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Ken Henry — An Economic Odyssey

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Importance of Narratives in Economics

In recent years, economists like Bob Schiller have started talking about the importance of narratives in economics. That's actually what motivated a lot of the work that we did on well-being, right? No, that was about us. We weren't asked to do that. But the narrative did change. I mean, you're right. That's what separates political narratives from history.

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