We study how governments shape economies.

We are an academic research group dedicated to the economic analysis of industrial policy.

Our goal is to establish basic insights into global industrial policy practice.

Dr. Réka Juhász and Dr. Nathan Lane have been awarded a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Grant for their empirical work with the Industrial Policy Group.

New Release
Codification, Technology Absorption, and the Globalization of the Industrial Revolution by Réka Juhász, Shogo Sakabe, and David Weinstein

New Release
Industrial Policy in the Global Semiconductor Sector by Pinelopi Goldberg, Réka Juhász, Nathan Lane, Giulia Lo Forte, and Jeff Thurk

The Political Economy of Industrial Policy by Réka Juhász and Nathan Lane

Industrial Policy and the Great Divergence by Réka Juhász and Claudia Steinwender

The New Economics of Industrial Policy, by Réka Juhász, Nathan Lane, Dani Rodrik

Updates
The Who, What, When, and How of Industrial Policy: A Text-Based Approach, by Réka Juhász, Nathan Lane, Emily Oehlsen, Veronica Perez.

Réka Juhász at the 39th NBER Annual Conference on Macroeconomic talking about Industrial Policy

IPG research highlighted by the White House Council of Economic Advisors

Industrial Policy Group research featured in President Biden’s Economic Report of the President.

Réka Juhász and IPG work profiled on the Planet Money Podcast

“On today's show, Réka takes us on a fun, nerdy journey to explain the theory behind industrial policy, why it's so controversial, and where President Biden's huge experiment might be headed.”

Check out the podcast here.

Nathan Lane on on the Trade Talks podcast with Chad Bown.

“In the 1970s, South Korea suddenly started and stopped an industrial policy while in the middle of two political crises. Nathan Lane (University of Oxford) explains the Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive as well as new research showing the industrial policy’s impact on South Korean firms, workers, exports, and the country’s comparative advantage (34:55)."

Check out Réka Juhász’s earlier episode here.

IPG’s Réka Juhász on Planet Money’s The Indicator Podcast

“We're joined by Réka Juhász, economist at the University of British Columbia and Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics” to debate industrial policy (9 min).

Check out the debate here.