Introduction by Michael Burda
Ever since the financial crisis, the threat of long-lasting (“secular”) economic stagnation has been haunting Western economies. Philippe Aghion looks at this enigma through the lens of the Schumpeterian growth paradigm. It claims that economic growth is generated by entrepreneurial innovations which replace old technologies. Aghion argues that productivity growth due to this creative destruction is mismeasured by statistical offices. He links the recent decline in productivity growth to the emergence of so-called super-star firms that have high profits and a low share of labor in firm value-added and sales.
Philippe Aghion is Professor of Economics, Institutions and Innovation at the College de France and also holds a chair at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously he held professorships at Harvard and University College London. He is credited with pioneering Schumpeterian growth theory which provides a microfoundation for economic growth stressing the key role of entrepreneurial activity. The recipient of the 2001 Yrjo Jahnsson Award and the 2009 John von Neumann Award is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences.
Michael Burda is Professor of Economics at the School of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
The Lecture is part of the WZB Distinguished Lectures in Social Sciences.
Information on participating / attending:
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Date:
11/15/2018 17:00 - 11/15/2018 19:00
Registration deadline:
11/07/2018
Event venue:
Reichpietschufer 50, Room A 300
10785 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
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transregional, national
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
10/24/2018
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Dr. Harald Wilkoszewski
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Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event61921
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