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How to tell good industrial policy from bad
Financial Times
published May 2, 2024 -
Ramaphosa’s historic opportunity: Towards a generational economic transformation after the pandemic
Daily Maverick
published April 23, 2020 -
Innovation in the Pandemic Age
Project Syndicate
published April 20, 2020 -
Asian-tiger governments are steering their economies with a lighter touch
The Economist
published December 5, 2019 -
Revisiting the Industrial Policy Question in East Asia
Conversable Economist
published December 5, 2019 -
Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov argue that a true industrial policy is essentially a technology and innovation policy, with technology and innovation key to economic growth
interest.co.nz
published November 3, 2019 -
Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa
National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa
published August 28, 2019 -
Should Government ‘Pick Winners’? It’s Worked Before
Bloomberg
published August 22, 2019 -
A New Industrial Policy For The 21st Century
Worldcrunch
published July 16, 2019 -
Is Industrial Policy Finally Legitimate?
Naked Capitalism
published July 10, 2019 -
Politique industrielle: mode d'emploi pour le XXIe siècle
LesEchos
published July 1, 2019 -
Let us dream of developing our productive capacity
Daily Maverick
published June 21, 2019 -
Elizabeth Warren’s latest big idea is “economic patriotism”
Vox
published June 4, 2019 -
Grasping Reality
Brad DeLong blog
published May 16, 2019 -
A new paper from IMF researchers puts industrial policy back in the limelight
London School of Economics and Political Science
published May 1, 2019 -
Technology and Innovation Policy: Some lessons for Mauritius
Mauritius Times
published April 15, 2019 -
The Secret to Emerging-Economy Immunity
Project Syndicate
published September 13, 2018 -
Why Gulf economies struggle to wean themselves off oil
The Economist
published June 21, 2018 -
Approach to Asia investing needs rethink to create tech miracles
The Financial Times
published January 2, 2018 -
Electric Cars May Rule the World’s Roads by 2040
National Geographic
published September 13, 2017 -
The oil price is living on borrowed time
Financial Times
published July 19, 2017 -
Breaking the Oil Spell in 2017
Project Syndicate
published January 19, 2017 -
‘DEDTalks’ launches a new platform for idea exchange on economic policy and strategies in Dubai
Dubai Department of Economic Development
published May 22, 2016 -
Ministry of Finance held a symposium on "Economic Diversification"
Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia
published May 18, 2016 -
The IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance, Jointly with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, held a Symposium that Discussed the Path to Economic Diversification in Kuwait and Other GCC Countries
International Monetary Fund Press Release
published May 16, 2016
Events & presentations
A new strategic framework: industrial policy for Portugal
September 26, 2024
Tivoli Avenida da Liberdade Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
A study to develop a framework for the strategic evaluation, monitoring and governance of industrial policy and its impact on business productivity and the competitiveness of the Portuguese economy, looking, among other dimensions, at Portugal’s position in terms of productive specialisation, industrial policy and the respective public policy options, both in the context of national and European responses (namely the RRP) and at global level.
Caribe BIZ Forum 2024
September 19, 2024
Barranquilla, Colombia
The Caribe BIZ Forum is “the most important business event in the Region. It brings together world-class experts and leaders in business and economic development.”
Powering production: A developmental energy transition for Africa
July 2, 2024
SOAS Senate House, SOAS University of London, London, UK
The Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation presents its first bi-annual conference.
Energy transition is foundational to sustainable structural transformation in Africa and beyond. The first bi-annual conference will address the issue of energy transition from developmental and ‘productionist’ perspectives, that is, focusing on how to pivot the energy transition to drive sustainable industrialisation and broader structural transformation.
Invited speakers will be focusing on the diverse experiences across African countries and contrast them with relevant comparators across the global south.
31st Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference
May 2, 2024
Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Madrid, Spain
The 31st Annual Levy Economics Institute Conference was a one-day, virtual event organized around the topics of Economic Prospects for the US Economy, The Revival of Industrial Policy, Causes and Measurement of Inequality, and Aging and Public Policy: Debunking Myths, Providing Solutions.
With
James Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin
The pitfalls of protectionism: import substitution vs. export-oriented industrial policy
April 29, 2024
Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
In this Brown Bag Seminar for the Bennett Institute for Policy Policy, Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov discuss the pitfalls of protectionism.
IFC Global Manufacturing Conference: Accelerating Solutions for Sustainable Manufacturing
September 26, 2023
Vienna, Austria
The event brought together leading manufacturers, government leaders, industry experts, and financial and development institutions to network, share experiences, and explore new technologies and business models that companies can leverage to accelerate solutions for sustainable manufacturing.
Building a prosperous future: Diversification, technology and innovation
September 5, 2022
Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
An Executive Education course with IMF senior economists and a University of Cambridge Professor discussing a technology and innovation policy to ride the energy transition and build a prosperous future.
With
Bill Janeway, University of Cambridge
Deindustrialization and Industrial Policy
February 17, 2022
Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Madrid, Spain
Three panels discuss (1) industrial policy in a historical perspective, (2) industrial policy in the European Union, and (3) other experiences with industrial policy, respectively.
Caribe BIZ Forum 2021: El poder de los cambios
May 26-28, 2021
Camara de Comercio de Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia
Relive the most important events in the region as we share world-class knowledge and experience with the business and institutional community that reveal keys that will drive positive changes in the way of doing business and strengthen economic development. The full Day 1 of 2 is viewable here; access the relevant section of both days using the buttons below.
The Return of the Policy That Shall Not Be Named: industrial policy and the IMF in global economic governance
November 19, 2019
The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
After decades of neglect, industrial policy is making a comeback at key institutions for global economic governance. The authors of a seminal IMF paper on modern industrial policy in an era of globalisation will present their recent work on this controversial topic.
With
Jostein Hauge, University of Cambridge
Natalya Naqvi, London School of Economics
Robert Wade, London School of Economics
Sustainable growth in low-income countries
November 18, 2019
Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Achieving sustained growth over long periods of time has been an elusive 'holy grail' of macroeconomics. But the odds for low- and middle-income countries to reach high-income status within two generations are very low. What policies should governments pursue?
With
Joaquim Levy, former Finance Minister of Brazil, Lemann Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government
The 2nd IFC Global Manufacturing Conference: Harnessing Technology for Development
November 13-14, 2019
Marrakesh, Morocco
What are the lessons that can be drawn from the remarkable success of the Asian Miracle economies of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and others over the past half century, moderator Ian Welsh asked economists Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the opening panel of IFC’s Second Manufacturing Conference.
G20 Compact with Africa Peer-Learning Workshop on Private Sector-Led Diversification and Growth
July 17-18, 2019
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A jointly organized event by the IMF and the Government of Ethiopia.
With
Getahun Mekuria, Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia
Innovation, Growth, and the Role of the State
November 30, 2017
Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London, London, UK
This seminar argues that the state needs to take a leading role shaping domestic technology and innovation to close the gap between emerging market and advanced economies.
Chaired by
Marianna Mazzucato, University College London
All the way to the top: innovation, growth and the role of the state
November 29, 2017
Riigikogu, Tallinn, Estonia
Speakers discuss the role of government in innovation and growth at the Parliament of Estonia.
All the way to the top: innovation, growth and the role of the state
November 27, 2017
Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Speakers give a presentation about strategies that can help emerging and low-income countries to catch up with the technological frontier and the role of the state and the private sector to achieve innovation-driven growth at the event organized by SITE and Entreprenörskapsforum.
Dubai Department of Economic Development Talks
May 22, 2016
Dubai, UAE
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai launched today 'DEDTalks,' a knowledge exchange platform for thought leaders and decision-makers from the public and private sectors to meet regularly and share experiences, ideas, analyses and best practices relating to the economy and doing business. Part 1 of 5 is viewable here; access all parts using the buttons below.
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings
April 15, 2016
The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Breaking the Oil Spell sheds light on what constitutes true economic diversification and the role of the state in achieving it.
With
H.E. Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Assistant Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Finance
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
J. Bradford DeLong, University of California, Berkeley
Simon Johnson, MIT Sloan School of Management
Economic Development, Diversification, and the Role of the State
April 30, 2014
Kuwait City, Kuwait
The organizers’ presentation explores the economic model and performance of the GCC countries, oil exporters’ experience and hurdles in diversifying away from oil, the need for the GCC to develop the tradable sector and exports, and elements of a successful strategy.
Organized by
International Monetary Fund
Kuwait Ministry of Finance
