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The Economics Analogy to the Revolution in Physics - Martin Wolf
Economics is poised to go through a process similar to what physics did in the early 20th century when the Theory of Relativity superseded Newtonian physics, but did not negate it.
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Reflections on George Soros
Economists involved in the Institute talk about founder George Soros and his track record for being ahead of the curve and making fundamental change happen.
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The Coming Overhaul of Theories in Finance and Macroeconomics
Martin Wolf of the Financial Times points out the two sub-fields of academic economics that are due to be completely overhauled in the aftermath of the global crisis.
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The Role of the Economics Profession in the Global Crisis
A lineup of top Economists explain how the economics profession was partly responsible for the recent Financial meltdown and Great Recession.
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Ken Rogoff - The Field of Economic History
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Opening SessionWhere are we now? Debts, Deficits and Global Financial Stability
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Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa - Keynote Speech, INET Conference @ King's
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 3 - Dinner Keynote. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa discusses the crisis in economics and provides the closing remarks on the final night of the conference.
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George Soros Perspectives
Financier George Soros, who initiated the Institute with a $50 million gift, gives his perspective on the Institute and some of the huge issues facing economists in the 21st century.
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John Cassidy, Richard Koo, Ken Rogoff - Debts, Deficits and Global Financial Stability
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Opening Session Q&A. Where are we now? Debts, Deficits and Global Financial Stability
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The History of Finance since 1980 - Duncan Foley
An American professor explains how the financial sector grew in importance and in its portion of the whole economy starting with new economic policies begun in 1980.
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The Deeper Causes of the Global Crisis - Ian Goldin
An Oxford University Professor gives his theory on how the global crisis was rooted in fundamental changes in technology, globalization and the consequent rising complexity.
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The Cambridge Conference - Kicking Off the New Institute
This explains why the inaugural conference is held in Cambridge University and what they hope to accomplish in terms of new ideas for academic theory and economic policy.,
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The Need for Interdisciplinary Work - Duncan Foley
An American professor outlines what a new economics curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students should look like, and what kind of professors should be developed.
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Philip Mirowsky, Robert Skidelsky, Bruce Caldwell - Q&A
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 1 - Dinner Q&A Session 1930 and the Challenge of the Depression for Economic Thinking: Friedrich Hayek versus John Maynard Keynes
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The Key to the Future: Young People and Hope - Duncan Foley
An American professor gives his advice on what the next generation of economists should keep in mind as they help reinvent the global economy of the future.
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Potential Prize for Great Work in Economic History
The Executive Director explains early thinking on a possible annual prize that will be given by the Institute for those working in the under-appreciated field of Economic History.
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Dr. Guillermo Martinez Ortiz - Keynote Speech, INET Conference @ King's
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Day 3 - Dinner Keynote. Dr. Guillermo Martinez Ortiz speaks on the recent economic crisis.
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The History of More Engaged Economists - Perry Mehrling
Economists in previous eras were much more engaged with professionals working in the society and economy and so had a tendency to have theories more informed by actual practices.
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Economics Trapped in an Old Paradigm - Joseph Stiglitz
A Nobel Laureate describes the terrible trap the economics profession is in and how the Institute may provide a way out by helping the next generation work outside the old paradigm.
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The Need for Eclectic Perspectives and Reality Checks - John Kay
A Financial Times columnist promotes the idea that economics now needs many new perspectives and a constant grounding of theory with actual practices on the ground.
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Young People Drive All Intellectual Revolutions - Martin Wolf
The Chief Economics Commentator for the Financial Times explains why young people ALWAYS are behind the creation of new paradigms and fundamentally new ideas.
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Advice to Young Economists
Leading Economists and Professors inspire the next generation of economists by giving advice on what to study and why the future is so open and promising.
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The History Behind the Institute
Some key players explain the beginnings of the Institute for New Economic Thinking - starting with an unusual retreat at the home of George Soros.
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The Silver Lining of a New Economic Beginning - Joseph Stiglitz
A Nobel Laureate is heartened that the global crisis has demolished the free market fundamentalist paradigm and opened up the possibilities for a 21st-century economics.
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George Soros the Intellectual Trader - Perry Mehrling
A younger professor describes George Soros as merging the open inquiry and intellectual honesty of the best in Academia with the practical mindset of a financial trader.