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Economics can be creative, it can be rigorous, it can be relevant.

The assumptions economists make in their models have implications not only for policymaking and choosing what data we collect, but also for the very definition of work, says Professor Maria Floro of American University. 

Mariana Mazzucato argues that the idea that entrepreneurship is confined to the private sector is wrong.

Economist Olugbenga Ajilore shows the high cost of the American government’s arming of local police with military weapons, which has exacerbated lethal use of force against black communities

Ed Pavlić discusses the role of music in communicating suffering and resistance in the African-American experience

Nina Banks assesses the legacy of the first African-American economist in the United States

There’s no turning back from humanity’s move to high-density living, says Ed Glaeser. The task of the century will be making cities more liveable.

How did globalization create such discontent in developed and developing countries alike? Nobel laureate and INET grantee Joseph Stiglitz explains in this 150th episode of our “New Economic Thinking” video series.

“The stories we tell ourselves about the world are a map of the world as we see it. And if we want to change the world, we have to change the story first.”

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. 

As the old lines continue to blur, what does inequality mean in the modern global economy? And, how does the economy need to evolve to address these changes?

Several founding CGET members announce the ambitious project and respond to questions from the press.

Examining the past is essential to understanding the present

“Blindly” Engaging in Global Supply Chains Can Erode Developing Nations’ Economic Power

Rather than continue to narrow the field, economists need to ask what they’re missing