Economic Development & Productivity
Events
December 2023 – January 2024 | Toronto, London, New York
The LRI recently held a series of three invitation-only roundtables in partnership with the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, Ivey Business School. The series focused on the challenges facing executives and policy makers vis-à-vis purpose, character and leadership in relation to ESG and the future of work, with the LRI contributing insights from the long-run experience.
A roundtable discussion on the unravelling of globalization, xenophobic resentment stoked by domestic inequality and rising costs of living, and national policy makers campaigning to “take back control” of borders. Political and economic experts from Canada and Ireland examined how to make sense of these developments, and how policy makers, businesses, and citizens could respond.
A day of discussion on the events and cycles underpinning risk with keynote guests General Stanley McChrystal, former Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Professor Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and leading international economist Dr. Nouriel Roubini of NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Articles
The LRI at the EHS Centenary Conference
The Long Run Institute is delighted to have co sponsored the Economic History Society’s Centenary Conference at the LSE in April 2026, where global scholars presented research on migration, labour, trade, gender, and more. LRI directors Judy Stephenson and John Turner chaired key sessions, while Michael Aldous and Tiarnán Heaney each presented papers. The LRI salutes its contributors and congratulates the Society on its hundred years.
The LRI and The Economic History Society Annual Conference 2026
The Long Run Institute is delighted to sponsor doctoral students to attend the Economic History Society’s Centenary conference at the London School of Economics and Political Science from the 10th to the 12th of April 2026. See the program for some of the most fresh and innovative scholarship in economic and social history today.
LRI Research Fellow Featured in BBC Analysis of 1970s Oil Crisis
LRI Senior Research Fellow Dr. Tiarnán Heaney was recently quoted in the BBC article “What was the 1970s oil crisis, and are we heading for something worse?” by business reporter Rachel Clun. Dr. Heaney’s insights helped unpack the historical roots of the crisis and its relevance to today’s energy challenges, highlighting why this moment matters for global markets and policy.