# John Van Reenen
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john van reenen (26 March 1947 – 21 August 2018) was a South African graphic artist and discus thrower, who was best known for setting the world record in the men's discus event in 1975. He was drafted in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, despite never having played American Football. [1]
== Biography ==
john van reenen was born on 26 March 1947 in Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa.
Episode 7: Behind Economics and Finance: Prisoners’ Dilemmas and Payday Lenders
Contributor(s): Professor Mary Morgan, Carl Packman, John Van Reenen, Amy Mollett, Cheryl Brumley, Dr Joel Suss
LSE Literary Festival - Academic Inspiration: Favourite works of fiction II
Contributor(s): Professor Odd Arne Westad, John Van Reenen, Dr Fatima el Issawi, Professor Simon Glendinning, Dominic Muir
Investing in Prosperity – Launch of the LSE Growth Commission Report
Contributor(s): Sir Tim Besley, Francesco Caselli, Sir Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Professor Lord Stern and Professor John van Reenen
Eurozone Deadlock – Finding a Path Out of the Crisis
Contributor(s): Professor Luis Garicano, Professor Wouter DenHaan, Professor Paul de Grauwe, John Van Reenen
LSE Growth Commission: Evidence Session 4 - Management and Growth
Contributor(s): Ian Davis, John Van Reenen, Hal Varian
Where is Future Growth Going to Come From?
Contributor(s): John Van Reenen, Professor Jonathan Haskel
365. The In’s and Out’s of Organizational Economics feat. John Roberts
Management oftentimes can be a difficult and precise artform. How does leadership at a company decide how the organization should be structured? What divisions should be created? And how will the inevitable problems that arise be handled?
John Roberts, a Stanford Graduate School of Business profe…
S9 Ep34: Making defence spending pay
Defence spending is rising whether voters like it or not. The UK has committed to 2.5% of national income and aims for nearer 3.5% over the next decade, £30bn a year for each percentage point. What does the country get back? Can defence spending be pro-growth?
In this week's VoxTalk, John Van Ree…
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (Update)
In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department. (Part two of a four-part series.)
SOURCES:
Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.
Carole Hemm…
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events (Update)
We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love. (Part one of a four-part series.)
SOURCES:
Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership manageme…
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