On 21 September 2023, Arena Idé and Dezernat Zukunft gathered some of the world’s leading progressive economists, researchers and opinion leaders at Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden.
The ambition was to turn the page on the new chapter that the current economic crisis may lead to.
Learn more about the conference New Economic Order – The Future of Progressive Fiscal Policy by watching the recordings from the conference on YouTube.
Speakers
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Professor Isabella Weber (digital)
Political economist working on China, global trade and the history of economic thought. Weber has revolutionized the public discourse on inflation control with her research on seller’s inflation and price regulation.
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Professor Eric Monnet
Economic historian and professor at the Paris School of Economics and author of the award-winning book La Banque Providence: Démocratiser la banque centrale et la monnaie, which will be launched internationally this fall.
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Orsetta Causa
Senior economist at the OECD Economics Department, head of the Labour market and Inequalities Work stream. Her research interests cover labour market dynamics and inequality.
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Professor Stefanie Stantcheva (digital)
Stefanie Stantcheva is the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard and founder of the Social Economics Lab. Stantcheva will give a keynote on long-term trends of income (in)equality and public attitudes towards redistribution of wealth.
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Professor Jorge Uxó
Professor of economics at Universidad Complutense Madrid, specialising in Macroeconomics, Economic Policy in the EMU, and Post Keynesian Economics.
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Elinor Odeberg
Chief economist of Arena Idé. Elinor has worked as a policy expert and political advisor at the Ministry of Finance with special responsibility for international economic policy. She is an economic historian with solid research experience, including as a researcher at the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union Kommunal. More about Elinor Odeberg
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Philippa Sigl-Glöckner
Founder and head of Dezernat Zukunft. Sigl-Glöckner is a rising star on the German and European economic scene. Has worked as an advisor at the German Ministry of Finance, the World Bank and the German Central Bank.
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Karin Pettersson
Head of culture at Aftonbladet
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Arvid Åhlund
Economics commentator at the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
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Silvia Kakembo (moderator)
Silvia Kakembo has a Bachelor’s degree from the Stockholm School of Economics and has been a political advisor at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. She heads Arena Opinion, the PR and Communication Agency of Arenagruppen. More about Silvia Kakembo.