Fireside Talks
EPoS Fireside Talk with Eckhard Janeba: Reform backlog, mountain of debt, and trade war: Where is Germany headed?
Martin Peitz will speak with Eckhard Janeba (Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy). They will discuss why Germany and the EU are facing economic turbulence and a possible decline.
EPoS Fireside Talk with Guntram Wolff: European Defense and (German) Difficulties to Re-arm
In this virtual lunch-time event, Christian Bayer will talk with Professor Guntram Wolf (UL Brussels and Bruegel), one of the most influential policy advisors in Europe, about his research on European defense industrial strategies in light of Russian Neo-imperialism, and Germany’s lagging capacity to re-arm. More information on Guntram Wolf can be found here: https://www.bruegel.org/people/guntram-b-wolff.
MaCCI/EPoS Fireside Talk with Joshua Gans: Artificial Intelligence and Economics
In this early evening virtual event, Martin Peitz talked to Joshua Gans (U Toronto) about his research and experience regarding AI and how AI is likely to change our economies.
MaCCI/EPoS Fireside Talk with Natalia Fabra: War and Climate Change – Challenges to Electricity Markets
In this early evening virtual event, Martin Peitz talked to Natalia Fabra (Carlos 3 Madrid) about her research and policy work on electricity markets and how Europe should adapt its energy policy in response to climate change and war.
MaCCI/EPoS Fireside Talk with Achim Wambach: Climate policy:
Martin Peitz spoke with the president of ZEW, Professor Achim Wambach, about his new book “Klima muss sich lohnen” (“Climate Must Be Worthwhile”). In the book, Wambach questions moral appeals to people’s conscience and discusses how we can, through changes in political frameworks, make effective climate protection economically rewarding. In the conversation, they explore how the social-ecological market economy can function.
MaCCI/EPoS Fireside Talk with Glory Liu: Adam Smith and American Capitalism
In this early evening virtual event, Martin Peitz talked to Glory Liu (Harvard) about her forthcoming book "Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism" and beyond. In this book, Glory analyzes how Smith’s ideas have been received, reinterpreted, and weaponized in the US.
MaCCI/EPoS Fireside Talk with Jan Eeckhout: The Profit Paradox
In this early evening live event, Martin Peitz asked questions to star economist Professor Jan Eeckhout (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) about Jan's book "The Profit Paradox." In this book Jan explains how a few "superstar" firms have amassed market power and hurt average working people around the world. Jan also talked about concrete solutions to effectively address the problem.
Organization:
May 19, 2022
Venue: In-person at the University of Mannheim, Schloss; Room: SO 108 and broadcast via Zoom