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Turning less into more: Measuring real GDP growth in the green transition (2024)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2024). Turning less into more: Measuring real GDP growth in the green transition. Ecological Economics, 224, Article 108293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108293

Proponents of degrowth query the compatibility of ecological sustainability with economic growth and a capitalist system predicated on the ongoing expansion of economic output. This article deploys insights from constructivist political economy and r... Read More about Turning less into more: Measuring real GDP growth in the green transition.

Autumn statement: as it happened (2023)
Digital Artefact
McCallion, P., Taylor, A., Shipman, A., Martin, A., Hughes, C., Midgley, G., …Dobbins, T. (2023). Autumn statement: as it happened. [Blog style article and interview]

Transitions to the knowledge economy: path dependence and policy choice (2023)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2023, September). Transitions to the knowledge economy: path dependence and policy choice. Presented at European Consortium of Political Research annual conference, Charles University, Prague, Czechia

Since at least the early 1990s onwards, developed democracies have self-consciously sought to orient themselves towards the growth of the “knowledge economy”. The widespread adoption of ever-more sophisticated ICTs promised gains in productivity and... Read More about Transitions to the knowledge economy: path dependence and policy choice.

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.

The Regulator’s Trilemma (2022)
Presentation / Conference
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.

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.

Demand, dysfunction and distribution: The UK growth model from neoliberalism to the knowledge economy (2021)
Journal Article
O’Donovan, N. (2023). Demand, dysfunction and distribution: The UK growth model from neoliberalism to the knowledge economy. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 25(1), 178-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481211058018

Theories of ‘growth models’ explain capitalist diversity by reference to shifting drivers of aggregate demand in different national economies. This article expands the growth models framework beyond its conventional focus on debt-driven and export-dr... Read More about Demand, dysfunction and distribution: The UK growth model from neoliberalism to the knowledge economy.

One‐off wealth taxes: theory and evidence (2021)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2021). One‐off wealth taxes: theory and evidence. Fiscal Studies, 42(3-4), 565-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-5890.12277

In periods where the national public debt has grown rapidly beyond ‘normal’ levels, the idea of drawing on the stock of national private wealth in order to pay down that debt, whether in whole or in part, has gained currency. ‘Capital levies’ or ‘one... Read More about One‐off wealth taxes: theory and evidence.

Personal Data and Collective Value: Data-Driven Personalisation as Network Effect (2021)
Book Chapter
O’Donovan, N. (2021). Personal Data and Collective Value: Data-Driven Personalisation as Network Effect. In Data-Driven Personalisation in Markets, Politics and Law (74-92). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108891325.006

Over recent years, economists, lawyers and regulators have become increasingly interested in the role played by ‘network effects’ in the digital economy: namely, the phenomenon whereby a platform becomes increasingly valuable to its users, the more u... Read More about Personal Data and Collective Value: Data-Driven Personalisation as Network Effect.

One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history? (2020)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N., Advani, A., Chamberlain, E., Summers, A., Adam, S., Miller, H., & Bach, S. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?. [Blog style article]

Over the last century, a number of countries have tried to introduce one-off wealth taxes or capital levies in response to major crises, with varying degrees of success. These examples offer valuable lessons for policy-makers exploring such an option... Read More about One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?.

Valuing personalization: network effects and public policy (2019)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2019, June). Valuing personalization: network effects and public policy. Paper presented at University of Southampton interdisciplinary workshop on Data-Driven Personalisation in Markets, Politics and Law, Southampton University, UK

From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis? (2019)
Journal Article
O’Donovan, N. (2020). From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis?. New Political Economy, 25(2), 248-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2019.1590326

In the 1990s, the ‘knowledge economy’ was hailed as a key driver of future prosperity by progressive policymakers in developed democracies. According to its proponents, in the knowledge economy, companies and countries alike would succeed by cultivat... Read More about From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis?.

Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels (2017)
Report
Larhlid, A., McClintock, K., Gillham, J., Wilson, A., O’Donovan, N., Hacker, C., …Sögner, L. (2017). Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels. European Commision

The Capital Markets Union project (CMU) aims to strengthen the single market by deepening the integration of investment across the European Union. Improved access to finance is a key component of this project, in particular for start-ups, small- and... Read More about Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels.

The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism (2017)
Report
Larhlid, A., Carey, S., Trinh, T., O’Donovan, N., Pöschl, C., Naker, S., …Arnold, M. (2017). The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism. European Commision

Tourism is an important economic sector bringing a very substantial contribution to the EU economy. Achieving growth in this increasingly competitive international market requires a supportive regulatory environment, and taxation is a core component... Read More about The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism.

Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing (2015)
Digital Artefact
James, N. (2015). Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing. [Blog style article]

There is no candidate speaking to the centre of the party - and that leaves a vacumn for Jeremy Corbyn, argues Neil James.

Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics (2012)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2013). Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics. Contemporary Political Theory, 12(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1057/cpt.2012.13

Many political theorists today appeal to, or assume the existence of, a political culture in which the public values of Western liberal democracies are embedded – a political culture that is necessary to render their ideas plausible and their proposa... Read More about Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics.

Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber (2011)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2011). Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber. Polity, 43(1), 84-105. https://doi.org/10.1057/pol.2010.21

Many scholars view Max Weber's exposition of an “ethic of responsibility” in his 1919 lecture “Politik als Beruf” as a defense of pragmatic political action. This article re-examines Weber's argument in the context of his social scientific writings.... Read More about Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber.

There are no wrong answers: an investigation into the assessment of candidates’ responses to essay‐based examinations (2005)
Journal Article
O’Donovan, N. (2005). There are no wrong answers: an investigation into the assessment of candidates’ responses to essay‐based examinations. Oxford Review of Education, 31(3), 395-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054980500222114

Essay‐based examinations form a cornerstone of the public assessment system in the UK, but comparatively little research has been conducted into the processes involved in designing, answering and appraising essay‐based questions/responses. This study... Read More about There are no wrong answers: an investigation into the assessment of candidates’ responses to essay‐based examinations.