6. Does economics explain Capitalism? How would you define Capitalism? With Jason DeSena Trennert (American-Italian. Chairman and CEO of Strategas, one of Wall Street’s top thought leaders on markets and…

About Albena Azmanova Bulgarian. Scholar, author, sociologist, Associate Professor at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. Albena Azmanova has written extensively on the transformation of capitalism and…

About Mark Blyth Scottish. Economist, author, William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics at Brown University. Blyth grew up in Dundee, Scotland. In 1991, Blyth received a Walker Bequest award…

5. As we live in an age of economics and economists – in which economic developments feature prominently in our lives and economists have major influence over a wide range…

About HRH Muhammad Sanusi II Nigerian. Economist, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, former Emir of Kano. His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II became the 14th Fulani Emir of…

About Yanis Varoufakis Greek. Economist, politician, leader of MeRA25 and DiEM25, former Greece’s Finance Minister, author and professor Yanis Varoufakis is a member of Greece’s Parliament and parliamentary leader of…

4. Economics provides answers to problems related to markets, efficiency, profits, consumption and economic growth. Does economics do a good job in addressing the other issues people care about: climate…

About James K. Galbraith American. Economist and adviser, author, currently Professor at the University of Texas in Austin. James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business…

About Richard Bookstaber American. Economist, author, noted expert in financial risk management. Rick Bookstaber is the author of The End of Theory (Princeton, 2017), and A Demon of Our Own…

3. What role does economics play in society? Does it serve the common good? Age of Economics: in the first part of this project a diverse group of global thinkers…

About Jayati Ghosh Indian. Development economist, author, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Jayati Ghosh taught Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and from January…

About Ricardo Hausmann Venezuelan. Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, Director of the Growth Lab. Ricardo Hausmann is a former Venezuelan Minister of Planning and Head of the “Presidential Office of…

About Ann Pettifor South African-British. Economist, adviser, author. Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME). She has published several books. Her work focuses on the global financial system, sovereign debt…

About Hannah Ryder British-Kenyan. Economist and diplomat. Founder and CEO of Development Reimagined, adviser. Development Reimagined is a pioneering international development consultancy in China, advising in particular: Chinese businesses how…

2. What are the differences between economic science and economic engineering? Age of Economics: in the first part of this project a diverse group of global thinkers answers 8 fundamental…

About Thitinan Pongsudhirak Thai. Professor and Director of the Institute for Science and International Security at Chulalongkorn University. Thitinan was born in Thailand and grew up in a multilingual and…

About Rym Ayadi Tunisian. Economist, international Expert on Inclusive and Sustainable Socio-economic Models, Financial Architecture and Stability and Sustainable Finance. Rym Ayadi is Professor at CASS Business School, Member of…

1. Why does economics matter? With the kind participation of: Shanaya D’sa (Indian. Student of Economics and Cultural Studies, McGill University) Nancy Qian (Chinese and American. Economist. Professor in the…