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Bidenomics – Bringing a new paradigm into practice?
Some voices claim Joe Biden has kindled a new era in policymaking that may stimulate fiscal changes also in Germany. At our IX New Paradigm Workshop, Barry Eichengreen argues that while public beliefs have transformed, congressional attitudes still lag behind.
New Paradigm Knowledge Base – Update on the role of the state
What role should the state play in innovation policy? How can the infrastructure investments needed for climate protection be financed by the state? Does a socially acceptable implementation of the Green New Deal require the EU to relax its debt rules?
On designing a new overall economic paradigm
During our IX New Paradigm Workshop, we spoke to Diane Coyle and Michael Jacobs about why economics needs to change and what it takes to design an overarching economic paradigm.
A new economy – where are we?
Cornwall Consensus, Bidenomics, established economists calling for a new social contract - many things point to a change of course. But where do we really stand in the fall of 2021? This is the leading question of our IX New Paradigm Workshop.
Economic Change Unit creates research base for new economic concepts
The Economic Change Unit just launched their New Economy Brief – a website that helps to navigate through the increasing volume of innovative proposals on climate, inequality and else.
Election analysis: Scholz’s respect formula appealed to voters
Election narratives of the SPD candidate for chancellor with very high approval ratings among the population / Core statements in the CDU program significantly less popular / Analysis of a Civey survey commissioned by the Forum New Economy
Agenda for Germany's future finance minister
Fiscal policy trade-offs will be a key issue in Germany's coalition negotiations. From debt brakes to climate investments, what's facing the next government? That was the main question of a panel organized by NEF and Forum New Economy.
2030 targets require tripling of climate protection investments
A study commissioned by Agora Energiewende and Forum New Economy shows that achieving a 65 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 would require climate protection investments to be up to three times higher than currently estimated.
From Planetary Emergency to Regenerative Economics
Can the concept of "regenerative economics" be an answer to the growth debate? At our Symposium on Prosperity in the 21st Century, André Reichel and Jana Stöver presented this concept.
OUR MAIN TOPICS
New Paradigm
NEW PARADIGM
After decades of overly naive market belief, we urgently need new answers to the great challenges of our time. More so, we need a whole new paradigm to guide us. We collect everything about the people and the community who are dealing with the question of a new paradigm and who analyze the historical and present impact of paradigms and narratives – whether in new contributions, performances, books and events.
Redefining
the role of
the state
REDEFINING
THE ROLE OF
THE STATE
For decades, there was a consensus that reducing the role of the state and cutting public debt would generate wealth. This contributed to a chronic underinvestment in education and public infrastructure. New research focuses on establishing when and how governments need to intervene to better contribute to long-term prosperity and to stabilize rather than aggravate economic fluctuations.
Remaking
finance
REMAKING
FINANCE
More than a decade after the financial crisis there still seems to be something seriously wrong with the financial system. Financial markets still tend to periodically misprice risk and contribute to boom and bust cycles. A better financial system needs to discourage short-termism and speculative activity, curtail systemic risk and distribute wealth more broadly.
Greening
prosperity
GREENING
PROSPERITY
During the high point of market orthodoxy, economists argued that the most 'efficient' way to combat climate change was to simply let markets determine the price of carbon emissions. Today, there is a growing consensus that prices need to be regulated and that a carbon price on its own might not be enough.
Reducing
inequality
REDUCING
INEQUALITY
The rising gap between rich and poor has become a threat to social cohesion in most rich countries. To reverse this trend it will be crucial to better understand the importance of different drivers of income and wealth inequality.
Innovation Lab
INNOVATION LAB
Do we need a whole new understanding of economic growth? What would be a real alternative? How viable are alternatives to GDP when it comes to measuring prosperity? These and other more fundamental challenges are what this section is about.
Globalization
for all
GLOBALIZATION
FOR ALL
After three decades of poorly managed integration, globalization is threatened by social discontent and the rise of populist forces. A new paradigm will need better ways not only to compensate the groups that have lost, but to distribute the gains more broadly from the start.
Europe
beyond markets
EUROPE
BEYOND MARKETS
The euro was planned during a period in which economic policy making was driven by a deep belief in market liberalism and the near impossibility of systemic financial crises. This belief has been brought into question since the euro crisis, which showed that panics do happen. New thinking needs to focus on developing mechanisms to protect eurozone countries from such panics and to foster economic convergence between members.
Corona Crisis
CORONA CRISIS
The current Corona crisis is probably the worst economic crisis of the post-World War 2 era. Economists are working hard on mitigating the economic effects caused by COVID-19 to prevent a second Great Depression, the break-up of the Eurozone and the end of globalisation. We collect the most important contributions.