Finance, Investment and Productivity: Research Frontiers and Challenges for Policy

15th December 2016 - 16th December 2016, London

The global financial crisis has had a profound impact on output and productivity in advanced and emerging economies. In response, policymakers around the world have acted boldly with monetary policy, macro-prudential policy and regulation.

Is productivity being held back by financial factors - such as the lack of long term finance for long term investment - or is productivity being held back by real economy factors, such as globalisation and demographics? The recent crisis has also spurred a reassessment of the relationship between the level (and type) of finance and growth. Could weak productivity growth owe in part to wasteful investment spending or an undersupply of financial services? How does the mix of early and late stage financing drive investment and productivity? This conference aims to bring together perspectives on these big questions, as they will provide important guidance for future policy actions.

Organizer(s): Franklin Allen, Wouter den Haan, Jumana Saleheen, Steve Millard and Galen Sher

Contact Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Conference

Location: London

Attendance: Yes

Institution: Bank of England, Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis, CEPR and Centre for Macroeconomics

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Topics: Economic history Financial regulation and banking Frontiers of economic research Global crisis Global governance International finance Macroeconomic policy Monetary policy Productivity and Innovation