Capitalism after coronavirus

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus​ is Nicholas Stern. Nicholas is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. Formerly, he was Vice President at the World Bank and Second Permanent Secretary to the English Treasury. His research focuses on international climate politics, sustainable finance and the transition to zero emissions growth. He headed the Stern review, where he analyses the economics of climate change. In this episode, we discussed the green agenda, climate investments and policies, as well as key areas of action.

My guest today is Carol Propper. Carol is a Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School and Bristol University. Her research focuses on health economics and the impact of incentives on the healthcare systems quality and productivity. Carol is president of the Royal Economic Society and has just been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours for her contribution to economics. In this episode, we discussed the short- and long-term health consequences of lockdowns, the key lessons for national health services, health inequality and the future of pandemics.

My guest today is John Van Reenen. John is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of innovation and he is the author of the book Investing for Prosperity. More recently, he has worked on the measurement of management practices and their impact on productivity.

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Stefanie Stantcheva. Stefanie is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University. She has been recently awarded the Elaine Bennett prize for the best young female economist. Her research explores the long-run effects of taxes on innovation, education and wealth. More recently she has researched the determinants of social preferences. In this episode, we discussed the optimal taxation on education, innovation and migration, as well as the intangibles of social economic perceptions.

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Raffella Sadun. Raffaella is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Professor Sadun's research focuses on the economics of productivity, management and organizational change. She has explored organizational performance in both the private and public sector and has recently helped the Italian government in the taskforce against Coronavirus. In this episode, we discussed the actions of resilient companies against covid, health, education and public sector management, as well as the effects of technological changes inside firms in the context of coronavirus.

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Pol Antràs. Pol is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He is a renowned international trade economist, particularly known for his firm-level contributions to trade theory. His most recent work has focused on the analysis of global value chains and on the interplay between trade, inequality and costly redistribution. In this episode we discussed the trends and drivers of globalization, with special emphasis on the role of technology, the prospects of increased liberalization and the endurance of globalization after Covid-19.

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Esteban Rossi-Hansberg. Esteban is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. His research focuses on macroeconomics, the internal organization of firms and its impact on productivity, international trade and urban and regional economics. Recently, he has been focusing on the geography of the pandemic and climate change. In this episode, we discuss the future of cities after the covid, the role of globalization as alleviator of the pandemic and the effects of climate change on spatial distribution and regional specialization.

My guest today is Agnès Bénassy. Agnès is the chief economist at the French Treasury and has greatly contributed to France Relance, France’s economic reconstruction plan. Previously, she was a Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics where she focused on monetary systems, exchange rates and European integration. In the episode, we discussed the national recovery plan, liquidity and solvency support to firms, the economic prospects after the second wave and the European response to the crisis.

My guest today in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Atif Mian. Atif is a Professor of Economics at Princeton and has become one of the foremost experts on the relationship between financial markets and the macroeconomy. He is the author of the acclaimed book “House of Debt”, where he argues that the gigantic increase in household debt was the primary driver of the crash of 2008. In this episode we discuss about inequality, the rich’s savings glut and indebtedness in the global economy.

Today’s guest in #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus is Jakob von Weizsäcker. He is the Chief Economist at the German Ministry of Finance and previously served as Member of the European Parliament. Jakob belongs to a new generation of German economists, who have helped transform the Ministry’s mindset and contributed to the proposal of a common European economic response to the Covid crisis. In this episode, we discuss the paradigmatic differences between the financial crisis and the current crisis, the way towards a European Treasury and economic stability in the Eurozone.