The Impact and Consequences of Algorithmic and Robotic Automation

For this very first interview in this interview series we are joined by Daron Acemoğlu (Institute professor at MIT) and Martin Wolf (Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times). We explore how disruptive technologies are affecting our economy and society from the perspective of political economy, history, and economic theory. Topics are discussed as the history of and how currently disruptive technologies are affecting the economy and the importance of politics in the shaping of our society and economy. We also discuss some of the current issues in economics education, such as that many students take from their economic classes a vulgar market fundamentalism and the need for more interdisciplinarity.