Ilan Strauss
Ilan Strauss is a Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).
Dr. Ilan Strauss is Program Director of the AI Disclosures Project at the SSRC. He is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (London), where he was head of digital economy research on a multi-year Omidyar Network funded research project. He is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg. Ilan was the joint recipient of an Economic Security Project grant investigating Big Tech’s acquisitions of technological capabilities. He previously taught macroeconomics at New York University (Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies) and at Rice University (Jones Graduate School of Business), and has consulted widely for United Nations bodies.
Dr. Ilan Strauss was a senior research associate at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (London), where he leads the digital economy research team with Mariana Mazzucato (principal investigator) and Tim O’Reilly – funded by the Omidyar Network. His work investigates new theories of harm and competition in digital markets, with an emphasis on Big Tech’s digital platforms and ecosystems. Ilan is also the receipt of an Economic Security Project grant (jointly with Dr. Jangho Yang) looking at the role of acquisitions in Big Tech attaining dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.
llan is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa (industrial policy). Previously, he taught macroeconomics at Rice University (Jones Graduate School of Business) and at New York University (Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies). Ilan has consulted for Airfinity (London), UNCTAD (Investment Division), the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNIDO, the ILO, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Ilan holds a Ph.D in economics from the New School for Social Research (New York) and an MSc in economics from SOAS (University of London, First Class). For recent information see: www.ilan-strauss.org
Research summary
Ilan specializes in the theory and empirics of digital multi-sided platforms, innovation and patents, firm-level data, capital investment demand, and Bayesian modelling
Selected publications
Strauss, I. (2021). "2019 Trends in FDI Flows and Policy", in Lisa Sachs and Lise Johnson (eds). Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2019. Oxford University Press. March 2021. https://131e9909-08a6-4615-a320-8807c4b06804.filesusr.com/ugd/d7c748_8e51a74dd55440ac8652f0809498788f.pdf
Strauss, I. (2017). "Explaining Global Trends in FDI in 2015 and Beyond", in Lisa Sachs and Lise Johnson (eds). Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2015-2016 . Oxford University Press. November 2017. http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2014/03/YB-2015-16-Front-matter.pdf
Mazzucato, M., Strauss, I., O’Reilly, T., and Ryan-Collins, J. (2022). ‘Regulating Big Tech: The role of enhanced disclosures’. Oxford Review of Economic Policy: Special Issue on Trade. Forthcoming 2022.
Strauss, I. and Yang, J. (2021). ‘Slowing Investment Rates in Developing Economies: Evidence from a Bayesian hierarchical model’. International Review of Financial Analysis. Volume 77, October 2021. Online: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1057521921001769
Strauss, I. and Yang, J. (2022 – Under Review). ‘Corporate Secular Stagnation: Firm-level evidence on the advanced economy investment slowdown. International Review of Economics and Finance.
Strauss, I. and Yang, J. (2021). "Slowing Investment Rates in Developing Economies: Evidence from a Bayesian hierarchical model". International Review of Financial Economics. August 2021. Forthcoming.
Strauss, I., Isaacs, G. and Rosenberg, J. (2021). "The Effect of Shocks to GDP on Employment in SADC Member States during the COVID-19 Pandemic using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model". African Development Review, 05 May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12524
Strauss, I., Isaacs, G. and Rosenberg, J. (2021). "How has Covid-19 Impacted Labour Markets in SADC Member States? Evidence from combining novel high-frequency data and other sources". African Development Review, 05 May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12528
Strauss, I. (2017). "Understanding South Africa's Current Account Deficit: The role of foreign direct investment income", Transnational Corporations (UNCTAD), Volume 23, Number 2. http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/diaeia2016d1_en.pdf
Strauss, I., Isaacs, G., Rosenberg, J., and Passoni, P. (2020). The impacts from a COVID-19 shock to South Africa's economy and labour market. ILO Rapid Country Assessment: South Africa, August 2020. International Labour Office. http://ilo.org/emppolicy/pubs/WCMS_754443/lang--en/index.htm?shared_from=shr-tls
Strauss, I. and Yang, J. (2020). Corporate Secular Stagnation: Empirical Evidence on the Advanced Economy Investment Slowdown. INET Oxford Working Paper No. 2019-16, 22 July 2020. https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/files/Paper_1___Advanced_Economy_Investment_Rates.pdf
Strauss, I., Isaacs, G., and Capaldo, J. (2017). The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases on the South African Economy in the Global Policy Model. ILO Research Paper No. 20, October 2017. International Labour Office. http://www.ilo.org/global/research/publications/papers/WCMS_593076/lang--en/index.htm
Strauss, I. and Mavroedi, V. (2017). How India can Benefit from FDI: lessons from China. Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 194 February 27, 2017. Columbia University. http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2016/10/No-194-Strauss-and-Mavroeidi-FINAL.pdf
Kruger, R., and Strauss, I. (2015). Africa Rising Out of Itself: the growth of intra-African FDI. Columbia FDI Perspectives, N.139, January 19 2015, Columbia University. http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2013/10/No-139-Kr\%C3\%BCger-and-Strauss-FINAL.pdf