Mariana Mazzucato. Honorary doctor

Lecture by Mariana Mazzucato and dialogue with Evgeny Morozov at the Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre (CCCB). She explains how public sector investment led to the growth model of Silicon Valley, the global home of technology and internet companies.

TED Talk in which the author of The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking public vs. private sector myths addresses the concept of economic value and the importance of rethinking current financial systems.

TED Talk by Mariana Mazzucato on the need for government-business partnerships in the current COVID-19 scenario.

She has been recognized as one of the three most important innovation thinkers of 2013 following the publication of the book The Entrepreneurial State.

In 2019 she was awarded the Madame de Staël prize, which recognizes the significant impact on the advancement of Europe of work conducted by scholars or intellectuals.

In 2018 she was awarded the Leontief Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of economic theory that address contemporary realities and seek to support just and sustainable societies.

She has been recognized as one of the 50 most creative people in business in 2020 for her ideas in economic theory.

In 2020 she received the John von Neumann Award, which recognizes outstanding scholars in the field of social sciences with influential works.

Approach to the different notions of value and how they shape the current economic system.

Inspired by the landing on the moon, it critiques the modern capitalist system and proposes innovation as an agent of change to meet key social, political and economic objectives.

It suggests rethinking capitalism as an economic system to enhance innovation, inclusiveness and sustainability. Mazzucato is co-editor of this book, which was short-listed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of the best in 2016. You can read it at the Library. 

The author discusses the need to put finance back at the service of the real economy and how to structure it to encourage innovation.

The main problems of the innovation system in the biopharmaceutical industry are presented.

It explores the determinants of economic growth and the influence of mission-oriented policies on GDP and private R&D investment.

It develops an analysis framework for high-risk investments and explores the advantages of sharing risks and benefits between public and private actors.

High-impact report prepared for the European Commission's Horizon Innovation Programme, describing missions as an instrument to drive economic growth and the European policy agenda.

A University College London institute, of which she is the founding director, where she is dedicated to research and innovation for an innovative, sustainable and inclusive political economy.

She is a professor of Economics, Innovation and Public Value at University College London, founded in 1826.

She is member of the Chair of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All, a body that aims to put health at the centre of public policy.

She is a member of the Scottish Government's Council of Economic Advisers, which advises Scottish ministers on matters regarding the economy and competitiveness.

She is a member of the South African Presidential Economic Advisory Council, a body in charge of ensuring coherence in the implementation of economic policies.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Secretary-General of the OECD, an international cooperation body that aims to coordinate its economic and social policies.

Member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, a body responsible for advising on economic and social issues.

She is a member of the Economic and Social Council of Argentina, a body charged with promoting informed debate and consensus-building on strategic priorities for Argentina.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova, the aim of which is to contribute to sustainable social and economic growth in Sweden.

She is a member of the Research Council of Norway, a body responsible for promoting research and innovation by managing their funding and giving advice to authorities.

She is an elected fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences, a representative body that seeks to raise awareness of the importance of the social sciences and to promote them through activities, research and documents.

She is an elected fellow of the Italian National Academy of Science (Lincei), one of the oldest and most prestigious European institutions in the field of research.