Expertise: Spatial economics, innovation systems, economics of immigration and diversity, economic development
Biography:Max works at SERC and NIESR, and completed his PHD in economic geography and spatial economics in LSE's Geography Department in 2011. He has over 10 years' experience working in UK think tanks, consultancy and public policy. Most recently he worked at the Department of Communities and Local Government as an ESRC-DCLG Senior Policy Adviser, covering a range of economic development and governance issues.
In 2004 Max helped set up the Centre for Cities think tank, where he ran the research programme for three years. He is now a member of the Centre’s Research Advisory Board. He is also an Associate at Demos, the Centre for London and the Institute for Public Policy Research.
Education:
- PhD, London School of Economics 2011
- MSc, London School of Economics 1998
- BA(Hons), Oxford University 1997
Awards:
- HEFCE-LSE HEIF5 Award, 2012-2014 ('From urban economics to urban policy', joint with Henry Overman)
- NESTA Big Data Grant, 2012-2013 ('Exploring the drivers of the UK digital economy', joint with Growth Intel)
- LSE Research Studentship, 2011; ESRC OUV Award, 2009; ESRC-DCLG CASE PHD Scholarship, 2007
Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions:
Selected Publications:
- 'Diversity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from London firms' (with Neil Lee). Forthcoming in Economic Geography.
- ‘After Florida: Towards an economics of diversity’, European Urban and Regional Studies (2012), Online First 10 December.
- ‘East London Tech City: Ideas without a Strategy?’ (2011) Local Economy, 26:3, pp 197-202.
CEP Publications:
- Top Team Demographics, Innovation and Business Performance: Findings from English Firms and Cities 2008-9
Max Nathan,
March 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0129:
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- Assessing the Government's Proposals to Reform the UK Planning System
Max Nathan,
Henry G. Overman,
November 2011
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- What We Know (and Don't Know) About the Links between Planning and Economic Performance
Max Nathan,
Henry G. Overman,
November 2011
Paper No' SERCPP010:
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- Ethnic Inventors, Diversity and Innovation in the UK: Evidence from Patents Microdata
Max Nathan,
October 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0092:
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- Does Cultural Diversity Help Innovation in Cities: Evidence from London Firms
Neil Lee,
Max Nathan,
February 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0069:
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- The Economics of Super-Diversity: Findings from British Cities, 2001-2006
Max Nathan,
February 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0068:
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- The Long Term Impacts of Migration in British Cities: Diversity, Wages, Employment and Prices
Max Nathan,
February 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0067:
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