S2 E9: Diffusion of Innovation, Productivity, and Academia with Nick Bloom from Stanford University

In this episode, our guest is Nick Bloom from Stanford University! And we talked about academic production functions, diffusion of innovation, economic situation in the US and the UK, working from home, and more.

01:41 How did he decide to be an economist?

03:17 John Van Reenen and Nick Bloom

04:45 Co-authorship and Academic Production Function  

08:26 Diffusion of Innovation

16:25 Politics, Trump, and Long Run Innovation

20:28 How about the UK Politics? 

26:33 Working from Home, Academia, Undergrads and Grads

35:58 What are the gaps in the literature?

38:00 “Gollum” Strategy?

40:59 If he couldn’t be an economist in a parallel universe, what would he be?

42:32 Is there something in economics he believes in that others disagree with?

44:45 Never have I ever!