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.

  1. S2 E9: Diffusion of Innovation, Productivity, and Academia with Nick Bloom from Stanford University

    7月16日

    S2 E9: Diffusion of Innovation, Productivity, and Academia with Nick Bloom from Stanford University

    In this episode, our guest is Nick Bloom from Stanford University! And we talked about academic production functions, diffusion of innovation, economic situation in the US and the UK, working from home, and more. 01:41 How did he decide to be an economist? 03:17 John Van Reenen and Nick Bloom 04:45 Co-authorship and Academic Production Function   08:26 Diffusion of Innovation 16:25 Politics, Trump, and Long Run Innovation 20:28 How about the UK Politics?  26:33 Working from Home, Academia, Undergrads and Grads 35:58 What are the gaps in the literature? 38:00 “Gollum” Strategy? 40:59 If he couldn’t be an economist in a parallel universe, what would he be? 42:32 Is there something in economics he believes in that others disagree with? 44:45 Never have I ever!

    51 分钟
  2. S2 E8: Science and Politics with Kyle Myers from Harvard Business School

    6月5日

    S2 E8: Science and Politics with Kyle Myers from Harvard Business School

    In this episode, our guest is a young star economist: Kyle Myers from Harvard Business School! We talked about the current clash between the Trump administration and Harvard, NIH, "Elasticity of Science", Covid, and more! Current Host: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro, Trump, and Harvard  06:35 “Elasticity” of Science  20:43 Funding for Science: Is there a better way?  24:53 Covid and Elasticity of Science  28:03 Let’s Switch to More Personal Questions!  30:55 What is Kyle’s Production Function of Research? 34:55 If he couldn’t be an economist, what would he be in a parallel universe? 36:35 What’s something you believe about research or academia that many others in economics don’t agree with? 38:43 “This or That?” 40:13 Never Have I Ever!

    44 分钟
  3. S2 E7: Capitalism without Capital, and Productivity Puzzles with Jonathan Haskel from Imperial College

    4月16日

    S2 E7: Capitalism without Capital, and Productivity Puzzles with Jonathan Haskel from Imperial College

    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 Capital 29:25 Finance and Intangible Capital Investment 35:34 Some “personal” questions! 41:53 Game on! This or That?

    48 分钟
  4. S2 E6: Inventors/Engineers, Directed Technical Change, and the British Industrial Revolution with Walker Hanlon from Northwestern University

    3月7日

    S2 E6: Inventors/Engineers, Directed Technical Change, and the British Industrial Revolution with Walker Hanlon from Northwestern University

    In this episode, our guest is Walker Hanlon who is an Associate Professor in Economics at Northwestern University. We talked about if necessity is the mother of invention, different theories about directed technical change, why the British Industrial Revolution specifically persisted and more! 06:40 Necessity: the mother of invention?  08:20 What is directed technical change?  09:50 Theories on directed technical change  15:10 Laissez-Faire and Walker’s New Book! 20:00 Why did The British Industrial Revolution persist? 32:25 Cheezy Question and “This or That” Game!

    39 分钟
  5. S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

    2月5日

    S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

    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?!

    52 分钟
  6. S2 E4: Join the Green Growth Movement! with Robin Burgess from the LSE

    2024/12/04

    S2 E4: Join the Green Growth Movement! with Robin Burgess from the LSE

    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!

    56 分钟
  7. S2 E3: Firms, Management Surveys, and Practices with Raffaella Sadun from HBS

    2024/11/05

    S2 E3: Firms, Management Surveys, and Practices with Raffaella Sadun from HBS

    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!

    42 分钟
  8. S2 E2: WW2, and Management as a Soft Technology with Michela Giorcelli from UCLA

    2024/10/02

    S2 E2: WW2, and Management as a Soft Technology with Michela Giorcelli from UCLA

    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!

    48 分钟
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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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  • 创作者
    The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast
  • 活跃年份
    2023年 - 2025年
  • 单集
    20
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast
  • 节目网站
    The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast

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