A tribute to Emmanuel Farhi and the introduction to the four days of conference

Introduction

In this session, economists discuss how the creative destruction framework influenced the way we think about the labor market. With: John Haltiwanger, Francis Kramarz, Gianluca Violante, Simon Bunel, Xavier Jaravel, Christopher Pissarides, Alexandra Roulet, and Alexandra Roulet

Creative Destruction and the Labor Market

In 1992, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt published "A Model of Growth through Creative Destruction". To honor the 30th anniversary of this publication, Ufuk Akcigit and John Van Reenen organized a four-day zoom seminar, followed-up by a book edited at Harvard University Press on "The Economics of Creative Destruction". More than a hundred renowned economists met from June 9 to June 12 2021 to present and exchange ideas about how the creative destruction framework offers a fresh lens to think about the economy.

The Economics of Creative Destruction

All Episodes

1. Introduction

2. Creative Destruction and the Labor Market