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…

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…