The founder of the Capital Institute, John Fullerton, says that climate change is just one symptom of a "full-world economy." Interviewed by Daniel Erasmus at King's College, April 2010.
Ian Goldin, the director of the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford, talks about the school's new partnership with INET. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
James Galbraith, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, notes that many economics institutions (especially journals and academic departments) are hierarchical and tribal by nature, and that sociology can exclude dissident views. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
James Galbraith, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, says that there are many ideas in economics that need to be laid to rest. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
J. Doyne Farmer, professor at the Santa Fe Institute, says that the core ideas in economics will shift entirely within 25 years. And this can already be seen: economists, he says, are even now studying issues like "what makes people happy." Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
J. Doyne Farmer, professor at the Santa Fe Institute, notes that data sets in economics research are not nearly as complicated as those generated in other sciences. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
INET advisory board member Robert Dugger says that local and global collaboration, along with increased access to information, will help get us back on the right path. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
Arnoud de Meyer, director of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, says that a paradigm shift is happening now: that international relationships are getting stronger, and that international students are contributing rather than just absorbing knowledge. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
Robert Kuttner from American Prospect says that banks can learn a lot from insurance companies. Interviewed by Daniel Erasmus at King's College, April 2010.
Arnoud de Meyer, the director of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, tells INET that MBA students are preoccupied with jobs, the role of business today, and the balance between work and life. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.