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SPRU Professor appointed to Scottish Government’s Council of Economic Advisors
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Last updated: Friday, 17 April 2015
Professor Mariana Mazzucato
Prof Mariana Mazzucato (RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation, SPRU) has been appointed to the Scottish Government’s Council of Economic Advisors.
The Council, whose other members include Joseph Stiglitz and James Mirrlees, advise the Scottish Government on the mix of policies needed to implement its economic plan.
Prof Mazzucato said of her appointment:
“I look forward to working alongside the other members of the Council of Economic Advisors to advise on how to deliver growth that is both ’smart’ and ‘inclusive’ - the key challenge facing Governments around the world today. This requires some hard choices and some myth-busting as many policies that have recently been justified in the name of ‘innovation’ have actually only increased inequality.”