European Institute, Contemporary Turkish Studies, School of Public Policy and Systemic Risk Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science are jointly organizing a workshop on the Political Economy of Turkey.
The workshop will take place at LSE campus on 7th June 2024. It will feature a number of selected presentations/discussions and culminate in a public keynote lecture. The event will provide a platform for researchers and policymakers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. Both theoretical and empirical contributions will be presented.
Please click here to access and download the programme for our upcoming workshop: LSE Workshop on Turkey.
The workshop features a keynote speech by Professor Ufuk Akçiğit from the University of Chicago, titled "The Hidden Risks of Industrial Policy: When More Isn't Always Better”.
Professor Ufuk Akçiğit (@ufukakcigit / @ProfUfukAkcigit (TR), is the Arnold C. Harberger Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He is an elected Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Center for Economic Policy Research, and the Center for Economic Studies. He earned a BA in economics at Koc University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009.
As a macroeconomist, Akcigit’s research focuses on economic growth, technological creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, productivity, and firm dynamics. His work has been consistently published in top economics journals, cited in numerous policy reports, and featured in popular media. In his recent book, "The Economics of Creative Destruction," co-edited with John Van Reenen, he explores how technological innovation can drive growth and address challenges ranging from inequality to climate change. He is also the lead academic for the World Development Report 2024 published by the World Bank.
The contributions of Akcigit’s research have been acknowledged by the National Science Foundation with the CAREER Grant (one of NSF's most prestigious awards supporting early-career faculty), the Kaufmann Foundation's Junior Faculty Grant, and the Kiel Institute Excellence Award, among many other institutions. In 2019, Akcigit was honored as the recipient of the Max Plank-Humboldt Research Award (endowed with 1.5 million euros and aimed at scientists with outstanding future potential). In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and was named a Fellow of the Econometric Society. In 2022, he received the Sakip Sabanci International Research Award and Kiel Institute’s Global Economy Prize.
Organizers:
Programme Committee:
- Chris Anderson (LSE)
- Selim Aytac (Koç)
- Selva Demiralp (Koç)
- Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt (CGD)
- Refet Gurkaynak (Bilkent)
- Yaprak Gursoy (LSE)
- Timur Kuran (Duke)
- Davide Luca (Cambridge)
- Adeel Malik (Oxford)
- Berkay Ozcan (LSE)
- Orkun Saka (City)
More about this event:
The European Institute is a centre for research and graduate teaching on the processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe.
Contemporary Turkish Studies focuses on the politics and economy of Turkey and its relations with the rest of Europe. The programme aims to promote a deeper understanding of contemporary Turkey through interdisciplinary and critical research, teaching and related public activities.
The LSE School of Public Policy equips you with the skills and ideas to transform people and societies. It is an international community where ideas and practice meet. Their approach creates professionals with the ability to analyse, understand and resolve the challenges of contemporary governance.
The Systemic Risk Centre (SRC) was set up to study the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and to develop tools to help policymakers and financial institutions become better prepared. Based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the Centre is generously funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (grant number ES/K002309/1 and ES/R009724/1].