Economic theory and major contemporary issues : a few spotlights

This year's lectures and seminars focused on the challenges facing economic theory, and in particular those arising directly from major contemporary economic issues. Three of these problems were highlighted at : firstly, the implementation of a climate policy; secondly, globalization, including trade and migration; and thirdly, the evaluation of economic performance. In each case, a more descriptive presentation of the problem at hand preceded an analytical discussion of the underlying theoretical issues.