Julian Birkinshaw and John Van Reenen were hosted by Rajesh Chandy to discuss the implications of COVID-19 on firms in the UK, how to survive during the crisis, the actions required by management and how a company’s strategy might evolve as a result of the pandemic.
Andrew Scott and Paolo Surico, Professors of Economics at London Business School, join Elias Papaioannou, Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute, to explore the limits and implications of UK government and household debt.
Kamalini Ramdas, Professor of Management Science was joined in conversation with Thulasiraj Ravilla, Executive Director of the Aravind Eye Care System, the biggest eye care system in the world, treating about 4.5million patients per year, in Tamil Nadu, India to discuss how patient care and staff support can be maintained during the lockdown.
Elias Papaioannou, Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development was joined in conversation with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School to discuss how corporate responsibility is fundamental to the success of a business.
The Wheeler Institute supports Professor Chang’s new research: How Does the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect the Development of Drugs for the Lives in Developing Countries?
How are shifts in market power impacting competition and the nature of capitalism? Hélène Rey, Professor of Economics at London Business School, Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, Joseba Martinez, Professor of Economics at London Business School, were joined in conversation with Thomas Philippon, Professor of Finance at New York University, Stern…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the Department for International Development (DFID) would be merged with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has caused much concern about his Government’s priorities and how aid spending will change as a result of the merged department.
The Wheeler Institute and LBS Economics have joined the Economics Observatory (ECO), a collective and cross-institutional initiative by the major UK research institutions to answer questions from policy-makers and the public about the economics of the Covid-19 crisis and the recovery.
The Wheeler Institute supports Professor Ramdas’ new research: Measuring gender imbalance during lockdown.
In this webinar Professor Daron Acemoğlu of MIT and Professor Andrew J Scott of London Business School discuss where we are currently heading with technology and what needs to be done to ensure that technological achievement delivers true technological progress for society.