François Lafond

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We have a new paper out in Corporate and Industrial Change: Measuring productivity dispersion: a parametric approach using the Lévy alpha-stable distribution Jangho Yang, @TorstenHeinriX, Julian Winkler, @f_lafond_, @pkoutroumpis and @doyne_farmer doi.org/10.1093/icc/dt…

Were lockdowns needed,or would spontaneous behavior change have led to better epidemic-economic outcomes? In our paper just out in @NatureHumBehav,we address this & other questions by building a highly granular & data-driven epi-econ agent-based model nature.com/articles/s4156… 1/12

We are pleased to announce a call for papers on “Complex system approaches to 21st century challenges: inequality, climate change, and new technologies”, related to a conference that was held @sfiscience this summer - submit by 15 February 2024 sciencedirect.com/journal/journa…

A new paper in Science from researchers including @AnToniPichler, @f_lafond_ @doyne_farmer highlights how alliances critical to ensure supply chain security @CSHVienna @Cambridge_Uni @TheSmithSchool @oxmartinschool inet.ox.ac.uk/news/alliances…

How is the reconstruction of production networks different to other network reconstruction problems and why is it needed? Read the new paper by @mungoluca, @A_Brintrup, @f_lafond_ and Diego Garlaschelli to find out more. inet.ox.ac.uk/publications/n…

📢 Update: we just got approved for a special issue hosted by the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (JEBO), for original research papers. We're still running the Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV book for perspective pieces. Do submit by April 15!

Reconstructing production networks using machine learning: @mungoluca, @f_lafond_ @P_AstudilloE and @doyne_farmer evaluate the feasibility of reconstructing a network when no production network data is available in their new paper #EconTwitter sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy to finally share the results from a large interdisciplinary collaboration that last > 2 years! We address some of the most debated epidemic-economic tradeoffs by building what we think is the most granular & data-driven joint epi-econ model so far arxiv.org/abs/2212.03567

Mathematics has explained physical, chemical, & biological phenomena, but the economy? Especially given its short & long-term fluctuations? Modelling of labour markets, our latest research case study @RMaria_drc @PennyMealy @FrancoisLafond4 @marianobegue maths.ox.ac.uk/node/39245

Why is productivity slowing down? New paper with @ian_goldin @pkoutroumpis and Julian Winkler inet.ox.ac.uk/files/Goldin_e…

Doyne Farmer and @FrancoisLafond4's research with Diana Greenwald shows boosting production of renewables would significantly drop price of clean energy #RES2021 inet.ox.ac.uk/news/boosting-…

New paper out today - @RMaria_drc, @PennyMealy, @marianobegue, @FrancoisLafond4 and Doyne Farmer on occupational mobility and automation royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.10…

Learning curves are a popular model of tech progress. Basically they say doubling cumulative production -> consistent price declines. E.g., every doubling of total installed solar capacity leads to a 20% reduction in costs. Do they really work? A thread.

Just published my new @OurWorldInData post: • Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? → And what can we do to use this global opportunity for green growth? ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewabl…

How does the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis differ by industry? Low-wage occupations are much more vulnerable, find @RMaria_drc, @PennyMealy, @AnToniPichler, @FrancoisLafond4, and Doyne Farmer in our new issue: ow.ly/eofs50BCKWh

Join our 7th #exitstrategy workshop this Friday on: The Global Production Networks and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Doyne Farmer & @FrancoisLafond4 @INETOxford @UniofOxford register now with Richard: r.arnold@niesr.ac.uk More info here: rebuildingmacroeconomics.ac.uk/event-details/…

Really proud of our new paper! inet.ox.ac.uk/files/Pichler-… We design a brand-new economic model to capture the complexity effects induced by the #COVID19 pandemic, and look for a sweet spot between economic boost and epidemic risk while reopening the economy. A thread 👇 1/N