Inspiring economics

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Economists share the research papers that have inspired, illuminated or simply brought joy to them. For all the nerds who find joy in exogenous variables, join us to hear economics writer Romesh Vaitilingam asking academics about a paper which changed their thinking. Whether it was a study that prompted a new career direction, answered long-standing puzzles or just made them smile - these are must-read papers brought to you by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. https://www.cep.lse.ac.uk/

Episodes

  1. Oct 19

    Episode 2: Richard Layard

    Professor Lord Richard Layard, co-director of CEP’s wellbeing programme, discusses the papers which have inspired him to put wellbeing at the centre of his economic thinking and why happiness should be the key factor in designing public policy. The papers discussed in this episode are: Easterlin, R. (1974) 'Does economic growth improve the human lot? Some empirical evidence' in P.A. David and M.W. Reder (eds) Nations and Households in Economic Growth. Academic Press, 89-125.Layard, R. (1980) ‘Human satisfactions and public policy’ The Economic Journal, 90(360), 737-750. Layard, R. (2005) Happiness: Lessons from a new science. Penguin.

    Episode 2: Richard Layard

  2. Sep 30

    Episode one: Swati Dhingra

    Swati Dhingra, associate professor of economics at LSE and director of CEP’s green transition programme, speaks about the studies of international trade that inspired her. The papers discussed in this episode are: Krugman, P. (1979) ‘Increasing returns, monopolistic competition and international trade’, Journal of International Economics, 9(4): 469-479.Machin, S. and Van Reenen, J. (1998) ‘Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from seven OECD countries’, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113(4): 1215-1244.Sawchuk, G. and Trefler, D. (2002) ‘A time to sow, a time to reap: the FTA and its impact on productivity and employment’, in S. Rao and A. Sharpe (eds.), Productivity Issues in Canada. Calgary: The University of Calgary Press.Taylor, M.S. (2005) ‘Unbundling the pollution haven hypothesis’, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, 4(2): 1-28, June.

    Episode one: Swati Dhingra
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Economists share the research papers that have inspired, illuminated or simply brought joy to them. For all the nerds who find joy in exogenous variables, join us to hear economics writer Romesh Vaitilingam asking academics about a paper which changed their thinking. Whether it was a study that prompted a new career direction, answered long-standing puzzles or just made them smile - these are must-read papers brought to you by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. https://www.cep.lse.ac.uk/

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    2026
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