October 19, 2020 | Commentary
  • Headline: Ideas for Transforming Economics
  • Intro Text: PERI researcher Jayati Ghosh’s lecture to the UNCTAD-YSI Summer School “Why Do We Need to Transform Economics and How Do We Do It” advances a powerful critique of mainstream economics and proposes a range of approaches for advancing effective heterodox alternatives. She concludes by urging students to “Be bold: don’t be afraid to ask awkward questions of anyone, don’t let anyone slap you down using the well-worn techniques of the socially powerful, don’t be intimidated by institutional hierarchies and power structures. The more fearless you are, the more you accomplish; and the more other people whom you can persuade to be fearless with you.”
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Labor Markets, Wages & Poverty
  • Publication Date: 2020-10-19
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Why Do We Need to Transform Economics, and How Do We Do It?

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PERI researcher Jayati Ghosh’s lecture to the UNCTAD-YSI Summer School “Why Do We Need to Transform Economics and How Do We Do It” advances a powerful critique of mainstream economics and proposes a range of approaches for advancing effective heterodox alternatives. She concludes by urging students to “Be bold: don’t be afraid to ask awkward questions of anyone, don’t let anyone slap you down using the well-worn techniques of the socially powerful, don’t be intimidated by institutional hierarchies and power structures. The more fearless you are, the more you accomplish; and the more other people whom you can persuade to be fearless with you.”

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