The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast

S3 E5: Gender Inequality and Child Penalty with Camille Landais (LSE)

In this episode, our guest is Camille Landais (@landais_camille on X) from the London School of Economics and we talk about his academic journey, interests in family economics, policy making versus academia, the relationship between gender inequality and child penalty, and more! Enjoy!Host: Ruveyda Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen on X)Intro: His Academic Journey and Interests on Gender Inequality & Family Economics05:58 Academia or Policy Making?08:05 Gender Inequality and Having Children 14:49 What are the channels or mechanisms?17:28 Child Penalty is Larger in Developed Economies: childpenaltyatlas.org23:52 Do Welfare Policies Work? What are Camille’s Family Policy Suggestions?29:01 Cheezy Questions!

S3 E4: Product vs Process Innovations, Firm Growth, and Political Connections with Salomé Baslandze (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)

In this episode, our guest is Salomé Baslandze from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and we talked about her academic journey, influential economists in her career, new data on product vs process innovations, firm growth, political connections, policy suggestions, and more!Host: Ruveyda Nur Gozen (@ruveyda_gozen on X)1:04 Her Academic Journey4:52 Comparison between Academia and Policy Institutions 7:40 The "AI" Heat on Academia22:57 Why do economists use theoretical models? 29:50 The Role of Competition Authorities32:56 Research Gaps in the Literature36:00 Cheezy Questions!38:03 Never Have I Ever!

S3 E3: The Great Reversal, Europe and the US with Thomas Philippon from NYU Stern

In this episode, our guest is Thomas Philippon who is a Professor of Finance at NYU Stern. We talked about his academic journey from Physics to Economics, influential economists, competition, superstar firms, concentration, and more!13:36 Debating Market Competition24:23 Historical Context of Superstar Firms 27:49 Impact of COVID on Market Dynamics 30:23 Market Power and Concentration: Good or Bad?34:19 Comparative Analysis: US vs Europe41:52 Cheezy Questions and Never Have I Ever!

S3 E2: Culture and Economic Growth with Alberto Bisin from NYU

In this episode, our guest is Alberto Bisin, a Professor of Economics at NYU. We talked about his personal academic journey, the economics culture at the University of Chicago, culture for economic growth, evolution in economics, and more!Host: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and CEP LSE)Producers: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and LSE) and John Van Reenen (LSE) 01:50 Evolution of Economics05:16 Experiences at the University of Chicago13:50 The Role of Culture in Economic Growth21:06 Let's Think of a Hypothetical County?25:45 The Long Divergence between the West and Middle East42:48 Cheezy Questions & Never Have I Ever!

S3 E1: Nobel Prize Winners and Economics of Innovation with Fiona Murray from MIT

In this episode, our guest is Fiona Murray from MIT. We talked about her academic journey, publication processes, Nobel Prize winners in Economics, gender, security-driven innovation, and more!12:15 Entrepreneurship is about failure. How about you?15:54 Publication Speed in Economics and Other Fields18:22 Nobel Prize Winners in Economics 21:00 Gender, Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems31:17 Market-Driven Innovations vs Security-Driven Innovations