SUMMARY

The 21st edition of the Warwick Economics Summit was our biggest, with a record-breaking turnout. We were thrilled to welcome over 6,000 registrations, with students watching from 94 countries and representing over 300 universities and 430 schools.

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Our diverse speakers brought together a range of topics which included the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Sanjeev Sanyal, who spoke about economic policy making in uncertain times. We also heard from Beatrice Fihn, who has been fighting as the Executive Director of ICAN on the campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. We addressed the issue of climate change by hosting a conversation between Yuval Noah Harari and Vanessa Nakate, who discussed the role of countries in combating its effects. Barry Schwartz, who believes infinite choices are paralyzing and exhausting for the human psyche, explained some important things economics can learn from psychology.

WES2022 also held the inaugural Persaud Lecture Series. At WES, we strive to encourage discussion and debate among students worldwide. We are proud to host Professor Bishnodat Persaud’s Memorial Lecture Series in honour of a man whose career has helped shape economic thought and sparked fresh ideas about international development and the environment. This series began with Fançois Villeroy de Galhau, the Governor of the Bank of France.