
Cutting-edge research into how to boost productivity through nurturing innovation – ideas that are new to the world – and how to diffuse these ideas. @POID_cast
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🌎 LSE Environment Week | 21-24 Sept 2026
Join us 24 Sept for research, policy and debate sessions inc. a keynote, policy discussion and public lecture on innovation and energy for a sustainable future
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"Is the UK on track for growth in every postcode?"
Will Shepherd consults experts for @EconObservatory economicsobservatory.com/is-…
Read the latest #POIDWorkingPaper: Measuring the prevalence and direction of Innovation: A pilot approach using LLMs
By @Prashant_Garg_, @pj_lambert, Ralf Martin and Denis Medvedev
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Read the latest #POIDWorkingPaper: Geopolitics and Export Miracles: Firm-level evidence from U.S. ware procurement in Korea
By Philipp Barteska, Oliver Kim, Nathan Lane and Seung Joo Lee
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Read the latest #POIDWorkingPaper: Defense Promotion and Industrial Development
By Nathan Lane
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Read the latest #POIDWorkingPaper: A theory of endogenous degrowth and environmental sustainability
By @Ph_Aghion, Timo Boppart, Michael Peters, @SchwartzmanEcon and Fabrizio Zilibotti
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Read the latest #POIDWorkingPaper: Industrial Policy in the Global Semiconductor Sector
By @PennyG_Yale, @juhreka13, @straightedge, @GiuliaLoForte and Jeff Thurk
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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion retweeted
🌟New semester, new episode! 🥳 Our guest is Harun Alp (FED) and we talked about his academic journey, role models, who becomes a transformative entrepreneur, macroeconomic determinants and more! Enjoy! 😊 @POID_LSE @CEP_LSE @johnvanreenen @ruveyda_gozen #econtwitter
Read the August 2026 update on this #POIDCEP paper: 'UK national productivity trends: getting the data right' by Niki Barbas, @asvalero and @johnvanreenen poid.lse.ac.uk/_new/publicat…
"Why wages and productivity look set to diverge further"
@JoelSuss @FT references research published by Stephen Machin in Oxford Review of Economic Policy and by @johnvanreenen for The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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🗓️ #LSEEnvironmentWeek: Join the discussion on how innovation can accelerate the transition to a cleaner, secure and sustainable energy future w/@asvalero @sinha_praveer @johnvanreenen Thu 24 Sept, 18:30, Old Theatre #LSEEvents
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Join us 24 Sept for research, policy and debate sessions inc. a keynote, policy discussion and public event on innovation & energy for a sustainable future with @sinha_praveer @asvalero @johnvanreenen
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"Cancel the commute: We need new ways to measure productivity at work"
The Hill paper refers to research by @I_Am_NickBloom and colleagues on productivity gains from working from home.
thehill.com/opinion/technolo…
CORRECTION: "Silicon, Not Software, Will Decide the AI Race" by @a_bergeaud & @RobinRivaton
Via @ProSyn
"Silicon, Not Software, Will Decide the AI Race"
Read this @ProSyn article by @a_bergeaud & @johnvanreenen
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"Silicon, Not Software, Will Decide the AI Race"
Read this @ProSyn article by @a_bergeaud & @johnvanreenen
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"Is data privacy a losing game? Evidence from Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy"
By Nestor Duch-Brown, @CGenakos and Blair Yuan Lyu
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Will AI solve the productivity puzzle?
LIsten to @I_Am_NickBloom talking to Soumaya Keynes on the The Economics Show
ft.com/content/129804fb-8f23… via @ft
🗓️ Thu 24 Sept, 18:30: Innovation and energy for a sustainable future
Join @asvalero @sinha_praveer @johnvanreenen for a discussion on how innovation can accelerate the transition to a cleaner, secure and sustainable energy future #LSEEvents
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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion retweeted
Good @resfoundation report on UK productivity rebound (spoiler: it's not due to tax rises ) theguardian.com/business/202… Consistent with our @POID_LSE analysis - update here
cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/…
Programme on Innovation and Diffusion retweeted
The Equilibrium Impact of Credit Frictions: Evidence from Default Risk Using Firm-Level Data l Tim Besley, @pj_lambert , Isabelle Michalski-Roland & @johnvanreenen write for @nberpubs
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