Speeches
2024
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Seton Hall University, New Jersey, April 4, 2024.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Virtual Lecture, Federico Villarreal National University, March 7, 2024.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Virtual Speech, “Geopolitical Changes and Their Implications for Economic Development," Kozminski University, January 30, 2024.
2023
"Mass Flourishing for China and the West," Virtual Speech, The Logic of Economic Growth Conference, November 13, 2023.
"Innovation, Dynamism and Chinese Entrepreneurship," Virtual Speech, World Internet Conference, October 31, 2023.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Fordham Gabelli School and the Museum of American Finance, New York, October 10, 2023.
"Economics for the Modern Economies," Virtual Speech, China Wealth Forum, July 8, 2023.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Webinar, Center for Market Education and Sun Yat-Sen University College of Management, July 6, 2023.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Webinar, Columbia University Alumni Washington DC, June 28, 2023.
"My Journeys in Economic Theory," Speech, XXXIII Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome, June 7, 2023.
"Dynamic People, Indigenous Innovation and the Good Life," Speech, BPI France 10th anniversary conference, Paris, May 31, 2023.
“Innovation, Dynamism and China,” Virtual speech, 5th Annual Sage Conference, Beijing, April 22, 2023.
“My Journeys in Economic Theory,” Speech and Conversation with Richard Robb, Book Launch, Columbia University, New York, April 13, 2023.
“Remarks on Indigenous Innovation and Dynamism,” Speech, China Development Forum, Beijing, March 24, 2023.
“Indigenous Innovation: Roots and Rewards, Rise and Fall,” Speech, Warwick Economic Summit, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, February 10, 2023.
2022
“Jean-Paul and I: Collaborations and Some Differences 1984 – 2022,” Speech, Journée en Homage À Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Sciences Po, Paris, December 7, 2022.
“A persisting Injustice in America’s Economy,” Speech, Present Failings and Ways Forward: Private Sector and Public Sector, 19th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, September 30, 2022.
“Policy Errors and Omissions: A Broad View,” Speech, Fault Lines after Covid, Institute of International Affairs, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 1, 2022.
“The New Theory of Innovation: Mass Flourishing and Dynamism,” Speech, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Economics, Lindau, Germany, August 26, 2022.
“Decline of Values Weakens the World Economy,” Virtual speech, ESG Global Leaders Summit, Sina Finance, June 28, 2022.
“Innovation from the Bottom Up,” Keynote, Festival dell'Economia di Trento, Il 24 Sore, Trento, Italy, June 2, 2022.
“A Path to the Good Life,” Speech, San Raffaele Business School, Rome, Italy, May 30, 2022.
2021
Roundtable, China and the West: The Role of the State in Economic Growth, December 13, 2021.
“Dynamism: Why and How,” Virtual speech, 14th Gold Kirin Forum, Beijing, December 2, 2021.
“My Battles Over Economic Theory,” Virtual lecture, Top Talk, Tsinghua University, Beijing, November 16, 2021.
“Tensions and Demands in Society, Economic Justice and Progressivism, And Yet Another Way Forward,” Speech, Economic Policy and Economic Theory for the Future, 20th Anniversary Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, November 5, 2021.
“The New System of Innovation Founded by the Haier Group,” Virtual speech, 5th International Rendanheyi Model Forum, Haier Group, Qiangdao China, September 17, 2021.
“Job Satisfaction, Values and Inclusion,” Virtual Keynote, South-Southwest Week: Investing and Connecting, Ministry of Economy, Mexico City, August 30, 2021.
“What Dynamism Can Do,” Virtual speech and dialogue, with Justin Lin and Xue Lan, CITIC Press, Beijing, July 30, 2021.
“Innovation and Growth Policy,” Panel, The Economics of Creative Destruction in honor of Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, College de France, Paris, June 12, 2021.
“The Need for a Global Patent Market and the Desirability of Open Innovating," Speech, 5th World Intelligence Congress, Tianjin, May 20, 2021.
“China’s Many Impacts on the Stagnant West," Virtual speech, New Industrial Revolution Forum, Xiamen Torch University, Xiamen, May 10, 2021;presented also at China Development Forum, Beijing, March 20, 2021.
“Economic Dynamism and the Global Economy,” Speech, Asia Times Webinar Series, February 10, 2021. (Based on the Asia Times white paper).
2020
“Edmund Phelps in Virtual Discussion with Juan Vicente Sola,” Virtual dialogue, X Phelps Congress, Clarin, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 20, 2020.
“Global Supply Chains After the Pandemic,” Speech, China Development Forum, Beijing, November 13, 2020.
“Major Challenges and Opportunities in the post COVID-19 World,” Virtual speech, Institute for Global Economics, Seoul, June 26, 2020.
“Artificial Intelligence, Welfare Economics and Ethics,” Virtual speech, 4th World Intelligence Congress, Tianjin, China, June 23, 2020.
“Comments on the U.S. Recovery after COVID-19,” Webinar, Council on Foreign Relations, April 22, 2020.
2019
“Dynamism and Inclusion Once More: What? Why? How?,” Speech, IX Phelps Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 12, 2019.
“Free to Do What with Our Lives?,” Speech, Berlin Wall 30, Berlin, November 9, 2019.
“Future of Commerce: Sustainable Capitalism ,” Panel, Global Dream Forum, New York, October 21, 2019.
“Introductory Remarks” and “’Isms’ Galore: Reflections on Deficits, Taxes and Systems,” Speeches, Progressivism, Socialism, Nationalism: What Room for Innovation and ‘Creative Destruction’? For Economics Justice to the Least Advantaged? For Teaching Youth the Good Life?, 17th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, October 7, 2019
“Innovation Dialogue on the 40th Anniversary of BNBM Group,” Roundtable, Beijing Future Science Park Innovation Forum, Beijing, China, August 27, 2019.
“Artificial Intelligence, Welfare Economics and Ethics,” Speech, Forum on AI and Asian Culture, Xinrui Business School, Beijing, China, August 26, 2019.
“Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Tor Vergata,”Speech, 23rd International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Conference Ravello, Italy, June 6, 2019.
Speech, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, June 3, 2019.
“Nobel Laureates on Global Poverty,” Panel, The Estorial Conferences, Estoril, Portugal, May 29, 2019.
“Grassroots Innovation: Why and How,” University Lecture at CSIC, Madrid, Spain, May 23, 2019.
“Nobel Dialogues: The Future of Ageing,” The Nobel Foundation, Madrid, Spain, May 22, 2019.
“Chinese Dream and American Dream: Aspiring for a Better Life,” Panel, China Development Forum, Beijing, March 23, 2019.
“The Need for a Global Patent Market,” Development Research Center of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, March 22, 2019.
“Macroeconomic Overview: US, China, and Europe” and “Industrial Policies, Frontier Innovation, New Technologies, and Entrepreneurship,” Panels, China and the West: The Role of the State in Economic Growth, co-sponsored by Columbia University’s SIPA, Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management, and Peking University’s Institute of New Structural Economics, Beijing, March 22, 2019.
“Corporate Governance in the Context of Global Economic Circumstances,” Panel, Corporate Governance Counter- Narratives, Ira M. Millstein Center, Columbia University Law School, New York, March 1, 2019.
Panel, Bureaucracy vs. Democracy Forum, Common Good and Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, February 19, 2019.
“Introductory Remark,” Italy’s Policy Challenges: In Search of a New Course, Lecture of Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giovanni Tria, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, January 31, 2019.
“Direction for Future Research in Economics,” Panel, 50 Years of Teaching and Economic Research, Paris-Dauphine Université, Paris, January 15, 2019.
2018
“40 Years of Chinese Economic Transformation,” Panel, INET-INSE Joint Conference on New Structural Economics, Beijing, December 13, 2018.
“Yes to Nourishing Dynamism, No to Stimulating Demand,” Lecture, The 26th Top Talk, Tsinghua University, Beijing, December 11, 2018.
Remarks, The International Symposium on the Economic Lessons Learned from China's 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up, Tsinghua University, Beijing, December 9, 2018.
“Values for Economic Dynamism,” Speech, New York Summit, hosted by the Inspiring Committed Leaders Foundation, New York, October 22, 2018.
“Politics, Policy, and Risk,” Panel, Risk : Retrospective Lessons & Prospective Strategies, co-hosted by Santa Fe Institute and Morgan Stanley, New York, October 4, 2018.
"Introductory Remarks" and "Trump and Economic Theory,” Speeches, The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump: Job, Wages, Trade, Growth, Health and Satisfaction, 16th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, September 17, 2018.
"Two Kinds of Robots in Growth Models: An Introduction," Presentation, NBER Conference: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Toronto, September 13, 2018.
“Trying to Improve a Future that is Seriously Unknown,” Keynote, The 2008 Global Financial Crisis in Retrospect, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, August 30-31, 2018.
“Innovation and China,” Lecture, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, June 26, 2018.
“Solving the Problem in Italy and Much of Western Europe,” Keynote, XXX Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome, Italy, June 25, 2018.
“The Case for Grassroots Innovation”, Lecture, EDEM Business School, Valencia, Spain, June 4, 2018.
“Sola’s Lessons on Contemporary Corporatism: What Implications for the Great Slowdown and the Needed Reforms?,” Speech, Royal European Academy of Doctors Induction Ceremony of Juan Vincente Sola, Barcelona, June 1, 2018.
Brief Remarks, World Economic Forum Digital Economies Group Meeting, co-hosted by MIT and Columbia University SIPA, World Economic Forum Offices, New York, April 26, 2018.
“China's Transformation: A Decade of Innovation,” Keynote, Global China Connection Summit, New York University, April 21, 2018.
“How Far Are we From the Next Financial Crisis?,” Speech, China Development Forum, Beijing, China, March 24, 2018.
“Changes in Chinese, US and European Economic Policy,” and “The Role of Innovation and the Digital Economy: New Opportunities and Challenges for Governance,” Speeches, China and the West: The Role of the State in Economic Growth Conference, sponsored by Columbia University SIPA and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, March 22-23, 2018.
“Transitioning to High-Quality Development,” Speech, Meeting of Four Experts with Premier Li Keqiang, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Beijing, China, February 5, 2018.
“A Vital People: A Necessity for a Good Economy,” Acceptance Speech, Honorary Causa Ceremony, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Rome, Italy, January 18, 2018; Rev. Working Paper 107, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, January 2018.
“America’s Policy Thinking in the Age of Trump,” TrumpEconomics: A First Year Evaluation, Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Economic Assn., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 5, 2018.
“Right Values and Wrong Ones for an Economy of Dynamism,” Keynote, Restoring American Economic Dynamism: New Solutions for America’s Productivity Slowdown, sponsored by S&P Global and CFA Institute Research Foundation, Museum of American Finance, New York, NY, November 28, 2017. (Also presented at the video conference Ensuring A Dynamic, Innovative, and Flourishing Economy: Policy Thinking in the Age of Trump, hosted by DisruptDC, January 25, 2018.)
2017
“France: Becoming An ‘Innovation Nation’ Again,” Keynote, Recontre de Bercy International Conference, Le Ministre de L’Economie et Des Finances, Paris, France, November 21, 2017.
“The Age of the Individual 500 Years Ago Today,” Opening Remarks; “Google Ngrams for Individualism: Do they Trace a Loss of Innovation,” Panel, The Age of the Individual: 500 Years Ago Today, 15th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, New York, NY, October 31, 2017.
“A Nation’s Dynamism is Fundamental to Virtually Everything: So it is Crucial that We in Our Nation Get it Back,” Keynote Speech, Solving Economic Inequality and the Productivity Crisis, sponsored by Ethical Capitalism Group and PRI, The United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, October 10, 2017.
“Saving the Environment,” Keynote, The Second Green Economy Summit, sponsored by The Advanced Leadership Foundation, Córdoba, Argentina, October 5, 2017; Published in Project Syndicate “The Year Ahead 2018,” January, 2018: 58-63.
“An Underlying Sickness in the West: Societies Failing their Economies,” Seminar, OECD, Paris, France, May 31, 2017.
“Dealing with Labor Market Challenges in the Digital Economy” and “Economic Resilience -- How the G20 Can Combat Populism and Protectionism,” Panel, Global Solutions For G20: The Think 20 Summit, Berlin, Germany, May 29-30, 2017.
“The Technology Revolution, Inclusive Growth, and the Future of Work,” Lecture, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, May 23, 2017.
“Women: Leading Innovation in a Time of Change,” Keynote Speech, Her Village International Forum, Beijing, China, March 22, 2017.
“Women and the Economy,” Seminar, Yale Center, Beijing, China, March 21, 2017.
“Two Goals: Lowering Barriers to Innovation and Containing Resulting Job Loss,” Keynote; “America First: Outlook and Global Impacts,” Panel Remarks, China Development Forum 2017, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing China, March 18, 2017.
“Economics and Politics of Technological Advancement and Global Economic Integration,” Panel, The World Economy and the Role of the State in Economic Growth Conference, Columbia University and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, March 17, 2017.
“The New EU Environment,” Session 1 Introductory Remarks, Euro50 Roundtable: EMU and the New Challenges Ahead for the European Union, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, March 7, 2017.
“An Inclusive Mexican Economy,” Keynote, México Incluyente Conference, The Aspen Institute, Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2017.
“Nobels on Where Is the World Economy Headed?,” Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Economic Assn., Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2017.
2016
“The Economic Situation Abroad,” Keynote, VIII Phelps Congress, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2016.
“Behind Working Class Hurts,” Opening Remarks, Agency, Prospering, Progress and the Working Class, 14th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, November 18, 2016.
“Council for Economic Growth and Social Inclusion,” Participant, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, Dubai, UAE, November 13-14, 2016.
“Present-Day Mistakes in Economic Policy—With Emphasis on Fiscal and Monetary Policy,” Keynote, Annual Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Economic Assn. and the Latin American Meetings of the Econometric Society, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia, November 10, 2016.
“The American Dream,” Panel, The Free Market Road Show, Women’s National Republican Club, New York, NY, October 11, 2016.
“Unlocking the Potential of Europe,” Panel Remarks, Global Implications of Europe’s Redesign Conference, The European Money and Finance Forum, Société Generale’s U.S. Headquarters, New York, NY, October 5, 2016
“Two Kinds of Economic Life,” Keynote, Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, Metropolitan Club, New York, NY, September 16, 2016; Luncheon Speech, China Development Forum, Beijing, China, March 20, 2016.
“Grassroots Entrepreneurship and National Prosperity,” Online Lecture, New Huadu Business School, Beijing, China, June 27, 2016.
“Choosing Between Two Kinds of Economies in China and the West,” Keynote, 4th Nobel Economist's Summit, New Huadu Business School Nobel Forum, Kunming, China, June 25, 2016.
“Innovation and Prosperity in the Chinese Economy,” Keynote, CCTV Road to Innovation Global Broadcast Ceremony, Chengdu, China, June 24, 2016.
“Europe’s Losses of Innovation: The Individual as well as Societal Harms,” Speech, The Future of Europe: Drivers of Change, Spring Conference of The Center on Capitalism and Society, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, April 27, 2016.
“Chinese Economy: The Art of Plus, Minus, Times and Divide” and “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” Panels, Boao Forum, Boao, China, March 25, 2016.
“Discussant of Joseph Stiglitz Luncheon Speech,” The Role of the State in Economic Growth in East Asia Conference, Columbia University Center on Global Economic Governance, Beijing, China, March 18, 2016.
“Welcome Speech,” China Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education Development Forum, New Huadu Business School, Beijing, China, March 17, 2016.
“Rethinking the State of the World with Nobel Laureates in Economics” and “Productivity Growth Slowdown in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” Panels, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2016.
“Overcoming Obstacles to a Good Economy For All,” Presentation, State Administration of Foreign Experts Symposium, Beijing, China, January 12, 2016.
2015
“Innovation: its Measurement, Cultural Sources, and Recent History,” Panel; “Opening Remarks,” Steps to Mass Flourishing: Social Values and Individual Experience, 13th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, November 9, 2015.
“How Bottom Up Innovation Creates Mass Prosperity,” Panel, Agenda 2016: Reviving U.S. Economic Growth, co-sponsored by the Progressive Policy Institute and the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, Columbia University, NY, November 6, 2015.
Keynote Speech, New Huadu Business School 5 Year Anniversary, Beijing, China, November 1, 2015.
Acceptance Speech, Lifetime Contribution Award of International Federation of Finance Museums, Beijing, China, October 31, 2015.
Keynote Speech, Financial Museum Expo 2015, Beijing, China, October 31, 2015.
Keynote Speech, 2015 Beijing International Finance Expo, Beijing, China, October 29, 2015.
Keynote Speech, Shanghai 2015 Pujiang Innovation Forum, Shanghai, China, October 27, 2015.
“Macroeconomics and Growth,” Panel, A Just Society: Columbia Business School Centennial Colloquium in Honor of Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University, NY, October 16, 2015.
“The Future of the West,” Keynote, Louise Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, NY, September 22, 2015.
Keynote Speech and Dialogue with Xiang Bing, Global Innovation Forum: APEC China Business Council, Beijing, China, September 14, 2015.
“Seven Schools of Macroeconomics Thought,” Lecture, New Huadu Business School EMBA Macroeconomics Course, Beijing, China, September 13, 2015.
“Grassroots Entrepreneurship and National Prosperity,” Keynote, New Huadu Business School EMBA 2015 Semester Opening Forum, Beijing, China, September 11, 2015.
Keynote Speech, Zhengdao Innovation Economic Forum, Beijing, China, July 5, 2015.
“Innovation Era and Mass Flourishing,” Keynote, New Huadu Business School Management Forum, co-hosted with Wings, Beijing, China, July 1, 2015.
Reading and Panel on Mass Flourishing, Beijing, China, June 30, 2015.
Keynote Speech, New Huadu Business School Entrepreneurship Community Launching Ceremony, Beijing, China, June 30, 2015.
Commencement Address, New Huadu Business School, Fuzhou, China, June 28, 2015.
“What Might We Expect from the Belt & Road Initiatives,” Keynote, 2015 Global Business Leaders’ Summit: The 2nd Qingdao Forum, Qingdao, China, June 27, 2015.
“Decoding the Complexity of Innovation,” Introductory Remarks, Special Conference co-hosted by the Center on Capitalism and Society and the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Economics of Innovation, Columbia University, NY, May 11, 2015.
Luncheon Speech, World Bank Group’s Global Practice for Macroeconomics & Fiscal Management Forum, Washington, DC, May 6, 2015.
Dinner Discussion, Columbia University Entrepreneurship Advisory Board Dinner, New York, April 16, 2015.
“Europe: The Current Situation and the Way Forward,” Panel, Wolfgang Schäuble’s 2015 Leaders in Global Economic Governance Lecture, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University, New York, April 15, 2015.
“The Atlantic Economies Since the Crash: Secular Stagnation?,” Panel, New York Review of Books Foundation Conference, Scandinavia House, New NY, March 14, 2015.
President’s Lecture, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, March 5, 2015.
“Mass Innovation through Grassroots Dynamism: The Gains in China,” Speech, SAFEA Foreign Expert Symposium, Beijing, China, February 10, 2015.
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 19-24, 2015.
“Europe, America and China Have the Same Economic Problem,” Keynote, 20th Anniversary of the New Huadu Group, Fuzhou, China, January 10, 2015.
2014
“What Is to Be Done?,” Panel, The Future of U.S. Economic Growth Conference, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C., December 4, 2014.
“Removing Obstacles to Innovation: Europe vs. the US,” Keynote, Special Conference co-hosted by the Center on Capitalism and Society and CEPS, Brussels, Belgium, November 20-21, 2014.
“Prospering and Flourishing Through Dynamism: The Importance of Indigenous Innovation,” Keynote Speech, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), College of Management of Technology (CDM) 10th Anniversary Symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 17, 2014.
Keynote Speech, Harvard Business School Club of Greece Event, Athens, Greece, November 21, 2014.
Participant, World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda, Dubai, UAE, November 9-11, 2014.
“Reclaiming the Role of the Individual,” Panel, The Future of the Individual: Regulation, Social Protection, Innovation and Accomplishment, 12th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, co-hosted with Common Good, The New York Times Building, NY, November 6, 2014.
Acceptance Speech, Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale University, New Haven, October 14, 2014.
“Hayek’s New Ideas and Present-Day Ones,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center, Virginia, October 2, 2014.
Acceptance Speech, China Friendship Award, Beijing, China, September 30, 2014.
Speech, CITIC Anniversary Celebration of Mass Flourishing, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, September 14, 2014.
Keynote Speech, Xi’an Forum, Xi’an, China, September 12, 2014.
Keynote Speech, Guangzhou Forum, Guangzhou, China, September 11, 2014.
Panel, Being Young Forum, Barnard College, New York, September 9, 2014.
“Innovation Theory: Nature, Sources, Social Effects”, Innovation Forum, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Lindau, Germany, August 19-20, 2014.
Dinner Speech, University Club Dinner Forum, New York, New York, July 9, 2014.
Keynote Speech, Fuzhou Forum, Fuzhou, China, June 26, 2014.
Commencement Address, New Huadu Business School, Fuzhou, China, June 25, 2014.
“Global Economic Growth and the World of Innovation,” Keynote, 4th Gehr Symposium, Mannheim, Germany, May 27, 2014.
“Mass Flourishing Finland,” Keynote, Helsinki Academy of Philosophy, Helsinki, Finland, May 22, 2014.
“The Boao Review Evening” and “Debate on Economics: Keynesian vs. Supply-Side,” Panels; “Beware the Middle-Income Trap,” Dialogue with Hans-Paul Burkner, Boao Forum, Boao, China, April 8-10, 2014.
Dinner and Discussion of Mass Flourishing, The French-American Foundation, New York, March 25, 2014.
Keynote Speech, 2nd Annual Nobel Summit, New Huadu Business School, Beijing, China, March 14, 2014; Guangzhou Subforum, Guangzhou, China, March 16, 2014.
Top Talk, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, March 13, 2014.
“Mass Flourishing,” Speech, CATO Round Table Dinner, Washington, DC, February 19, 2014.
Keynote Speech, Columbia Business School Real Estate Forum, New York City, February 4, 2014.
“Talking Economics: Secular Stagnation” and “Human Capital Workshop,” Panels, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 23-24, 2014.
Dinner Lecture, Union Club of New York City, New York, January 9, 2014.
2013
“Growth and Poverty: a Conversation between Amartya Sen, Jeffrey Sachs, and Edmund Phelps,” Panel, World Leaders’ Forum, Columbia University, New York, December 3, 2013.
Public Lecture, RAND Distinguished Speaker Series, RAND and Milken Institute, Los Angeles, November 6, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing” Public Lecture, Google Mountain View, Mountain View, CA, November 5, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing, ” Public Lecture, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, November 4, 2013.
Public Lecture, Carnegie Council, New York City, October 28, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change,” Lecture, World Bank, Washington, DC, October 23, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing: How it Was Gained and How it Was Lost,” Distinguished Guest Lecture, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, October 17, 2013.
“Grassroots Innovation and the Spread of Flourishing,” The Oakeshott Memorial Lecture, The London School of Economics, London, UK, October 16, 2013.
Roundtable, Prospect Magazine, London, UK, October 15, 2013.
Roundtable, Center for the Study of Financial Innovation, London, UK, October 15, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing: How It Was Won, Then Largely Lost,” Lecture, The Henry Jackson Institute, London, UK, October 14, 2013.
“The West is at Risk,” Seminar, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm, October 9, 2013.
“The West is at Risk: a Battle between Modern and Traditional Values,” Seminar, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm, Sweden, October 8, 2013.
“Can Mass Flourishing Be Regained?,” Lecture, Schwartzkopf Stiftung, Berlin, Germany, October 7, 2013.
“Mass Flourishing: How it was Won, then Largely Lost,” Lecture, New Huadu Business School—Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 4, 2013
“Decline of the West: Cultural Data,” Panel, Dynamism and Innovation in the West: Has a Decline Set in?, 11th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, September 27, 2013.
Public Lecture, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, September 26, 2013.
“Dynamism in a Post-Crisis World,” Panel, Louise Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, Sept. 24, 2013.
Luncheon Keynote, China Foundation for Global Partnership and the United Nations Annual
Meeting, September 23, 2013.
“New Materials, Energies and Human Development,” Panel, Beijing, China, September 11, 2013.
“Prosperity, Innovatorship and Values,” Keynote, Changzhou, China, September 8, 2013.
“Regional Development Under Globalization,” Panel, Shunde Nobel Laureates Conference, Shunde City, China, September 5, 2013.
“Wealth, Innovation and Human Development,” Keynote, XXV Villa Mondragone Conference, Rome, Italy, June 26, 2013.
“How European Nations Lost Dynamism and How They Might Win in Back,” Dinner Keynote, Meeting of the Euro50 Group, Rome, Italy, June 23, 2013.
“Undemocratic and Unequal: Fitoussi’s Critique of Europe’s Institutions,” Speech, Festschrift Conference for Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Sciences Po, Paris, June 21, 2013.
“Dynamism for the Good Life: How It Was Won, Lost and Might Be Won Back,” Public Lecture, OECD, Paris, France, June 20, 2013.
“The Individual: Action, Media, Anxiety,” Opening Remarks, The Individual: Action, Media, Anxiety in honor of Kierkegaard’s bicentennial, co-hosted by the Center on Capitalism and Society and the Columbia University Department of Religion, Scandinavia House, NY, May 5, 2013.
“The Future of the US and Global Economy,” Panel, Bloomberg Washington Summit, Washington DC, April 30, 2013.
“Governments vs. Markets” and “Fictitious vs. Real Economy,” Panels; “Six Questions from Economists,” Speech, Boao Forum for Asia 2013, Boao, China, April 5-7, 2013.
“Growth, Exchange, and Investment Flows,” Speech, Beijing launch of the Global Executive Masters in Business Administration, New Huadu Business School, Beijing, March 20, 2013.
“The Importance of Indigenous Innovation for National Economic Growth,” Keynote, First Beijing Academic Summit of Nobel Prize Winners in Economics, New Huadu Business School, Beijing, March 18, 2013.
2012
“After Keynesianism and Corporatism,” Opening Remarks, 10th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, December 7, 2012.
“Austerity: the Case For and Against,” Panel, Politics Aside Conference, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, November 16, 2012.
“Labor and Development: the Way Forward,” Panel, Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University, October 26, 2012.
“Corporatism and Job Satisfaction,” Speech, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, June 3, 2012.
Nobel Panel, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, June 2, 2012.
“The Economy Election” and “Domestic Job Creation,” Panels, Bloomberg Washington Summit, Washington D.C., May 1, 2012.
Presentation with Gylfi Zeoga, Festschrift for Professor Thrainn Eggertsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, April 17, 2012.
“The Great China Wave,” Panel, London Book Fair, London, UK, April 16, 2012.
“Soft Landings and Employment and Growth,” Panel, Boao Forum, Boao China, April 2-3, 2012.
Speech, Xiamen Forum, Xiamen, China, March 30, 2012.
“The Global Economy in Crisis,” Panel, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, February 17, 2012.
2011
“Keynes vs. Hayek: An Economic Debate,” Panel, Asia Society, New York, NY, November 8, 2011.
Keynote Speech, Science and Innovation Week, Mexico City, Mexico, October 17, 2011.
“Philosophical Foundations on Economics,” Opening Remarks and Speech, 9th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, September 23, 2011.
“The Role of Trade—Present and Future—in China’s Economic Development,” Opening Remarks, 25th Anniversary of the World Trade Organization, Xiamen, China, September 8, 2011.
Speech, XXIII Mondragone Conference, Rome, Italy, June 23, 2011.
Speech, National Forum XXIII, INAE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 16, 2011.
Speech, Opening Ceremony of the New Huadu Economics and Management Institute (NEMI)
NEMI New Quarters, Beijing, China, April 3, 2011.
Speech, 2nd Generation of Entrepreneurs, Beijing, China, April 2, 2011.
Speech, 4th Annual Conference of the Catedra Phelps, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 28, 2011.
“Supporting Innovation: Why and How,” Conference on the Bank for Innovation, Camera dei Deputati, Rome, Italy, February 2, 2011.
2010
“Some Outstanding Issues about the ‘Natural Rate,’” Keynote;“Information, Knowledge, Economic Policy and Modern Macroeconomics,” Panel, Microfoundations for Modern Macroeconomics, 8th Annual Conference of Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, November 20, 2010.
Speech, LIGEP Working group, Rome, Italy, October 28, 2010.
“Crisis 2007-20XX,” Keynote, Congress of the Solvay Schools & Alumni, Brussels, Belgium, October 25, 2010.
Keynote Speech, Warsaw, Poland, October 1, 2010.
Speech, Fourth Nobel Lecture, University of Economics, Bratislava, September 20, 2010.
Speech, Peking University, Beijing, China, September 15, 2010.
Speech, Opening Ceremony Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China, September 10, 2010.
First Plenary Session, New York Forum, New York, June 23, 2010.
Speech, Foundation Stone Ceremony, New Huadu Business School, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China, June 15, 2010.
Speech, Bank of Finland Conference in Memory of Pentti Kouri, Helsinki, Finland, June 10, 2010.
Speech, Kazakh Economic University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 19-20, 2010.
Breakfast Conversation with Martin Wolf, Levin Institute, New York City, May 12, 2010.
Speech, Nobel Week, Universitée Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, May 6, 2010.
Speech, Appointment Ceremony as President-Dean, New Huadu Business School, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China, April 15, 2010.
Keynote Speech, 3rd Conference of the Cátedra Phelps, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 29, 2010.
“Global Outlook and on Impending Currency Levels,” Panel, The Russia Forum, Moscow, Russia, February 3-5, 2010.
“Rebuilding Economics,” Panel, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 27-31, 2010.
2009
“Post-Crisis Economic Policies: Ideas for Restructure,” Introductory Remarks, 7th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, “Post-Crisis Economic Policies,” Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin, Germany, December 11-12, 2009.
Participant, World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda, Dubai, UAE, November 21, 2009.
Speech, Nobel Laureates Forum, Beijing, China, November 11, 2009.
Speech, ECB, Frankfurt, Germany, November 3, 2009.
Speech, Rheingauer Impulse, Hesse, Germany, November 2, 2009.
Speech, Sina Gold Forum, Beijing, China, October 27, 2009.
Speech, Beijing Asian Manufacturing Assn. Forum, Beijing, China, October 26, 2009.
Speech, China National Textile and Apparel Council, Shanghai, China, October 25, 2009.
“Introductory Remarks,” Conference on Peace through Reconstruction, Special Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, Italian Academy, Columbia University, NY, October 23, 2009.
Speech, Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, October 14, 2009.
Speech, LIGEP Working Group, Rome, Italy, October 10, 2009
Speech, Science and Innovation Week, Mexico City, Mexico, September 25, 2009.
Speech, Government of Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico, September 23, 2009.
Speech, Krynica Economic Forum, Krynica, Poland, September 11, 2009.
Keynote Speech, XXI Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome, Italy, June 24th, 2009.
Speech, Paris Conference for Long-Term Value and Economic Stability, Paris, France, June 22, 2009.
Speech, The G8 and Beyond, Rome, Italy, June 22, 2009.
“World Crisis and the Emerging Bio-Economy,” Speech, 13th ICABR Conference on the Emerging Bio-Economy, Ravello, Italy, June 18, 2009.
Patinkin Lecture, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1, 2009.
Keynote Speech, Luxembourg Financial Forum, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, May 29th, 2009.
Panel Speech, St. James’s Palace Nobel Laureate Symposium, London, UK, May 27th, 2009.
Speech, 2nd International Forum for Communication and Sustainability, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 6, 2009.
Speech, Catedra Phelps Conference, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 26, 2009.
Speech, Bucharest, Romania, March 18, 2009.
Speech, 2nd Astana Economic Forum, Economic Research Institute, Astana, Kazakhstan, March 11, 2009.
Speech, International Conference on Globalization and Development in Latin America and the Caribe, Havana, Cuba, March 2, 2009.
6th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, “Emerging from the Financial Crisis, ” Columbia University, New York, February 20, 2009.
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 28-31, 2009.
Speech, International Investors Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, January 27, 2009.
Speech, Prime Minister’s Meeting, Nouveau Monde, Nouveau Capitalisme, Co-chaired by Nicolas Sarkozy and Tony Blair, Paris, France, January 9, 2009.
2008
Speech, International Conference on Development, Freedom and Welfare in Honor of Amartya Sen, New Delhi, India, December 20, 2008.
Speech, International Forum on Corporate Culture and Brand Originality, ICCIE, Beijing, China, December 16, 2008.
Keynote Speech, WAIPA Investment Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 5, 2008.
5th Annual Conference of the Center on Capitalism and Society, “Economic Dynamism and Inclusion” Club de Industriales, Mexico City, Mexico, November 24, 2008.
Luncheon Speech, Columbia University Law School, New York City, October 31, 2008.
Speech, Ethics and Economics Conference, Umbria, Italy October 17, 2008.
Speech, Legatum Center, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7, 2008.
Public Debate with Paul Krugman, NABE Conference, Washington DC, October 6, 2008.
Speech, Brand Festival Digital, Budapest, Hungary, September 18, 2008.
Speech, World Executive Group, Beijing, China, September 16, 2008.
Lecture, Hamburg Summit, Hamburg, Germany, September 12, 2008.
Speech, Krynica Economic Forum, Krynica, Poland, September 11, 2008.
Lecture, Lindau Meetings of the Nobel Laureates, Lindau, Germany, August 21, 2008.
Panel, Global Creative Leadership Summit, New York, July 10, 2008.
Dinner Speech, BIS, 7th Annual Conference on Monetary Policy, Luzern, Switzerland, June 26, 2008.
"Structural Forces Weighing Down US and European Economies And the Inability of Customary Policymaking to Bolster Them," Keynote Lecture, Borsa Italiana, Milan, Italy, June 11, 2008.
Keynote Lecture, National Forum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 26, 2008.
Lecture, Academy of Political and Moral Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 21, 2008.
“Dynamism and Inclusion: What? Why? How?,” Lecture, Inaugural Congress, Cátedra Phelps, Law School, UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 20, 2008.
Public Lecture, Trinity College, Texas, April 9, 2008.
“Hayek and the Economics of Capitalism: Some Lessons for Today’s Times,” Hayek Lecture, Hayek Institute and the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, January 29, 2008.
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 23-27, 2008.
2007
Keynote Lecture, Overview Conference on Finance and Sustainable Development, Monaco, November 30, 2007.
“Future of Europe Summit,” Lecture, Andorra La Vella, Andorra, November 29, 2007.
“Economic Theory for an Innovative World: The Level and Swings of Economic Activity,” University Lecture, Columbia University, New York, November 27, 2007.
“Introductory Remarks: The Dynamism of U.S. Capitalism: Where are the Weaknesses? Where are the Main Threats?,” The Dynamism of U.S. Capitalism: Is It Deficient? Is It Endangered?, 4th Annual Conference of Center on Capitalism and Society, co-hosted by Council on Foreign Relations, NY, November 14-15, 2007.
Keynote Speech, ITAM Business School, Mexico City, Mexico, October 29, 2007.
University Lecture, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, October 22, 2007.
Keynote Speech, World Knowledge Forum, Seoul, South Korea, October 17, 2007.
“Wealth Creation and Asia,” University Lecture, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea, October 16, 2007.
“Economic Dynamism and the ‘Social Market Economy’: Are They Reconcilable?,” Ludwig Erhard Lecture, 50th Anniversary of Wohlstand für Alle, Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2007.
Lecture, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany, October 10, 2007.
Keynote Lecture, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, October 9, 2007.
Keynote Lecture, EcoSoc Conference, United Nations, New York, October 8, 2007.
Lecture in the Annual Series: Aristotle and the Moderns, Low Library, Columbia University, New York, October 3, 2007.
Keynote Speech, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, September 28, 2007.
Lecture, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, September 20, 2007.
Lecture, Nobel Laureates Forum, Hong Kong, China, September 19, 2007.
Lecture, Nobel Laureates Beijing Forum 2007, The Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China, September 12, 2007
Lecture, Conference in honor of Edmund Phelps, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 1, 2007.
Lecture, Penal Law and Economics, Mexico City, Mexico, August 28, 2007.
Lecture, BM&F, Campos do Jordao, Brazil, August 23, 2007.
Keynote Speech, Almedalen Week, Visby, Sweden, July 9th, 2007.
Lecture, Economic Forum, Aix-en-Provence, France, July 6, 2007.
Lecture, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, July 3, 2007.
“Europe as Seen from China” Lecture, Capitalia Group, Rome, Italy, June 26, 2007.
Lecture, ACREFI, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 12, 2007.
“Phillips Curve and the Natural Rate Symposium,” Keynote, Kiel, Germany, June 4, 2007.
Lecture, Circulo de Economia, Barcelona, Spain, June 1, 2007.
“The Good Economy: The Vitalism of Aristotle, Cervantes and Bergson and the Economic Justice of Kant and Rawls,” Honoris Causa Acceptance Speech, Facultad de Economia, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 28, 2007.
Lecture, Workshop on Finance, Tivoli, Italy, March 30, 2007.
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 24-28, 2007.
Lecture, Fundacion Rafael del Pino, Madrid, Spain, January 31, 2007.
Lecture, Seville, Spain, January 29, 2007.
2006
Lecture, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, December 14, 2006.
Participant, Forum on the International Economy, Financial Times, London, UK, 2006.
Lecture, Conference in Honor of Jim Mirrlees, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2006.
“Introductory Remarks: Perspectives on the Performance of the Continent’s Economies,” 3rd Annual Conference of Center on Capitalism and Society, co-hosted with CESifo, Venice International University, Venice, Italy, July 21-22, 2006.
“The Justice of Inclusive Free Enterprise: Aristotle, Hayek, Tocqueville and Rawls,” Honoris Causa Acceptance Speech, Insitut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Paris, France, June 22, 2006.
2005
“Great Catch-Ups and Fall-Backs I Have Seen: And Their Misinterpretations,” The ESR/DEW Guest Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Irish Economic Assn., Bunclody, Ireland, April 29, 2006. (Rev. from Lecture presented at the 14th World Congress, International Economic Assn., Marrakech, September 2, 2005.)
“Globalization,” Lecture, Queen Mary College, University of London, London, UK, November 1, 2005.
Reforming the Economic Model,” Lecture, OECD, Paris, France, October 28, 2005.
“Understanding the Great Changes in the World: Gaining Ground and Losing Ground since World War II,” Distinguished Plenary Lecture, International Economic Assn. 14th World Congress, Marrakech, August 28-September 2, 2005.
“What are the Sources of the Greater Dynamism in the More Capitalist Economies?:A Consideration of their Financing,” Seminar, XVII Villa Mondragone International Seminar, Rome, Italy, July 6-7, 2005.
“Channels and Mechanisms Linking Future Budgetary Shocks to Present Asset Prices and Economic Activity,” Presentation, with H. T. Hoon; “Introductory Remarks: Is the Pension/Medical Care Overhand a Threat to Prosperity? To Dynamism? To the Economic Systems Itself?,” Speech, Aging Baby Boomers, Pensions and Medical Benefits, and Consequences for Dynamism, Prosperity and Growth, 2nd Annual Conference of Center on Capitalism and Society, University of Iceland, June 16-17, 2005.
“Business Cycles and the World Economy,” Nobel Laureates Forum 2005, Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 3, 2005.
“A Theory of China’s Economic Course: the Role of Knowledge in Selecting and Adapting Overseas Innovations and in their Diffusion over the Home Market,” Lecture, Nobel Laureates Beijing Forum 2005, The Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China, May 31- June 1, 2005. (TV broadcast CCTV Channel 9.)
Honorary Professorship Acceptance Speech, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China, June 1, 2005.
“What Alternatives to American Capitalism?” Debate with Christian de Boisseux, University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France, March 15, 2005.
“American Cowboy Capitalism vs. Eurosclerosis,” Debate with Jeffrey Madrick, Smith Family Foundation, CUNY, New York, March 8, 2005. (TV broadcast, CUNY, March 16, 2005.)
Luncheon Speaker, Eastern Economic Assn., New York, March 4, 2005.
2004
Public Lecture, ICRIER, New Dehli, India, December 30, 2004.
“French and Greek Ideas in Recent Political Economy,” Speech, University of Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France, July 2, 2004.
“Employment, Inflation and Sustainable Growth” and “What Distinguishes a Prosperous and Developing Economy? And What Institutions Does It Require?” Lectures, China Forum, Renmin University, Beijing, China, May 29- 30, 2004.“
Alex G. McKenna Lecture, Saint Vincent College, Pennsylvania, April 2004.
“Introductory Remarks,” Capitalist Systems, Inaugural Conference of Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, NY, April 16-17, 2004.
Luncheon Speaker, Calvo Festschrift, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, April 2004.
“Effects of China’s Recent Development in the Rest of the World,” Lecture, VI Annual International Conference, ANEC, Havana, February 2004.
2003
“For a More Insightful Macroeconomics,” Speech, Festschrift Conference in honor of Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University, NY, October 2003.
Luncheon Speaker, New York State Economic Assn., New York, October 2003.
Lecture, Royal Institute of Economic Affairs, Chatham House, London, UK, March 2003.
“Globalization and Development,” Public Lecture given in Bangkok, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Singapore January 2003; Keynote Speech, 5th International Conference, ANEC, Havana, Cuba, February 2003.
Shaw Foundation Distinguished Lecture, Singapore Management University, Singapore, January 2003.
Lecture, China-WTO Affairs, Shanghai, China, January 2003.
2002
Keynote Lecture, Conference on Unemployment, CESifo, Munich, Germany, December 2002.
“Productivity and Jobs,” Lecture, Conference on Productivity in the 21st Century, Washington, D.C., AEI and Department of Labor, October 23, 2002.
2001
Honoris Causa Acceptance Speech, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, July 2001.
Honoris Causa Acceptance Speech, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata,’ Rome, Italy, July 2001.
2000
Luncheon Speaker, Conference on Unemployment and Inclusion, Toronto, Canada, 2000.
1996
Kenneth Meyer Lecture on Public Policy, University of Miami, Florida, April 1996.
1994
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 1994.
1993
Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 1993.
Erich Roll Lecture, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, April 1993.
1990
Participant, Development Mission for the Joint Study of the Economy of the Soviet Union, European Bank for Reconstruction, Moscow, Russia, September 1990.
1983
Participant, Academic Consultants Meeting, Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC, May 1983.
1979
Peterkin Lecture, Rice University, Texas, March 1979.
1970
University of California, Berkeley, California, April 1970.
1966
“Perspective on Economic Growth,” Lecture, in The Changing American Economy: Forum Lectures, J.R. Coleman, ed. (New York: Basic Books, 1967). (Also Broadcast on Voice of America Radio Program, 1966.)