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We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

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Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

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Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

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Padmashree Gehl Sampath

  • Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Visiting Professor in Practice , London School of Economics

Padmashree Gehl Sampath is currently Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School and the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation. She holds several distinguished academic positions, including Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics (UK), Honorary Professor at the University of Rwanda, and is a member of the Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. Until recently she was also the Senior Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank on Pharmaceuticals and Health. She has over 25 years of expertise in international relations and public policy having worked extensively on technology and industrial development.