The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast

• 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!

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• 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?!

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• 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!

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• 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!

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• 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!

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