Growth & Innovation

We meet regularly to present and discuss classic and frontier papers on economic growth, innovation, and technological change. Each session is led by a presenter who walks through the paper and facilitates group discussion.

Full reading list & schedule: Link

Past Sessions

Date Paper Presenter Slides Video
04/04/2026 Konig, Storesletten, Song, Zilibotti – Reconciling Models of Diffusion and Innovation: A Theory of the Productivity Distribution and Technology Frontier The-Hoang Nguyen Slides Video
07/02/2026 Koenig – Technical Change and Superstar Effects Anh Tran Slides Video
24/01/2026 Moll, Rachel, Restrepo – Uneven Growth: Automation’s Impact on Income and Wealth Inequality Thanh Q. Tran Slides  
06/12/2025 Moscona and Sastry – Inappropriate Technology: Evidence from Global Agriculture Anh Tran Slides Video
08/11/2025 Atkin, Costinot, Fukui – Globalization and the Ladder of Development Kien Hoang-Le Slides Video
01/11/2025 Prato – The Global Race for Talent Duong Bui Slides Video
25/10/2025 Bloom, Jones, Webb, Van Reenen – Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find? Thinh Bui Slides  
11/10/2025 Akcigit and Kerr – Growth through Heterogeneous Innovations Thinh Bui Slides  
27/09/2025 Acemoglu – Distorted Innovation: Does the Market Get the Direction of Technology Right? Anh Tran Slides  
13/09/2025 Akcigit, Aghion, Howitt – What Do We Learn from Schumpeterian Growth Theory? Thanh Q. Tran Slides  
21/08/2025 Lucas and Moll – Knowledge Growth and the Allocation of Time Duong Bui Slides  
12/08/2025 Akcigit – Economic Growth: The Past, the Present, and the Future Luong Nguyen Slides  
12/08/2025 Jones – The Past and Future of Economic Growth: A Semi-Endogenous Perspective Anh Tran Slides  

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