We talk to Matthew Weinzierl, an Associate Professor in the Business,

Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School.

Weinzierl has worked as an economist for McKinsey & Company and The White

House Council of Economic Advisors. Professor Weinzierl’s early research

focuses on the optimal design of economic policy, and more recently he has

launched an array of projects focused on the commercialization of the space

sector and its economic implications.