 2000s. We evaluate the effectiveness of local, city-level policy e...Read more...

Tuesday 05 March 2024 18:30 - 20:00

Beveridge 2.0: changing labour markets and the future of social protection

The combined effects of globalisation, deregulation and automation have changed the employment relationships and patterns on which our social protection systems are built....Read more...

Tuesday 05 March 2024 14:00 - 15:15

University of Southern California

Ray of Hope? China and the rise of solar energy

Abstract: The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China’s growing market dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) from the early 2000s. We evaluate the effectiveness of local, city-level policy e...Read more...

Monday 19 February 2024 16:05 - 17:05

University of Oxford

Ray of Hope? China and the rise of solar energy

The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China’s growing market dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) from the early 2000s. Professor Van Reenen will evaluate the effectiveness of local, city-l...Read more...

Thursday 11 January 2024

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Ray of Hope? China and the rise of solar energy

The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China’s growing market dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) from the early 2000s. Professor Van Reenen will evaluate the effectiveness of local, city-l...Read more...

Wednesday 13 December 2023 - Friday 15 December 2023

Stanford University

9th Empirical Management Conference

We ran a three-day conference on empirical management, focused on recent empirical research on measuring and exploring management and organizational practices...Read more...

Monday 04 December 2023 09:30 - 16:00

The Resolution Foundation and LSE Centre for Economic Performance

Ending stagnation: A new economic strategy for Britain

The UK economy is living with a toxic combination of 15 years of low growth and four decades of high inequality. The result is a country in relative decline, falling behind its peers, where taxes not wages are rising, an...Read more...

Tuesday 28 November 2023 15:00 - 16:00

House of Lords

Economic evidence

POID director John Van Reenen was invited to give evidence to the Economic Affairs Committee at the House of Lords on the UK's productivity puzzle - the principle causes of UK's underperformance and what is actively impe...Read more...

Tuesday 28 November 2023 13:00 - 14:00

Department of Business and Trade

Connect Series Seminar

POID director John Van Reenen was invited by the Permanent Secretary DBT to present on economics, in particular about the UK's productivity slowdown....Read more...

Monday 27 November 2023 16:00 - 17:00

NESTA

UK 2040 Options Project

POID director John Van Reenen was invited by NESTA to discuss institutional environment for growth in the UK, whether we need a statutory growth commission or stronger regional institutions to override planning constrain...Read more...

Monday 27 November 2023 13:00 - 14:00

Co-hosted with CEP and The Productivity Institute

Cracking the productivity code: policies for sustainable growth

Presenting new work decomposing the UK's productivity slowdown....Read more...

Tuesday 21 November 2023 15:00 - 16:00

Arenagruppen Think Tank

Economics seminar

In this webinar, this fast-growing research on the causes and consequences of super companies is presented and discussed. Keynote speaker John van Reenen, professor of economics at the London School of Economics and wor...Read more...

Thursday 16 November 2023 09:15 - 10:15

Bank of England and Banca d'Italia

7th Annual Workshop: International Macroeconomics, Fiscal Policy, Labour Economics, Competitiveness and EMU Governance

POID director John Van Reenen gave a keynote lecture titled "America's missing entrepreneurs"....Read more...

Tuesday 07 November 2023 17:00 - 18:00

Google Economic Policy Team

Economics webinar

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Friday 13 October 2023 10:30 - 11:30

Government Economic Service (GES)

GES Conference 2023

POID director John Van Reenen and deputy director Anna Valero presented at a panel on "The UK's Productivity Problem: diagnosis and solutions"....Read more...

Monday 09 October 2023 14:30 - 16:00

Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF), Italy

Macroeconomics seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen will be presenting on "Ray of Hope? China and the rise of Solar Energy" at this seminar in EIEF....Read more...

Monday 09 October 2023 13:00 - 14:30

The Institute for Public Policy Research @ Labour Party Conference 2023

The state of the economy and public finances

Panel: The state of the economy and public finances: How much room is there for transformative policies for the next government?...Read more...

Sunday 08 October 2023 17:00 - 17:50

SME4Labour, Labour Party Conference 2023

Is manufacturing Labour's future?

Join us for an enlightening event that delves into the future of manufacturing and the pivotal role that Labour can play in shaping this dynamic sector. Speakers: Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister for Immigration Graham ...Read more...

Friday 06 October 2023 11:15 - 12:30

Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets, Chicago Booth London

Economic Experts Conference 2023

POID Director John Van Reenen will participate at a session on "Artificial Intelligence and the Economy" at this event....Read more...

Tuesday 03 October 2023 14:45 - 15:45

Onward @ Conservative Party 2023

Revive and thrive: Reforming planning laws to unleash an urban renaissance

The planning system is holding back growth in Britain's cities, which is vital for levelling up across the country. This panel will discuss how developers and policymakers can work together to deliver planning reform tha...Read more...

Monday 02 October 2023 16:20 - 17:20

Said Business School, University of Oxford

UK launch of Global Innovation Index 2023: A high-level workshop on the theme of innovation and productivity

Hosted by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, this hybrid event welcomes participants both in-person and virtually. Centred on the theme of innovation and productivity, this event will provide a pivotal platfo...Read more...

Thursday 28 September 2023 10:00 - 11:30

Royal Society of Arts

Launch of the UK Urban Futures Commission, Sheffield

The UK Urban Futures Commission, a partnership between the RSA, Core Cities and Lloyds Banking Group, has spent the past year diligently exploring the role of cities in developing a regenerative economy. This Commission ...Read more...

Monday 11 September 2023 - Thursday 14 September 2023

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme and the International Growth Centre at LSE

LSE Environment Week 2023

Encouraging economists from all fields of economics to work on environmental issues and to connecting research to policy change....Read more...

Thursday 07 September 2023 09:00 - 10:30

Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Labor and Public Economics Program

The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China’s growing market dominance in solar photovoltaics (PV) from the early 2000s. We evaluate the effectiveness of local, city-level policy efforts to ...Read more...

Tuesday 01 August 2023 16:00 - 17:30

Singapore Management University

School of Economics seminar series

POID Director John Van Reenen gave a talk on "America's Missing Entrepreneurs" at this seminar series....Read more...

Friday 28 July 2023

Nanyang Technological University

Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society (AMES)

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hosted the 2023 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in East and Southeast Asia, which the Asian Regional Standing Committee designated as the main meeting of the Econometric So...Read more...

Monday 17 July 2023

NBER

Research bootcamp conference, Summer Institute 2023

POID Director John Van Reenen gave a keynote presentation titled "Local and national concentration trends in jobs and sales: the role of structural transformation" at this event in Boston....Read more...

Wednesday 05 July 2023 12:30 - 17:30

Hosted with The Economy 2030 Inquiry, CEP, the Resolution Foundation and the Nuffield Foundation

Economy 2030 Inquiry workshop

Discussing and informing ongoing research and the formulation of policy proposals....Read more...

Friday 16 June 2023

The Productivity Institute

Productivity revolutions: past and future

POID Director John Van Reenen gives a keynote speech titled "Management and the wealth of nations"....Read more...

Tuesday 13 June 2023 13:00 - 14:00

LSE Festival

The road to net zero: how to seize opportunities and manage change

Tackling climate change requires significant and rapid economic and societal change. As new ways to power our homes, workplaces and transport are developed there will be opportunities for sustainable, healthier econom...Read more...

Tuesday 23 May 2023

NBER

Megafirms and the economy conference

POID Director John Van Reenen gave a masterclass titled "Coase Initiative: masterclass in productivity"....Read more...

Thursday 18 May 2023

LSE STICERD, University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CEPR

Workshop on "Organising development and the development of organisations"

Most people in high income countries work within an organisation, often very large with several layers of management. Most people in low income countries work on their own or with family members. Why and how do organisat...Read more...

Thursday 11 May 2023

University of Chicago

Industrial Organization Seminar

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Wednesday 10 May 2023

University of Chicago

The Coase Project Conference

The Coase Project Conference aims to deepen and elevate the fields of climate, energy, and environmental economics. During this two-day conference hosted at the University of Chicago, a leading group of interdisciplinary...Read more...

Thursday 04 May 2023 14:15 - 15:30

University of Oslo

Economics Seminar

The rapid decline in the global cost of solar panels coincided with China's growing market dominance in solar photovoltaic (PV) from the early 2000s....Read more...

Tuesday 02 May 2023 - Wednesday 03 May 2023

Hosted with STICERD Economics of Environment and Energy Programme and the International Growth Centre at LSE

LSE Environment Day 2023

An all-day conference designed to provide PhD students from all fields of economics the opportunity present new research on environmental issues, interact with future colleagues, and receive valuable feedback. The eve...Read more...

Friday 14 April 2023

Sauder School of Business, UBC

Economics seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented to the Sauder School of Business at UBC on "FDI and superstar spillovers: evidence from firm-to-firm transactions"....Read more...

Thursday 13 April 2023 15:30 - 17:00

Vancouver School of Economics, UBC

Macro and labour public seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented to The Vancouver School of Economics at UBC on "The impact of regulation on innovation"....Read more...

Wednesday 05 April 2023

University of Glasgow

Royal Economic Society 2023 annual conference

POID Director John Van Reenen took part in a panel session on "Productivity under global uncertainty"....Read more...

Wednesday 15 March 2023

University of Surrey

Department of Economics seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "FDI and superstar spillovers: evidence from firm-to-firm transactions"....Read more...

Tuesday 14 March 2023

University of Padova

Department of Economics seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "FDI and superstar spillovers: evidence from firm-to-firm transactions"....Read more...

Wednesday 08 March 2023

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "The impact of regulation on innovation"....Read more...

Thursday 02 March 2023

Keystone Strategy

Antitrust, regulation and the political economy conference

POID Director John Van Reenen presented at this Conference on "The rise of superstar firms: causes and consequences"....Read more...

Wednesday 01 March 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

POID Director John Van Reenen presented to the DSIT at DCMS on "The rise of superstar firms: causes and consequences"....Read more...

Thursday 09 February 2023

NBER

Economic analysis of regulation conference, Spring 2023

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "The impact of regulation on innovation"....Read more...

Wednesday 25 January 2023

Institute for the Future of Work, Imperial College London and Warwick Business School

Future of work and wellbeing conference

The Conference explores the latest perspectives from research, policy and practice on how automation technologies are transforming work, society and the economy....Read more...

Monday 23 January 2023

OECD

High-level symposium on pro-competitive policies for a sustainable economy

POID Director John Van Reenen participated in a panel discussion on "Competition, Innovation and Industrial Policy for Sustainable Growth" alongside senior policymakers and economists from several policy communities. The...Read more...

Tuesday 17 January 2023 18:30 - 20:00

European Institute and School of Public Policy

Growth for good: reshaping capitalism to save humanity from climate catastrophe

POID Deputy Director Anna Valero joined Alessio Terzi in the discussion of his new book "Growth for Good" which deals with climate change and sustainable development. Historically, industrialisation, capitalism, and affl...Read more...

Wednesday 14 December 2022 - Thursday 15 December 2022 00:00

IFC, Washington

Empirical Management Conference

POID Director John Van Reenen presented at this two-day conference on empirical management which focused on recent empirical research on measuring and exploring management and organizational practices. Watch the recordin...Read more...

Saturday 03 December 2022 - 00:00

University College London

Workshop on "Economic dynamism and distributive justice: wealth concentration, economic inequality and innovation"

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "Democratising entrepreneurship" at this Stone Centre at UCL workshop in London....Read more...

Monday 14 November 2022 - 00:00

University of Michigan

Labor and Public Finance seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "The impact of regulation on innovation" at this seminar in Michigan, USA....Read more...

Monday 07 November 2022 - 00:00

Tel Aviv University

Applied Economics seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "FDI and superstar spillovers: evidence from firm-to-firm transactions" at this seminar in Israel....Read more...

Wednesday 26 October 2022 - 00:00

DG COMP, European Commission

Economic seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "The rise of superstar firms: causes and consequences". The tech titans have become the centre of much interest by competition authorities, policymakers and the general public. ...Read more...

Tuesday 25 October 2022 - 00:00

LSE

LSE Economics Society Sen Club

POID director John Van Reenen presented "Have producivity and pay decoupled in the UK?" to the Sen Club - a group of undergraduate students at LSE interested in research and academia looking to utilize the engaging envir...Read more...

Tuesday 04 October 2022 - Friday 07 October 2022 00:00

Harvard Kennedy School

Reimagining the Economy Project

POID Director John Van Reenen gave a presentation on "Reimagining the economy: Harvard Kennedy School discussion" at this year's HKS launch and workshop on 'Firm support policies' in the USA....Read more...

Friday 30 September 2022 - 00:00

University of Oklahoma

Applied Microeconomics Seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen gave an online presentation at the University of Oklahoma on "The impact of regulation on innovation....Read more...

Wednesday 21 September 2022 18:30 - 20:00

LSE

LSE Environment Week 2022: Ray of hope? Innovation and the climate crisis

Dealing with climate change will require innovation and diffusion of new technologies. But how can we craft policies to best deliver this?...Read more...

Tuesday 20 September 2022 18:30 - 20:00

LSE

LSE Environment Week 2022: Whatever it takes - Is there a plan B For climate change?

Plan A for climate change should be to change our growth model to reduce emissions sufficiently to stop global warming through a mixture of carbon pricing, regulation, and technology subsidies. Should we also consider a ...Read more...

Tuesday 13 September 2022 - Thursday 15 September 2022 00:00

IIES, SNS and SSE (Sweden)

Economics seminars

POID Director John Van Reenen gave a series of seminars in Sweden....Read more...

Monday 22 August 2022 - Friday 26 August 2022 00:00

Bocconi University

EEA-ESEM 2022 congress

POID Director John Van Reenen presented at the in-person EEA-ESEM 2022 Congress in Milan....Read more...

Friday 15 July 2022 - Thursday 21 July 2022 00:00

NBER

Innovation Research Boot Camp, Summer 2022

POID Director John Van Reenen presented a series of lectures at the NBER Innovation Research Boot Camp this summer....Read more...

Friday 08 July 2022 - 00:00

OECD

2022 Annual Conference of the OECD Global Forum on Productivity (GFP)

The Covid-19 shock and the associated policy response carries potential challenges for future productivity growth while also creating opportunities....Read more...

Tuesday 28 June 2022 - 00:00

The Labour Party

Economic Seminar

POID director John Van Reenen joined Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to discuss the prospects for the UK economy over the next year and what that means for economic policy....Read more...

Tuesday 28 June 2022 - 00:00

European Commission

Joint Research Centre, European Commission

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "OPENing up Military Innovation: An Evaluation of Reforms to the U.S. Air Force SBIR Program"....Read more...

Wednesday 22 June 2022 - 00:00

The Productivity Institute

Annual Research Conference 2022

At this Conference titted "Digital Transformation, technology diffusion and Net Zero transition: what does it mean for productivity?", POID Deputy Director Anna Valero gave a research keynote on "Innovation for productiv...Read more...

Monday 20 June 2022 - 00:00

Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

IWH Research Seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented on "The impact of regulation on innovation" at Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)....Read more...

Friday 17 June 2022 - 00:00

University of Kent

Departmental research seminar

POID Director John Van Reenen presented and based his discussion on his joint paper "The impact of regulation on innovation" (with Philippe Aghion and Antoine Bergeaud)....Read more...

Thursday 16 June 2022 - 00:00

NYU Stern School of Business

NYU-LMU Panel "Superstar firms and innovation"

POID Director John Van Reenen presented at the jointly hosted NYU's Center for the Future of Management-LMU's Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization panel titled "Superstar Firms and Innovation"....Read more...

Thursday 09 June 2022 - Friday 10 June 2022

CEPR-LSE Annual symposium in labour economics 2022

The goal of the symposium is to bring together leading economists working in any area of labour economics. To foster the desired interaction, we ask that participants stay for the entire duration of the conference. The p...Read more...

Friday 27 May 2022 - Saturday 28 May 2022

The Chicago/LSE Crime Conference 2022

POID Director John Van Reenen presented and based his discussion on this NBER Working Paper titled "Policing and Management"....Read more...

Thursday 26 May 2022 - 00:00

UCL

Launch of the UCL Stone Centre

The UCL Stone Centre launched in London with new insights into economic inequality, mobility and wealth concentration. POID Director John Van Reenen presented on the bigger gaps between superstar firms and laggards to...Read more...

Thursday 19 May 2022 - Friday 20 May 2022

University of Chicago

2022 Coase Project inaugural conference

As part of The Coase Project, POID Director John Van Reenen presented in a panel titled "Global diffusion of solar power and the role of China"....Read more...

Friday 22 April 2022 - Saturday 23 April 2022 00:00

NBER

Megafirms and the post-Covid economy

This project brings together experienced researchers and rising young stars to investigate the emerging new trends in inequality across firms....Read more...

Thursday 24 March 2022 10:20 - 11:40

The Britsh Academy

Technology and the future of labour: historical and contemporary perspectives conference

Automation, artificial intelligence and big data will have a dramatic effect on future economies. New technology provides opportunities for growth and prosperity, but it also has potentially disruptive effects on the lab...Read more...

Tuesday 15 March 2022 17:00 - 18:15

The Resolution Foundation

Bidenomics: lessons for the UK

The UK needs to reset its own economic strategy for the 2020s, but what can we learn from the US about the successes and risks of trying to adopt a radical, progressive economic agenda? What are the biggest achievements ...Read more...

Friday 04 March 2022

Economy 2030 Inquiry workshop

This one-day event examined the impact of economic change on people, firms and places over this coming decade. This event was held as part of the Economy 2030 Inquiry, a collaboration between the CEP and the Resolution F...Read more...

Thursday 03 March 2022 09:30 - 11:00

Institute for Fiscal Studies

Firms, market power, innovation and inequality

Firms are at the centre of our economy: they make the things we buy, set prices, invent new things and provide jobs. They also differ widely in their size, their productivity, their innovativeness, and the wages and cond...Read more...

Thursday 27 January 2022

Policies to raise pay and productivity: innovation and diffusion

POID Director John Van Reenen presented to the Policy Unit and senior economists at No. 10 on policies to raise pay and productivity....Read more...

Thursday 13 January 2022 - Friday 14 January 2022

Toulouse School of Economics

Toulouse School of Economics - special keynote

POID Director John Van Reenen gave the Suzanne Scotchmer lecture on "The rise of superstar firms"....Read more...

Monday 15 November 2021 09:30 - 10:45

The Resolution Foundation, the Centre for Economic Performance, and the Nuffield Foundation

Open for business? Assessing the performance of British firms

British firms have had a tumultuous decade - from the financial crisis to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2020s bring new challenges as they grapple with post-Brexit trade and regulatory changes, the net zero transition, and ...Read more...

Friday 12 November 2021 11:30 - 13:00

International Association for Research in Income and Wealth

IARIW-ESCoE Conference on intangible assets

POID deputy director Anna Valero chaired a panel discussion on "Productivity and intangibles II". Star speakers include Chiara Criscuolo (OECD), Jonathan Haskel (Imperial College and the Bank of England), Corby Garner (U...Read more...

Tuesday 09 November 2021 14:00 - 15:00

Institute of Fiscal Studies

The price we pay for carbon: can taxes take us to net zero?

Solving climate change will entail innovation, substantial behavioural change, and considerable economic cost. This online event focused on the role of tax in achieving that historic transition, asking: what is the curre...Read more...

Wednesday 03 November 2021 16:00 - 17:00

The Resolution Foundation, the Centre for Economic Performance, and the Nuffield Foundation

Gaining from growth: when the economy grows, do wages?

POID director John Van Reenen was joined by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to discuss the relationship between GDP and pay, and ask how we can establish strong, sustainable and equitable growth during the upcoming de...Read more...

Tuesday 26 October 2021 11:00 - 12:15

University Wisconsin-Madison

The academy and the economy: connecting higher education and economic development

POID deputy director Anna Valero presented on the connection between higher education and economic development. This event discussed the economic impact of the university, challenges in improving the connection of higher...Read more...

Thursday 14 October 2021 14:00 - 15:00

Banque de France

10th CompNet annual conference

POID director John Van Reenen gave a keynote presentation titled "The impact of labor regulation on innovation" at this year's CompNet 10th Annual Conference, together with Banque de France as co-host, which took place i...Read more...

Wednesday 29 September 2021

ECB

ECB Forum on central banking 2021

POID Director John Van Reenen was panel discussant on "Productivity and business dynamics through the lens of COVID-19: the shock, risks and opportunities" in the session on Structural change and the implications of clim...Read more...

Wednesday 22 September 2021 10:00 - 11:15

Grantham Institute

Seizing sustainable growth opportunities from carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) in the UK

This event brought together the authors of a new report, Seizing Sustainable Growth Opportunities from Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage in the UK, and leading figures working on CCUS, to discuss the report's analysis of...Read more...

Wednesday 15 September 2021 16:00 - 17:30

The University of Nottingham and the PrOPEL Hub

Reimagine management and productivity in a post-pandemic world

In this PrOPEL Hub panel hosted by the University of Nottingham, Professors John Van Reenen, POID Director, Paul Mizen, Nick Bloom and Rebecca Riley, leading experts on management practices, business performance and indu...Read more...

Tuesday 14 September 2021

Dublin Economics Workshop

DEW annual economic policy conference 2021

POID director John Van Reenen gave a keynote presentation at the Dubin Economic Workshop session "Is it time to rethink Ireland's economic model?", joined by Frances Ruane, Dermot Coates, Adrian Hurley and Rory Geary....Read more...

Friday 27 August 2021 - Saturday 28 August 2021 00:00

The University of Bergen

European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) 2021

POID Director John Van Reenen chaired and presented in a plenary panel discussion on "The role of the state in the post Covid economy" on August 28th....Read more...

Wednesday 09 June 2021 - Saturday 12 June 2021

College de France

The economics of creative destruction

College de France and Banque de France hosted a four-day conference in honour of POID member Philippe Aghion. This event featured numerous luminaries of the economic field including our own John Van Reenen and Christophe...Read more...

Friday 23 April 2021

ECB

Going for growth: The Covid recovery and beyond

POID Director John Van Reenen presented at this ECB Conference online....Read more...

Thursday 18 February 2021 - Friday 19 February 2021 00:00

NBER

Economics and politics of mega-firms

This NBER online conference organised by Chad Syverson (University of Chicago) and POID director John Van Reenen aimed to promote research on the evolving role of large corporations in economic activity, and in particula...Read more...

Monday 08 February 2021 16:30 - 17:30

Going for growth

POID Director John Van Reenen set out ways to increase growth during recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in this public lecture to celebrate 30 years of the Centre for Economic Performance....Read more...

Wednesday 16 December 2020 17:45 - 19:00

LSE

Technology and the labour market

POID's senior associate Christopher Pissarides examined the advances in AI, robotics and the impact on working life at this public panel event to mark the 10 year anniversary of his Nobel Prize win....Read more...

Wednesday 09 December 2020 - Thursday 10 December 2020

Cornell Dyson

7th Empirical Management Conference

This two-day conference on empirical management, focused on recent empirical research on measuring and exploring management and organizational practices....Read more...

Tuesday 24 November 2020 14:00 - 15:15

LSE

Covid-19 and business technology adoption

Discussing what we know about the barriers to technology adoption and how policy can address these, in the context of Covid-19....Read more...