The year that tested us all

As the year draws to a close, Giuseppe Porcaro invites Maria
Demertzis, André Sapir and Guntram 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, with Janet Yellen


Together for Europe’s recovery and for a better, more sovereign
Europe, with Olaf Scholz


The green deal: Europe’s growth strategy, with Frans
Timmermans



Books mentioned:


Zuboff, S. (2019) The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight
for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power, PublicAffairs,
New York.
Carreyrou, J. (2018) Bad blood: Secrets and Liies in a Silicon
Valley Startup, Knopf, New York.
Aral, S. (2020) The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our
Elections, Our economy, And Our Health–And How We Must Adapt ,New
York Currency, New York.
Bratton, B. H. (2016) The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty ,MIT
Press, Massachusetts.