Mariana Mazzucato: Rethinking Capitalism
Western capitalism is in crisis. For decades investment has been falling, living standards have stagnated or declined, a…
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Basic Income: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
At-BristolChair: Jonathan Derbyshire
Torsten Bell (Resolution Foundation) Louise Haagh (University of York)
Anthony Painter (RSA)
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Keynote Address: Dani Rodrik
At-BristolIn the aftermath of the global financial crisis, economics seems anything but a science. Dani Rodrik, Professor of Inter…
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Should the Government Aim to Make Us Happy?
At-BristolShould government policy focus on our happiness rather than economic growth and incomes? Some economists think so, argui…
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People, Politics and Policy: Improving the Economic Policy Process
At-BristolHow can economic policies be made more effective in a world where populism rules and ‘evidence-based’ policy is out of f…
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Tim Harford: The Merits of Messiness
At-BristolTim Harford explores the benefits of having messiness in our lives: why it’s important, why we resist it and why we shou…
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We’re All Doomed (Again): What Could Go Wrong in the Global Economy?
At-BristolAs 2008 fades into history, the global economy still looks frail. Monetary policy is still ‘unconventional’. China keeps…
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Is Innovation Really Good For Us?
At-BristolInnovation is the economic buzzword of the moment but is it all it’s cracked up to be? Productivity is flat-lining every…
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Why Crime Pays: The Economics of Organised Crime
At-BristolChair: Tom Gash
Nadia Campaniello (University of Essex) Mirko Draca (University of Warwick) David Skarbek (King’s Colleg… -
Family is Destiny: Are We at the End of Social Mobility and Did It Exist at All?
At-BristolIs the era of social mobility and meritocracy over – assuming it was ever real? With Old Etonians commanding top acting …
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Michael Lewis on Kahneman and Tversky
The Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, University of BristolAuthor of Flash Boys, The Big Short and Moneyball on the friendship that created the field of behavioural economics….
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Gordon Brown: A Life in Politics
The Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, University of BristolThe former Prime Minister and our longest-serving Chancellor reflects candidly on an extraordinary career….