The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast

In this episode, our guest is Jonathan Haskel from Imperial College and we talked about productivity puzzle in the UK, general productivity slowdown, intangible capital, and finance! Current Host: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen)04:00 Productivity Puzzle in the UK 11:12 Productivity Slowdown and Intangible Capital29:25 Finance and Intangible Capital Investment35:34 Some “personal” questions!41:53 Game on! This or That? 

Walker Hanlon, an Associate Professor in Economics at Northwestern University, dives into the fascinating world of the British Industrial Revolution. He explores whether necessity is indeed the mother of invention and discusses theories on directed technical change. Hanlon highlights the crucial role of engineers in this transformative era and examines how increased government intervention emerged from market failures. The conversation also touches on pollution's impact during the revolution and concludes with a playful dinner game featuring iconic inventors.

In this episode, our guest is Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick, and we talk about religion, how it is related to economic growth, Max Weber's theory on the Protestant Ethic, Erasmus, Luther, power dynamics, and more! 14:00 Religion and Economic Growth 17:00 Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic Theory 21:47 Digging for the Data 28:28 Objections from Various Disciplines 32:15 Diffusion of Ideas, and Innovations 35:59 Power Shift, Luther, and the Church 46:05 Cheezy Questions! 49:55 This or That? Who are you going to write a book with?!

In this episode, our guest is Robin Burgess from the LSE and we talked about the direction that the Environmental Economics is taking, new datasets, approaches, tension between economic growth, and climate change, and more! Current Host: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) Podcast Owners: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen) 01:30 Deforestation and Political Incentives 06:25 The Direction of Environmental Economics 10:50 A Personal Story by Robin Burgess and His Production Function 14:30 His New ERC Grant and The Projects Ahead! 21:00 Economic Growth and Climate Change Tension 25:40 Whose Turn(!) to Pollute? 34:30 Green Policies 42:50 Cheezy Questions!

Our guest is Raffaella Sadun from Harvard Business School and we talk about organisations, managerial culture and capital, competition, natural disaster managements, and more! Don't miss out! 05:30 Productivity, Management, and World Management Survey 13:00 Through Which Channels Does Management Affect Productivity? 15:00 Key Factors Behind Good Management 18:41 What is "Managerial Capital"? And How to Find Them? 22:30 Decentralisation, Top Down vs Bottom Up Approach 28:00 How Did Management Practices Change As a Response to the Pandemic? 31:00 CEO Pay, and Gaps in the Literature 37:00 Cheezy Questions!

In this episode, our guest is Michela Giorcelli who is an applied microeconomist and economic historian from UCLA. We talk about the evolution of managerial practices, how policies during WW2 affected management and productivity, the "American Way of Business", and many more! Host: Ruveyda Gozen Podcast Owners: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen) Time Stamps: 07:52 Historical Evolution of Management Practices 12:52 The Effects of WW2 on Management 20:55 Export of Management Practices to Japan 25:23 The American Way of Business 32:16 Cultural and Institutional Influences on Management 44:39 Gaps in the Literature 47:56 Cheezy Questions!

In this discussion, Sabrina Howell, a Professor of Finance at NYU Stern, dives into the world of financing innovation. She explores equity versus debt financing, illuminating the life cycle of how inventions secure funding. Gender dynamics in venture capital and minority access to funding are hot topics, shedding light on disparities in entrepreneurship. Howell also emphasizes the government's pivotal role in supporting innovation through R&D grants, evaluating historical contexts and policy suggestions for future growth.

Our guest in this episode is Philippe Aghion! We talk about Marx, Schumpeter, creative destruction, capital accumulation, history, middle income countries, political economy, and more!

Stefanie Stantcheva from Harvard University discusses taxation, incentives for inventors, wealth inequality in the US, zero-sum attitudes towards immigrants, and more with hosts Ruveyda Gozen and John Van Reenen.

Economist Daron Acemoglu from MIT discusses automation, declining labor share, education, democracy, and government actions. He also talks about the impact of social change on class dynamics, the relationship between automation and democracy, and the role of government policies in steering technological innovation. Acemoglu shares insights on his production function, influences in economics, and challenges in academic work.