Videos
Scottish First Minister Opens #INET2017
Nicola Sturgeon covers a range of topics including how economists’ work relates to policymaking, the financial crisis and the dangers of groupthink, how dissatisfaction with stagnating wages and rising inequality played into political shocks like Brexit, the legacy of Adam Smith, why new economic thinking is so important, and what her government is doing to foster and apply it. Watch the video
How About that Looming Robotic Job Apocalypse?
Why we should worry about job quality, not quantity—or robot overlords Watch the video
Are Corporations’ Financial Investments Slowing Growth?
Davis looks at the financialization of non-financial corporations—i.e., firms that traditionally produce goods and services and invest in machinery, buildings and technology rather than trade in financial assets—and asks what it means that they’re taking on large financial investments. Watch the video