In times of slow growth and protracted economic turbulence we think it important to keep the issues pertinent to prosperity in the long-run firmly in the frame.
To that end, we have set up an LSE Growth Commission which aims to provide an authoritative contribution to the formulation and implementation of a long-term growth strategy the UK. The commission will run for a year at the end of which it will produce a report. Along the way it will take evidence from a range of individuals with experience in academia, business and policy.
For more information about the work of the LSE Growth Commission, please contact Miguel Coelho miguel.coelho@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
The LSE Growth Commissioners:
- Philippe Aghion (Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics at Harvard University)
- Tim Besley (LSE School Professor of Economics and Political Science), co-chair of the commission
- Lord John Browne (Partner and Managing Director of Riverstone and former CEO of BP)
- Francesco Caselli (Professor of Economics at the LSE)
- Rachel Lomax (non-executive director of HSBC and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and Permanent Secretary of three government departments)
- Christopher Pissarides (LSE Norman Sosnow Chair in Economics and Nobel Laureate)
- Lord Nicholas Stern (IG Patel Chair and Director, LSE Asia Research Centre)
- John van Reenen (Director of CEP and Professor of Economics), co-chair of the commission
Download Commissioner Biographies (PDF)
Recent research from our Commissioners
- UK Economic Performance Since 1997: Growth Productivity & Jobs, Dan Corry, Anna Valero and John Van Reenen, CEP Special Paper No.24, November 2011
- Delivering on the "Monti Triangle". Growth, Budgetary Discipline and Social Cohesion, Philippe Aghion, presented at OECD/World Bank Institute Symposium on the 'New Geography of Innovation and the Impact of the Economic Crisis', Paris, January 2012
- OECD Labour Markets in the Great Recession, Christopher Pissarides, presented at The Economica Phillips Lecture, February 2012
LSE Growth Commission Events
On Monday 23 January, the Institute for Government hosted the launch of the LSE Growth Commission featuring guest speakers Larry Summers and Stephen Nickell. For more information, including a summary of proceedings, please visit the event webpage.
Press Coverage of the LSE Growth Commission
| 29 Jan 2012 |
Small dip in growth is big blow to confidence, David Smith, The Sunday Times |
| 28 Jan 2012 |
No growth, but LSE is looking for it, Tim Harford, Financial Times |
| 25 Jan 2012 |
LSE Growth Commissioner Lord Browne interviewed on PM with Eddie Mair, BBC Radio 4 (listen again available until Wednesday 1 February) |
| 24 Jan 2012 |
Debt hits £1trn milestone, Richard Johnstone, PublicFinance magazine |
| 23 Jany 2012 |
Supply Chains: Time Tariffs, The Economist |
| 23 Jan 2012 |
Will LSE's Growth Commission make a difference? Larry Elliott, The Guardian. |
| The LSE Growth Commission is funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). |
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