Food for Thought with Julian Jessop

Time:

  • 25/04/2025
    12:30 - 14:00
 

Classical Liberal solutions to the ‘productivity puzzle’


 

About the discussion

Julian Jessop will discuss the slowdown in productivity growth after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Some economists think this slowdown might be structural and long-lasting (‘secular stagnation’), while others give more weight to the impact of economic shocks and policy errors. Many have argued for policy responses that would involve more intervention by governments. In contrast, Julian will argue that the growth of the state is actually a key part of the problem. Instead, he will offer some free market solutions, rooted in the Classical Liberal tradition.

 

About the speaker

Julian Jessop is an independent economist and Economics Fellow at the IEA. He has over thirty-five years of professional experience gained in the public sector, the City and consultancy, including stints at HM Treasury, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Capital Economics. Julian has provided expert testimony on topics including the economic outlook, Brexit, and fiscal and monetary policy, and is well known around both Westminster and Whitehall. He has a First Class degree in Economics from Cambridge University and further qualifications in both economics and law.

 

About the series

This will be the next instalment in our monthly Food for Thought series, hosted in partnership with the Vinson Centre at the University of Buckingham. The purpose of this series is to foster high-level academic discussion on themes within the classical liberal tradition, touching on economics, philosophy, history, law, and related disciplines. In turn, we hope to form a community of academics, policymakers, professionals, and students united by the exchange of ideas and life-long learning.


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