Stephen Marglin: Rethinking Economics

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Summary

Stephen Marglin believes we must recognize limits to mainstream economics. He says that we should start to rethink assumptions behind modern economic thought, and work to create a new economics based on a more accurate set of assumptions.

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Video Details

Source

Rethinking Economics²

Running time

2m 40s

Filmed

Hamburg, Germany, May 21, 2007

Credits

Marcus Morrell

About Stephen Marglin

Professor, Harvard University

Stephen A. Marglin is a professor of Economics at Harvard University. His current research focuses on the foundational assumptions of economics, asking to what extent these assumptions are a reflection of the culture and history of the Modern West rather than a set of facts about a universal human nature.

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Related Information

• More by Stephen Marglin, from Big Picture TV³
• Global Financial Crisis⁴

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