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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261207T181500
SUMMARY:Public Lecture by Prof. John Van Reenen\, London School of Economic
 s
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Prosperity and the Future of Europe.\\r\\nRegistrationRe
 gistration for the event here. [https://forms.gle/ZzZ6rpJq6BKkrC528]\\r\\n
 FlyerDownload Flyer here. [https://wwz.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/wwz
 /Events/261006_John_Van_Reenen_Flyer_A5_Final.pdf]Important InformationFre
 e entry and free seating.Registration is appreciated but not mandatory.Abo
 ut the EventEurope faces an economic and national security crisis. Two dec
 ades of low growth and the rise of populism are shaking the foundations. H
 ow should citizens\, policy and business leaders respond? What will it tak
 e to restore stronger growth\, innovation\, and competitiveness across Eur
 ope?\\r\\nIn his public lecture\, Prof. John Van Reenen will lay out the c
 hallenges. Drawing on his extensive research as well as his experience in 
 economic policy making\, he will argue for a strategy based on a growth an
 d innovation agenda.\\r\\nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to exchange
  ideas and learn from one of Europe’s leading economists on growth\, pro
 ductivity\, and innovation.\\r\\nProgramm\\r\\n18:15Welcome and Introducti
 onProf. Rolf Weder18:20KeynoteProf. John Van Reenen19:10DiscussionProf. Jo
 hn Van ReenenProf. Alois StutzerProf. Rolf WederQuestions from Audience19:
 45AperoPanelists and Audience\\r\\nProf. John Van Reenen / Speaker:John Va
 n Reenen is Ronald Coase School Professor of the London School of Economic
 s and Digital Fellow\, Initiative for the Digital Economy at Massachusetts
  Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also Director of POID (the Programme
  on Innovation and Diffusion). He is a leading economist on productivity\,
  innovation\, economic growth\, labour and management\, exploring some of 
 the defining economic questions of our time. Moreover\, he is one of the m
 ost highly cited researchers in Business and Economics worldwide.\\r\\nPro
 fessor Van Reenen has held academic positions at MIT\, Stanford\, Harvard\
 , Princeton and University College London. Beyond academia\, he has been c
 losely involved in economic policy\, most recently as the senior economic 
 advisor to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer\, Rachel Reeves.\\r\\nHe is 
 co-editor of the recently published book “The Economics of Creative Dest
 ruction” (Harvard University Press). His work has received numerous dist
 inctions\, including the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in 2009 (the European equiva
 lent of the Clark Medal) and Honorary Foreign Membership of the American E
 conomic Association (2022)\, among many others. In 2016\, he was awarded O
 fficer of the Order of the British Empire (awarded by the Queen) “for Se
 rvices to Economics and Public Policy Making”.\\r\\nProf. Alois Stutzer 
 / PanelistAlois Stutzer is Professor of Political Economy at the Universit
 y of Basel and Director of the Center for Research in Economics and Well-B
 eing (CREW).\\r\\nProf. Rolf Weder / HostRolf Weder is Professor of Intern
 ational Trade and European Integration at the University of Basel and head
  of the Center for Innovation Economics Basel (CIEB).\\r\\nLecture Series 
 on Innovation in the Global EconomyThe Lecture Series provides a platform 
 for renowned researchers in Business and Economics to present their resear
 ch results and thoughts on “Innovation in the Global Economy” to a bro
 ad audience. The events tackle the challenges of globalization and new tec
 hnologies for society\, policy makers and companies. They also focus on th
 e determinants of innovation in open economies. The discussion plays an im
 portant role in the Lecture Series. We are grateful for the support by the
  Claudine and Hans-Heiner Zaeslin-Bustany-Foundation and Dr. h.c. Rudolf M
 aag.
X-ALT-DESC:<h2><strong>Topic: Prosperity and the Future of Europe.</strong>
 </h2>\n<p><strong>Registration</strong><br /><a href="https://forms.gle/Zz
 Z6rpJq6BKkrC528" target="_blank">Registration for the event here.</a></p>\
 n<p><strong>Flyer</strong><br /><a href="https://wwz.unibas.ch/fileadmin/u
 ser_upload/wwz/Events/261006_John_Van_Reenen_Flyer_A5_Final.pdf" target="_
 blank">Download Flyer here.</a><br /><br /><strong>Important Information</
 strong><br />Free entry and free seating.<br />Registration is appreciated
  but not mandatory.<br /><br /><strong>About the Event</strong><br />Europ
 e faces an economic and national security crisis. Two decades of low growt
 h and the rise of populism are shaking the foundations. How should citizen
 s\, policy and business leaders respond? What will it take to restore stro
 nger growth\, innovation\, and competitiveness across Europe?</p>\n<p>In h
 is public lecture\, Prof. John Van Reenen will lay out the challenges. Dra
 wing on his extensive research as well as his experience in economic polic
 y making\, he will argue for a strategy based on a growth and innovation a
 genda.</p>\n<p>Don’t miss this unique opportunity to exchange ideas and 
 learn from one of Europe’s leading economists on growth\, productivity\,
  and innovation.</p>\n<p><strong>Programm</strong></p>\n<table><tbody><tr>
 <td>18:15</td><td>Welcome and Introduction</td><td>Prof. Rolf Weder</td></
 tr><tr><td>18:20</td><td>Keynote</td><td>Prof. John Van Reenen</td></tr><t
 r><td>19:10</td><td>Discussion</td><td>Prof. John Van Reenen<br />Prof. Al
 ois Stutzer<br />Prof. Rolf Weder<br />Questions from Audience</td></tr><t
 r><td>19:45</td><td>Apero</td><td>Panelists and Audience</td></tr></tbody>
 </table>\n<p><br /><strong>Prof. John Van Reenen</strong> / <i>Speaker<str
 ong>:</strong></i><br />John Van Reenen is Ronald Coase School Professor o
 f the London School of Economics and Digital Fellow\, Initiative for the D
 igital Economy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also 
 Director of POID (the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion). He is a lead
 ing economist on productivity\, innovation\, economic growth\, labour and 
 management\, exploring some of the defining economic questions of our time
 . Moreover\, he is one of the most highly cited researchers in Business an
 d Economics worldwide.</p>\n<p>Professor Van Reenen has held academic posi
 tions at MIT\, Stanford\, Harvard\, Princeton and University College Londo
 n. Beyond academia\, he has been closely involved in economic policy\, mos
 t recently as the senior economic advisor to the UK Chancellor of the Exch
 equer\, Rachel Reeves.</p>\n<p>He is co-editor of the recently published b
 ook “The Economics of Creative Destruction” (Harvard University Press)
 . His work has received numerous distinctions\, including the Yrjö Jahnss
 on Award in 2009 (the European equivalent of the Clark Medal) and Honorary
  Foreign Membership of the American Economic Association (2022)\, among ma
 ny others. In 2016\, he was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Em
 pire (awarded by the Queen) “for Services to Economics and Public Policy
  Making”.</p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Alois Stutzer </strong><i>/ </i>Panelist
 <br />Alois Stutzer is Professor of Political Economy at the University of
  Basel and Director of the Center for Research in Economics and Well-Being
  (CREW).</p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Rolf Weder </strong><i>/ </i>Host<br />Rolf
  Weder is Professor of International Trade and European Integration at the
  University of Basel and head of the Center for Innovation Economics Basel
  (CIEB).</p>\n<p><strong>Lecture Series on Innovation in the Global Econom
 y</strong><br />The Lecture Series provides a platform for renowned resear
 chers in Business and Economics to present their research results and thou
 ghts on “Innovation in the Global Economy” to a broad audience. The ev
 ents tackle the challenges of globalization and new technologies for socie
 ty\, policy makers and companies. They also focus on the determinants of i
 nnovation in open economies. The discussion plays an important role in the
  Lecture Series. We are grateful for the support by the Claudine and Hans-
 Heiner Zaeslin-Bustany-Foundation and Dr. h.c. Rudolf Maag.</p>
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