14 February 2013

Web conference with Professor Riccardo Bellofiore, professor of monetary economics and history of economic thought at the University of Bergamo. Riccardo Bellofiore has been one of the most astute analysts of the Euro crisis. In this web conference we discuss what went wrong in the global economy, the link between the global and European crisis, whether the [...]

13 February 2013

We speak to Paul Ormerod about the limits of conventional economics, and the importance of understanding the effect of networks on economic behaviour. You can watch the video:   Or download the podcast:   Download Paul argues that conventional economics has made the mistake of assuming all economic actors are individual and rational; that all [...]

13 February 2013

We speak to Ann Pettifor about the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign, the sovereign debt crisis, and how to get out of it. Ann argues that in addition to bankruptcies and debt write downs, we need labour intensive investment in infrastructure to grow the economy and protect the environment. You can watch the video: Or download [...]

12 February 2013

- By Heiner Flassbeck With Abenomics (the economic approach of the new Prime Minister Abe) at full speed, Japan has a comeback as a challenging case at the global stage and many take a closer look. Last week, Paul Krugman as well as Martin Wolf in the Financial Times have been trying to justify what is criticized by many [...]

12 February 2013

As part of our critical economics series, we will be speaking with Ann Pettifor – please join us, and feel free to ask your questions. Date: Wednesday 13 February 2013 Time: 10 am GMT In 2009 the Ecologist Magazine nominated Ann Pettifor as a “Visionary” – for her work on the ‘Green New Deal’. Later, in September [...]

11 February 2013

As part of our critical economics series, we will be speaking with Paul Ormerod – please join us, and feel free to ask your questions. Date: Wednesday 13 February 2013 Time: 1 pm GMT Paul Ormerod is the author of the best selling books ‘Death of Economics’, ‘Butterfly Economics’ and ‘Why Most Things Fail’. His [...]

11 February 2013

As part of our critical economics series, we will be speaking with Professor Riccardo Bellofiore of the University of Bergamo – please join us, and feel free to ask your questions. Date: Thursday 14 February 2013 Time: 10:30 am GMT and 11:30 CET Riccardo is Professor of Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics. and History of Economic Thought at [...]

7 February 2013

Earlier this week we had a conversation with economist James K Galbraith of the University of Texas in Austin. Professor Galbraith spoke about the need to raise the minimum wage, and the importance of collective bargaining. You can watch it here:   Or download the podcast:   Download