A New Economics for Economic Security

Strategic competition and economic security pose challenges for economic policymakers focused on optimising trade and commercial relationships as per traditional macroeconomics. Instead they are examining the role of industrial strategies – including subsidies, FDI screening and export bans to ensure the production and supply of critical materials, semi-conductors and energy – while limiting trade in dual-use technologies.
This seminar will discuss the merits or otherwise of these approaches with representatives from the security, trade, and economics policy communities. It will explore how economic frameworks need to be upgraded and how traditional approaches are challenged by security considerations. The implications for global competition, co-operation and prosperity will also be considered.

About the speakers

Welcome and opening remarks:

Professor Henrietta Moore - Founder and Director of IGP

Chair:

Professor William Hynes - Honorary Professor of Practice at IGP and Senior Climate Economist at the World Bank

Speakers include:

• Dr Benedetta Berti - Head of Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO
• Elizabeth Baltzan - Senior Advisor, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President
• David E. Adler - Contributing Editor, American Affairs
• Brian Kettenring - Co-President, The Global Fund for a New Economy

Final programme ►
Note: This event will take place online via Zoom.

About Rebuilding Macroeconomics

Rebuilding Macroeconomics is part of UCL Institute for Global Prosperity. Its long-term aim is to transform macroeconomics back into a policy relevant social science. Its strategy is to support interdisciplinary research and new methods of analysis in macroeconomics.