Events

Where Will Future Jobs and Growth Come From?

Wednesday 22 May 2019 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Hosted by the Department of Economics

Old Theatre, Old Building

Speaker

Professor John Van Reenen

Chair

Professor Steve Pischke

John Van Reenen will discuss the impact of new technologies on jobs, wages and skills, and will assess how this impact will depend on the choices we make now as citizens, managers and voters.

John Van Reenen (@johnvanreenen) is Gordon Y. Billiard Professor of Management and Economics at MIT, and BP Professor of Economics at the LSE.

Steve Pischke is Head of the Department of Economics at LSE.

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