Treasury Guest Lecture with Clare Lombardelli (OECD): IN-PERSON attendance

Join us for this special joint session of Productivity in a Changing World seminar

In this seminar, OECD Chief Economist Clare Lombardelli will present an overview of the lessons drawn from the latest literature on productivity growth and its policy dimensions, with a focus on three key themes:

• the determinants of productivity growth and its dispersion between leading and laggard firms,
• the role of technology diffusion, and in particular Artificial Intelligence (AI) diffusion, in the context of an aging population,
• the role of human capital, skill mismatches, and labour shortages for productivity dynamics.

Drawing on empirical evidence and policy insights, the presentation will touch on opportunities for long-term growth, as well as potential risks for the level-playing field and inclusive economic development.

Join this hybrid session for your opportunity to engage in a discussion with our guest speaker.

This seminar will be the closing session of the Treasury Guest Lecture Series under the ‘Productivity in a Changing World’ theme and will be introduced by Dominick Stephens, Treasury’s Deputy Secretary and Chief Economic Adviser.

About this event

This will be a hybrid event. Please use this site to register if you plan to attend it in person.

If you would like to attend it virtually, please use THIS LINK to register.

About the presenter

Clare Lombardelli is the OECD’s Chief Economist and G20 Finance Deputy. As the Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department Clare ensures that the Department is at the forefront of Economic thinking, coordinates the work of the Country and Policy Studies branches to create new opportunities, and enhances synergies and co‑operation with the whole of the OECD, including through contributions to horizontal projects.

Prior to joining the OECD, Clare was the Chief Economic Advisor to the UK Treasury and joint head of the Government Economic Service since 2005. Her role was to deliver the UK government’s macroeconomic objectives, promoting sustainable economic growth and setting and implementing fiscal policy. She managed the Economics and Fiscal areas in the Treasury and jointly led the professional body for economists in the public sector.

She started her career at the Bank of England and has also worked in 10 Downing Street as the Private Secretary for Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister. Clare has also worked as a technical advisor for the International Monetary Fund.

About this seminar series

New ideas, cutting-edge thinking, research evidence and expert advice are all critical for stimulating and provoking our thinking here at the Treasury. Our current guest lectures theme - Productivity in a Changing World - recognises that lifting our productivity performance continues to be central to improving New Zealanders’ wellbeing and that we are facing this challenge in the context of significant economic, social and environmental shifts. These shifts will require major changes in our economy if we are to sustain and improve our economic and productivity performance.

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