As the year draws to a close, Giuseppe Porcaro (https://www.bruegel.org/author/giuseppe-porcaro/) invites Maria Demertzis (https://www.bruegel.org/author/maria-demertzis/) , André Sapir (https://www.bruegel.org/author/andre-sapir/) and Guntram Wolff (https://www.bruegel.org/author/guntram-b-wolff/) to review this eventful year in economic policy and beyond. The guests also talk about a book that has marked them this year and finally, their hopes and wishes for the decade ahead.
Events mentioned:
Monetary policy after the pandemic (https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020/) , with Janet Yellen
Together for Europe’s recovery and for a better, more sovereign Europe (https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020-day-3/) , with Olaf Scholz
The green deal: Europe’s growth strategy (https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020/) , with Frans Timmermans
Books mentioned:
Zuboff, Shoshana. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power. New York: PublicAffairs, 2019.
Carreyrou, John. Bad blood: Secrets andLiies in a Silicon Valley Startup. New York: Knopf, 2018.
Aral, Sinan. The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our economy, And Our Health–And How We Must Adapt. New York: New York Currency, 2020.
Bratton, Benjamin H. The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty. Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2016.
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