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The global housing crisis and the home ownership myth
The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) invites you to join this thought-provoking discussion on housing, home ownership and rent extraction. The talk is part of the ‘Who owns what and why?’ (WOWAW) event series.…
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Is a European recovery possible without high-tech public corporations?
Join us to hear Daniele Archibugi and Vitantonio Mariella talk about their working paper 'Is a European recovery possible without high-tech public corporations?'. This talk will be chaired by IIPP’s Antonio Andreoni with a discussion from Erik…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
How China escaped shock therapy: The market reform debate
Join us to hear Isabella Weber talk about her new book and research on "How China escaped shock therapy: The market reform debate". This talk will be chaired by IIPP’s Antonio Andreoni with a discussion from Olga Mikheeva (Research Fellow in Pu…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Philanthropy and the State: who is funding what and why?
The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose invites you to join Mariana Mazzucato and Anand Giridharadas in conversation on their recent books and reflecting on the role of philanthropy and the State in society. The talk is part of the…
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Understanding innovation in the African informal economy
Join us for this talk as part of the IIPP Seminar Series, as Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Professor of Economics at University of Johannesburg discusses her research on understanding innovation in the African informal economy.…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Are we paying twice for health innovation?
The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose invites you to join this discussion on the risks, rewards, and who benefits from the profits of medical innovation financed by the state. This talk is part of the ‘Who owns what and why’ (WOWAW)…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Bringing production back into development
Launch event of the special issue of the European Journal of Development Research edited by Ha-Joon Chang and Antonio Andreoni. This special issue of the European Journal of Development Research, is a contribution to the emerging attempt to bring…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Reimagining public value with the BBC
The BBC is a public broadcasting institution that creates huge public value, but how can public value be measured? A recent IIPP report argues that the answer to this question requires new ways to think about governance and evaluation. In this…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Contemporary dependencies: Finance and imperialism in Senegal and Ghana
Join us for this talk as part of the IIPP Seminar Series, as Ingrid Kvangraven of University of York discusses her research on Contemporary dependencies: Finance and imperialism in Senegal and Ghana.…
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Data giants or data colonies?
Join us to hear Mark Esposito talk about his research on how the digital economy can build intangible assets. This talk will be chaired by IIPP’s Rainer Kattel with a discussion from Henry Li, Research Fellow, IIPP. Followed by questions from the…
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose