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We are economists and thinkers from a range of disciplines who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

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We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

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Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

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To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Lisa de Propris

Lisa de Propris is the Reader in Regional Economic Development in the Department of Management at the University of Birmingham. Her main research interests are: small firms and clusters; competitiveness in clusters and regions; forms of clusters and governance and innovation. In parallel, she has always been concerned with the role of the government and institutions, and has looked at policy implications arising from her work, including clus- ter policy, EU regional and industrial policy.

Across these themes she has made a distinctive contribution through her publications and her involvement in scholarly debate. She has published extensively in top-ranked journals including Journal of Economic Geography, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Urban Studies, European Planning Studies, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Journal of Public Policy.