Globalization, Technological Change, and Inequality: Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman in Conversation

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Published 2015-06-25
Economists Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman engage in a discussion moderated by Gillian Tett, US managing editor of the Financial Times. The panelists explore the intersection of globalization, technology, and inequality and how these issues relate to recent crises. Sachs is a professor of economics at Columbia, a senior UN advisor, and author of bestselling books, including The End of Poverty. Krugman is a Nobel laureate, New York Times columnist and author, professor at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, and distinguished scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study Center at the GC, where he joins the economics faculty in Fall 2015.

Presented on May 4, 2015, by GC Public Programs; co-sponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Economics.
All Comments (21)
  • @hereigoagain5050
    Another great Sacks & Krugman panel. I also see some hope in changing consumer preferences from cheap & plenty to artisan goods & services.
  • @kathleenmckeon9926
    I enjoyed this lecture so much and thanks a ton for sharing it.  To Sachs, thanks for talking about TPP, I am so horrified by the fact that our representatives have had to sign a Non-Disclosure to read whats in the TPP, the secret law without representation, kills me that this exists at all.  The fact that two laws are going into place without the people having any idea whats in them or what it means is so unbelievable to me and is like a crazy book really.  Thank you to Wikileaks for what I know, for without them I would know nothing about whats in TPP.
  • @danielscheinhaus5210
    It's also very interesting that our two economists are not only restricting their thoughts, and therefore their understandings, to the developments in US and European societies. Meanwhile, where the bulk of humanity lives, in Eastern and Central Asia, massive changes are taking place and there seems to be no discussion of how these changes will influence and effect the US and Europe.
  • @civicmedianewyorknewyork
    6 minutes in, and the rubbing and touching just wont cease. I wish someone would add to the ad blocker toolbox the 'rambling back patting introductions' blocker. "I was chairing a similar panel in Davos.." Something no one should admit to.
  • @ekaz06
    i'm from Malaysia. Enjoy this dialog. Love to share this. TQ.
  • @nmarks
    Gillian Tett has a wonderful speaking voice.
  • @waiwirir
    So relivent to 2020... And perhaps for the next few years or more.
  • @HoreaChristian
    The moderator doesn't seem to be understanding the discussion particularly well, but she really does like to tell people about her meetings with important people :D
  • @andreselectrico
    It is always interesting and fun to see two great minds exchanging ideas. But, am I the only one who see some sort of brief ego war around minute 59?
  • @mns8732
    Will machines help? Are we happier since the automobile?