Have economists had too much influence on policy?

review.chicagobooth.edu | Proponents of free-market economics argue that it has helped lift millions out of poverty and enhance economic growth. Others suggest that an overabundance of free-market policies has fueled inequality and had other negative consequences, both for the economy and society. Have economists had too strong a hand in policy making?

On this episode of The Big Question, host Hal Weitzman moderates a discussion of that question with Chicago Booth’s Robert H. Topel and Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago’s Michael Greenstone, and the New York Times’ Binyamin Appelbaum.

Видео Have economists had too much influence on policy? канала Chicago Booth Review