In this episode Gerry and Carmel talk with Dr. Katherine Trebeck, a political economist, writer and leading advocate for economic system change. Challenging the role of economic growth and GDP as a measure for success, Dr. Trebeck leads us to think about alternatives to our systems and what the driving purposes of government and economies should be.
 
Katherine is the co-founder of the <a href="https://weall.org/about-weall">⁠Wellbeing Economy Alliance,⁠</a> a writer in residence at the University of Edinburgh, a strategic adviser to Australia&#39;s <a href="https://cpd.org.au/">⁠Centre for Policy Development ⁠</a>and the co-author of a fantastic book <a href="https://weall.org/the-economics-of-arrival-katherine-trebeck-and-jeremy-williams-blog-on-the-themes-of-their-book">⁠&quot;The Economics of Arrival: Ideas for a Grown Up
Economy.&quot;⁠</a>
 
This podcast is supported by <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/gerardmccartney/">⁠The University of Glasgow ⁠</a>and the <a href="https://healthtranslationsa.org.au/project/centre-for-health-in-all-policies-research-translation/">⁠Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation. ⁠</a>
 
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Philip Heimberger | Meta-Analysis and Evidence Based Research in the Field of Economics

Challenging Economic Assumptions podcast is kind of self-descriptive. It is about challenging our assumed ideas and beliefs of the economic system we live with, which determines so much of our lives, our values and understanding of the world.

In this series we hope to unpack some of the not-so-often questioned economic thinking that has lead us here and where we can go next. We talk to various thinkers and activists on the underlying economic assumptions that permeate our society, attempting to uncover new ways forward.