Economic Development & Productivity
Events
June 2023 | Montreal, QC
An in-depth discussion on Environmental, Social and Governance matters with keynote guests the Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and Professor Geoffrey Jones, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.
January 2023 | London, UK
A roundtable analysis of the long-run historical view of women’s economic activity with a view to informing contemporary issues. Keynote guests included Dr. Amy Louise Erickson, Professor of Feminist History at Cambridge University, and Dr. Jennifer Aston, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Institute of Humanities at Northumbria University.
19 May 2022 | Queen’s Park, Toronto
A convergence of factors – climate change, geopolitical conflict and inflationary pressures – has brought the debate on how to balance sustainability with security, prosperity and social impact into much sharper focus.
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.