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- Economics and Business
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32 min
1. In search of a new paradigm for innovation, free markets, and regulation- Prof. Daron Acemoglu
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25 min
2. Why economic growth is not the goal- Ms. Kate Raworth
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29 min
3. Predictions and pandemics: why economies relapse before they recover- Dr. Stephen Roach
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4. Capturing AI for business- Mr. David C. Edelman
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5. The myth of economic self-reliance: friendshoring, globalization, and the future of trade- Dr. Edoardo Campanella
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24 min
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42 min
7. Greentech bubbles and investment in a green revolution- Dr. William Janeway
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38 min
8. Behavioral economics and business: revolution or reinforcing norms?- Dr. Antara Haldar
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38 min
9. China’s economic slowdown- Prof. Yasheng Huang
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10. A broad view strategy- Dr. Trudi Lang
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33 min
11. India and the illusion of economic growth- Prof. Ashoka Mody
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21 min
12. Economic shocks: reflections on behavior, recovery, and the future- Prof. Emeritus Koichi Hamada
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25 min
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42 min
14. Productivity and growth: facing the fiscal reality- Prof. Michael Boskin
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31 min
15. Stablecoins: illusions, claims, and facts- Prof. Barry Eichengreen
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22 min
16. State capitalism: regulating free markets in a liberal democracy- Dr. Anna Grosman
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32 min
17. How and why business should embrace effective altruism- Prof. Peter Singer
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33 min
18. The influence of climate change debate on banking policies- Sir Howard Davies
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32 min
19. Measuring impact: how and why companies can meet demand for responsibility- Dr. Lisa Hehenberger
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29 min
20. Minimum wage legislation: effects on levels of employment- Prof. David Neumark
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27 min
21. Avoiding a deep recession: how governments can plan for financial stability- Dr. Willem H. Buiter
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31 min
22. Cryptocurrencies: potential, risk, and regulation- Prof. Anne Sibert
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29 min
23. Inflation: lessons in forecasting and humility- Prof. Jason Furman
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22 min
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25 min
25. Deep purpose: why pursue it, and how to implement it- Prof. Ranjay Gulati
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36 min
26. The green transition: a fundamental reconsideration of land rights and usage- Dr. Giulio Boccaletti
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29 min
27. Net Positive Manifesto: a business case for changing the world- Mr. Andrew Winston
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44 min
28. Duopolies in politics and business- Ms. Katherine Gehl
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38 min
29. The economics of healthcare- Prof. David Cutler
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22 min
30. Predictive analytics- Dr. Eric Siegel
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31 min
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27 min
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24 min
- Government and Society
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26 min
34. The future of human progress, economic growth, and rising uncertainty- Prof. Emeritus Angus Deaton
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28 min
35. The steady-state economy- Prof. Emeritus Herman Daly
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25 min
36. The US-Asia triangle: government, business, and values- Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
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37. AI, governance, and law: how capitalism drives culture and innovation- Prof. Katharina Pistor
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30 min
38. Confronting neoliberalism: why government is critical to lasting prosperity- Prof. J. Bradford DeLong
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17 min
39. Cities: living and working in global business centers- Prof. Edward Glaeser
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37 min
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23 min
41. Transparency and sustainability: increasing the impact of The World Bank- Mr. Bertrand Badré
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29 min
42. Moving beyond GDP: modernizing economic indicators- Prof. Jayati Ghosh
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47 min
43. Regulation, competition, and government Intervention- Prof. Barry Schwartz
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31 min
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40 min
45. Globalization in the face of diminishing democracy- Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko
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19 min
46. The UK and EU: Trade, employment, and business after Brexit- Prof. Anand Menon
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24 min
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29 min
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40 min
49. Nuclear energy: a case for fear-defying sustainability- Prof. Emeritus Joshua S. Goldstein
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25 min
50. Balancing economic prudence and sustainability- Prof. Emerita Deirdre McCloskey
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20 min
51. Enacting social change on a major scale: the role of business- Prof. Rebecca Henderson
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34 min
52. The role of economics in setting government policy- Mr. Sebastian Mallaby
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25 min
53. The European energy crisis- Dr. Anders Åslund
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30 min
54. US and China: are there any winners in a trade war?- Mr. Martin Wolf
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31 min
55. Bureaucracy and innovation: the entrepreneurial state- Prof. Rainer Kattel
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37 min
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35 min
57. Policy-making: global crises and the role of business- Dr. Bill Emmott
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32 min
58. Inflation in the shadow of debt: growth, regulations, and reforms- Dr. John Cochrane
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27 min
59. Why so negative? Impacts and implications of US media coverage- Prof. Bruce Sacerdote
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24 min
60. Sanctions: war and economic consequences- Prof. Jeffrey Frankel
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35 min
61. The democratic recession and its impact on business- Prof. Larry Diamond
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44 min
62. The purpose of public service broadcasting in a democracy- Prof. Emeritus Patrick Barwise
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23 min
63. Transformation and innovation: cities of the future- Prof. Carlo Ratti
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28 min
64. MAPS: the business of medical affairs- Dr. Danie du Plessis
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30 min
65. Translational medicine: the risk of failure in delay and how to reduce it- Prof. Martin Wehling
- Organisations and Leadership
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30 min
66. Why some leaders thrive and others derail- Prof. Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
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34 min
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32 min
68. Humility and empathy: critical qualities of leadership- Dr. John Hennessy
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25 min
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70. Nurturing the ability to ask impactful questions- Prof. Robert Langer
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28 min
71. Unity as a lever of Influence: how to create and maintain trust in business- Dr. Robert Cialdini
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38 min
72. Managing networks in the digital age- Prof. Linda A. Hill
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34 min
73. Selecting a board leader- Prof. Michael Useem
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31 min
74. Trust: how and why companies should be good places to come from- Prof. Sandra J. Sucher
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75. Where questions come from: developing the capacity to enquire- Dr. Russ Roberts
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39 min
76. The challenges and impact of investors: what directors should do- Prof. Michael Useem
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31 min
77. Management of generic drug development: challenges and opportunities- Mr. Sandeep Patil
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37 min
78. Encouraging corporate learning- Mr. Brad Samargya
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22 min
79. The strategy spine: how and why you should create one- Prof. Rita McGrath
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46 min
80. The talent marketplace: what it is, and why large companies need one- Mr. Donncha Carroll
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39 min
81. Having the best board possible- Prof. Michael Useem
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39 min
82. Machine learning, AI platforms, and biases- Mr. Barry Libert
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36 min
83. X-teams: why they succeed and how to nurture them- Prof. Deborah Ancona
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23 min
84. Online learning: strategies, budgets, and procurements- Dr. Matt Bluem
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33 min
85. How leaders can get out of the way of organizational change- Mr. Ron Carucci
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31 min
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26 min
87. Project management: how to make projects more successful and the role of AI- Mr. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
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38 min
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22 min
89. How Mumsnet is run- Ms. Justine Roberts CBE
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31 min
90. Fundamentals of being the trusted advisor- Mr. Anthony Vardy
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27 min
91. Collaborative innovation and the role of the innovation manager- Prof. Jill Perry-Smith
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44 min
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34 min
93. Values that build prosperous businesses- Dr. Mandeep Rai
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37 min
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29 min
95. 20-first: building gender balanced businesses- Ms. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
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22 min
96. Moral and ethical practice in organizations- Mr. Charles Wookey
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31 min
97. SMART work: implementing better work design- Prof. Sharon Parker
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26 min
- Covid-19: Impact and Responses
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26 min
99. Planning and response to COVID-19: lessons from China and South-East Asia- Prof. Annelies Wilder-Smith
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9 min
100. The impact of COVID-19 on higher education- Dr. Wendy M. Purcell
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5 min
101. The impact of Covid-19 on psychological safety in the workplace- Prof. Amy C. Edmondson
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20 min
102. The impact of Covid-19 on cybersecurity and data privacy- Mr. Claudiu Popa
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13 min
103. The impact of Covid-19 on organizations- Prof. Paul J. H. Schoemaker
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6 min
104. The impact of Covid-19 on tourism- Mr. Robin Barker
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19 min
105. Insolvencies in the era of COVID-19- Dr. Keith Pond
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25 min
106. Government response and economic impact during COVID-19- Prof. James K. Galbraith
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24 min
107. International aid for developing countries in the age of Covid-19- Prof. Anne Krueger
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9 min
108. The impact of COVID-19 on international trade- Dr. Mona Chung
Topics Covered
- Political economy
- Innovation
- Regulation
- State capacity
- Legitimacy
- Democratic process
- Leadership vs. consensus
- Technological transition
- Continuous flux
- Shareholder profit
- Employee gains
Biography
Daron Acemoglu is an Institute Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also affiliated with the National Bureau Economic Research, and the Center for Economic Policy Research. He is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the British Academy, the American Philosophical Society, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists.
In 2024, he received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”.
Professor Acemoglu received a BA in economics from the University of York, 1989, an MSc in mathematical economics and econometrics from the London School of Economics, 1990, and a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics in 1992. Since 1993, he has held the academic positions of Lecturer at the London School of Economics, and Assistant Professor, Pentti Kouri Associate Professor, and Professor of Economics at MIT.
He is the author of six books: Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty (with James A. Robinson), Principles of Economics (with David Laibson and John List), The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson), and Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (with Simon Johnson).
His academic work has been published in leading scholarly journals, including the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. His research covers a wide range of areas within economics, including political economy, economic development and growth, human capital theory, growth theory, innovation, search theory, network economics and learning.
Daron Acemoglu has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004; Distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006; the John von Neumann Award, Rajk College, Budapest in 2007; the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017; the Jean-Jacques Laffont prize in 2018; the Global Economy Prize in 2019; and the CME Mathematical and Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, given every two years to the best economist in the United States under the age of 40 by the American Economic Association; the Erwin Plein Nemmers prize awarded every two years for work of lasting significance in economics in 2013; and the 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge award in economics. His book (joint with James A. Robinson) Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy received the Association of American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, and the William Riker Prize for Best Book Published in Political Economy, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for Best Book Published on Government, Politics or International Affairs. Why Nations Fail also received several prizes and awards, and was a New York Times bestseller in 2012.
He holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Utrecht, the Bosporus University, University of Athens, Bilkent University, the University of Bath, the Ecole Normale Superieure, Scaly Paris, and the London Business School.
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Acemoglu, D. (2024, April 9). In search of a new paradigm for innovation, free markets, and regulation [Audio file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/EHCQ2624.Export Citation (RIS)
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In search of a new paradigm for innovation, free markets, and regulation
Published on April 9, 2024
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