The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast
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Our podcast aims to generate easily accessible and engaging academic discussions on innovation and diffusion. We interview the leading thinkers around the world on new technologies and the way they change our world and economy.
Hosts: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen)
The Economic and Social Research Council funds this podcast through the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) at LSE.
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S1 E10: More Inclusive, More Innovative! with Philippe Aghion from LSE and College de France
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!
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S1 E9: Taxation, Inequality, and Innovation with Stefanie Stantcheva from Harvard University
In this episode, our guest is Stefanie Stantcheva and we talked about taxation, incentives for inventors, history, slavery and wealth accumulation, zero-sum attitude towards immigrants, and more!
Hosts: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen)
08:30 Taxation and Innovations
13:30 Policy Implications of Taxes and Innovation Incentives
22:17 Historical Facts on Wealth Inequality in the US
28:08 Social Economics Lab: Attitudes towards Climate Change
38:15 Social Economics Lab: Zero-Sum Attitude, and Income Inequality
44:30 Cheezy Questions! -
S1 E8: Power Dynamics, Elitism, and Innovations with Daron Acemoglu from MIT
In this episode, our guest is Daron Acemoglu from MIT and we talked about innovation dynamics, automation, elitism, institutions, history, and more!
06:05 Automation and declining labor share
17:20 But why do firms choose (so-so) automation?
25:00 Education is a solution! Or is it NOT?
27:20 First Industrial Revolution, Social Change, Elitism
30:50 Democracy and automation
34:40 What will governments do then?
Cheezy Questions:
40:40 What is Daron's production function?
42:00 Which economist or philosopher had the largest impact on your thinking?
43:30 Privilege to write a non-causal paper in Economics -
S1 E7: Lost Talents, Inequality, and Innovations with Xavier Jaravel from LSE
In this episode, we talk about lost talents or lost Einsteins and Marie Curies in an economy, the relationship between inequality, innovation, and inflation, and more! Let us know your thoughts, comments, and questions!
05:00 Lost Einsteins and Marie Curies
12:00 Creative Destruction and Inequality
20:00 Inflation, Inequality, and Innovation
25:00 Cheezy Questions!
Hosts: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@jvanreenen) -
S1 E6: Corporate Giants, Patent Trolls, and Litigation Wars with Naomi Lamoreaux from Yale University
In this episode, our guest is Naomi Lamoreaux from Yale University. We dive into history to talk about big corporations, patent trolls and sharks, and litigation wars between companies! Take a look at this episode and let us know your thoughts @POID_cast on X or email us at lsepoidcast@gmail.com!
Hosts: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen)
02:55 Patents or Prizes for Innovations?
07:07 Litigation Wars and Property Rights
11:10 Who are Patent Trolls?
19:24 Standard Oil Company, Innovations, Mergers
28:55 What Does an Ideal Patent System Look Like?
38:04 Cheezy Questions! Any Strategies to Publish a Paper?
43:12 Mean (!) Comments by Referees -
S1 E5: Production and Growth of Knowledge with Ben Jones from Northwestern University
In this episode, our guest is Ben Jones from Northwestern University. We are talking about how production of knowledge has changed over time, whether gender-diverse teams perform better, whether we have a bias towards multi-authored papers, immigration, age, and entrepreneurship, and more! Take a look at this episode and let us know your thoughts @POID_cast on X or email us at lsepoidcast@gmail.com!
Hosts: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) and John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen)
06:00 Production of Knowledge
09:40 Multiple Co-authors and Gender: Who Gets the Credit?
25:00 Burden of Knowledge
33:00 Immigration and Entrepreneurship
41:00 Age and Entrepreneurship
46:30 Cheezy Questions!