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…

About Rebecca Henderson American. Economist, author, John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard Business School. Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at…

About Fred Olayele Nigerian-Canadian. Economist, scholar, public policy expert. Chief Economist at NYCEDC, New York. Focused on trade policy, innovation, FDI, urban policy, and inclusive development. A distinguished economist, professor,…

8. Is Capitalism, or whatever we should call the current system, the best one to serve the needs of humanity, or can we imagine another one? Short with Tito Boeri…

About Sheila Lawlor British. Academic Historian, Author, Founder of UK-based Politeia. Sheila Lawlor is research director of the think tank Politeia. After a career as an academic historian which brought…

About Muhamad Chatib Basri Indonesian. Economist, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, scholar. Muhamad Chatib Basri is Indonesia’s former Minister of Finance and former Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating…

7. Can global Capitalism survive in its current form? With: Yanis Varoufakis (Greek. Economist, politician, leader of MeRA25 and DiEM25, former Greece’s Finance Minister, author and professor) Anat Ruth Admati…

About Megan Greene American. Economist. Global Chief Economist and Senior Fellow · ‎Harvard Kennedy School. Megan Greene has been a leading voice in global macroeconomics on both sides of the…

About Anat Ruth Admati Israeli. George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Anat Ruth Admati (born 1956) is an economist and currently the…

6. Does economics explain Capitalism? How would you define Capitalism? With: Barry Eichengreen (American. George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University…

About Angus Armstrong British. Economist, Director of Rebuilding Macroeconomics, Senior Fellow and Professor. Angus Armstrong Ph.D. is Director of the ESRC’s Rebuilding Macroeconomics Network. He is an ESRC Senior Fellow…

About Tito Boeri Italian. Economist, Professor at Bocconi University/ Milano, Adviser Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University in Milan (where he had also been Dean for Research…

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 Arjun Jayadev Indian. Economist. Professor at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, and Senior Economist, INET. Arjun Jayadev is a Professor of Economics at the School of Arts and Sciences at…

About Arunma Oteh Nigerian. Economist, Former Treasurer and a Vice President of the World Bank Ms. Arunma Oteh OON has been an Academic Scholar at St. Antony’s College and an…

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 Laura Pautassi Argentinian. Lawyer, Professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Researcher, Activist. Laura C. Pautassi, Ph.D, is a researcher for the Scientific and Technical Research Council (Consejo de Investigaciones…

About Ian Hughes Irish. PhD in atomic physics. Senior Research Fellow at University College Cork. Ian Hughes is Senior Research Fellow at the MaREI SFI Centre at University College Cork…

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…