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20Nov

Long-Run Productivity

Hosted by Clare College, Cambridge and the Department of Economic History, LSE
Clare College, Cambridge
Thursday 20 November 2025 9am - 6pm

This conference will explore the determinants, measurement, and long-run trends in productivity growth. We welcome papers that engage with historical and modern perspectives, including empirical and theoretical approaches, cross-country comparisons, and sectoral analyses

Organising committee:  Stephen Broadberry, University of Oxford and CEPR; Jagjit Chadha, University of Cambridge; Jason Lennard, LSE and CEPR.

Researchers interested in presenting are invited to submit a full paper or extended abstract by 1 September 2025 23.59 CEST (Central European Summer Time).

Accepted participants will be notified in late September. Limited funding may be available to support travel and accommodation for presenters.

We look forward to your contributions to what promises to be an engaging and insightful event.

Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/  and logging in
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4803
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4803
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

If you have any difficulties registering for this meeting, please contact Jemila Benchikh, Events Officer at jbenchikh@cepr.org.

The full prgramme can be downloaded here.

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