The Economics of What's Possible: An Evening with Stephanie Kelton
Engage in Global Challenges, Economy
This wasn't really an event about economics. It was about what economics quietly decides for us: how long you wait in an ER, whether your kid gets a daycare spot, and why transit projects take so long to build.
So often, when a program doesn't get funded, we're told it's a budget problem. , the economist behind the bestselling book and the documentary has spent her career studying that pattern: not whether a federal government can spend money, but why it chooses to spend on some things and not others.
On September 24, we explored the real-world consequences of those choices with Dr. Kelton. Did you miss the event? Watch it back on our YouTube channel, linked below.
This Bruce & Lis Welch Community Dialogue was co-presented by Â鶹ÊÓƵPublic Square and Â鶹ÊÓƵCentre for Dialogue. It was the third offering of When the Map is Useless: Conversations for a World in Transition, a multi-year series that convenes Â鶹ÊÓƵand the broader community to strengthen public sense-making and civic discourse during a time of profound social, political, and ecological change. This initiative is supported in part by the North Family Foundation.
Doors Open: 6:00pm
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location:
The Vancouver Playhouse,
600 Hamilton St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2P1
Tickets:
General Admission: $19.99
Student & Senior Ticket: $9.99
Exploring critical community issues through dialogue: this annual event programming engages the community at large with academics to explore innovative approaches to local issues through cross-sectoral dialogue.
The Bruce and Lis Welch Community Dialogue is a signature event of SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. This event is supported by Â鶹ÊÓƵPublic Square.
Learn more and explore past Community Dialogues on SFU's Centre for Dialogue website.
Featured Speaker
is a leading authority on Modern Monetary Theory, a new approach to economics that is taking the world by storm. She is considered one of the most important voices influencing the policy debate today.
Her New York Times bestseller, , shows how to break free of the flawed thinking that has hamstrung policymakers around the world.
In addition to her many academic publications, she has been a contributor at Bloomberg Opinion and has written for the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, U.S. News & World Report, CNN, and many others.
Read more about Dr. Kelton .
Moderator
Dr. Joy Johnson, SFU's president and vice-chancellor, is committed to carrying out SFU's vision to be a leading research university advancing an inclusive and sustainable future, as outlined in What's Next: The Â鶹ÊÓƵStrategy. Joy is widely respected in academic and research communities. Prior to her appointment as president, Joy served as SFU’s vice-president, research and international from 2014 to 2020. Under her strong leadership, SFU’s research income grew from $103 million in 2014 to $161 million in 2020—the fastest growth in research income of any Canadian university.
