All Outputs (11)

Political visions (and where to find them) (2022)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2022). Political visions (and where to find them). Renewal: A journal of social democracy, 30(3), 54-63

Entrepreneurial egalitarianism: How inequality and insecurity stifle innovation (2022)
Report
Berry, C., & O’Donovan, N. (2022). Entrepreneurial egalitarianism: How inequality and insecurity stifle innovation. TBC

Despite recent advances in our understanding of how innovation happens – for example, recognising the role of the state in fuelling private sector innovation, and of user demand in enabling the generation and dissemination of innovation – the assumpt... Read More about Entrepreneurial egalitarianism: How inequality and insecurity stifle innovation.

2022 Autumn Statement discussion (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2022). 2022 Autumn Statement discussion. [Interview discussing the 2022 Autumn Statement]

Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2022). Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement. [Blog style article]

The 2022 Autumn Statement is Rishi Sunak’s first real opportunity to showcase his plans as Prime Minister.

In recent weeks, UK media outlets have carried rumours of fiscal “black holes”, savage spending cuts and dramatic tax rises. Much of this ma... Read More about Five things to look out for in the 2022 Autumn Statement.

What Sunak’s Autumn Statement could mean for skills and innovation (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2022). What Sunak’s Autumn Statement could mean for skills and innovation. [Blog style article]

Dirigisme without Direction? Mapping the trajectory of the UK’s substitutive state (2022)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2022, September). Dirigisme without Direction? Mapping the trajectory of the UK’s substitutive state. Presented at PSA British and Comparative Political Economy workshop

The Regulator’s Trilemma (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donovan, N. (2022, September). The Regulator’s Trilemma. Paper presented at Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, Competition and Markets Authority/Ofcom, Manchester, England, UK

Building back before: fiscal and monetary support for the economy in Britain amid the COVID-19 crisis (2022)
Journal Article
Berry, C., Bailey, D., Beel, D., & O’Donovan, N. (2023). Building back before: fiscal and monetary support for the economy in Britain amid the COVID-19 crisis. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 16(1), 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsac024

This paper explores the local impact of various forms of fiscal and monetary support for UK-based companies in the context of disruption caused by COVID-19 and associated public health restrictions, including support for household incomes (and theref... Read More about Building back before: fiscal and monetary support for the economy in Britain amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Pursuing the Knowledge Economy (2022)
Book
O'Donovan, N. (2022). Pursuing the Knowledge Economy. Agenda Publishing

In the 1990s, the "knowledge economy" was hailed by policy-makers in developed democracies as an antidote to the anxieties arising from the era of market liberalization – an era characterized by the decline of skilled blue-collar work, increasing lev... Read More about Pursuing the Knowledge Economy.

Lessons from ’97: Keir Starmer’s narrative problem (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2022). Lessons from ’97: Keir Starmer’s narrative problem. [Blog style article]

High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2022). High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity. [Blog style article]

The government aims to shift the UK towards a high-skill, high-wage growth model, based on investment in education. Nick O’Donovan explores how this ambition was shared by New Labour politicians in the 1990s, and what lessons we can learn from the sh... Read More about High-skill, high-wage hubris: why social investment doesn’t guarantee shared prosperity.