“Economics for Campaigners”
Free public event
Organized by Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC), Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) & University of Greenwich (UoG)

Free public lecture for citizens and campaigners on “What is finance for?” on the 11th of October 2018, room Queen Anne Court QA075, 19:00, University of Greenwich.

Jeff Powell, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UoG
· How has the role of the financial sector changed over time, and why has it changed?
· How big should the financial sector be?
· How do we understand or even measure the costs and benefits of finance?
· What is financialisation? Are we financialised? (and could we be de-financialising?)
· What to do about all this? Does regulation work? What about ‘alternative finance’?

There will be an interactive discussion exploring difficult questions; we will debunk myths, challenge common misconceptions, and discuss alternatives to mainstream policies. The aim is to support citizens and campaigners to become confident in contributing to policy debates in their communities and organisations about the most urgent social and economic questions of our time. We assume no prior background knowledge and aim to introduce key concepts building on your experience as citizens or campaigners.

All events are scheduled for 19:00-21:00 to make it feasible to attend after work. Events are two hours per month including an introduction and lots of time for debate in a participatory format including group discussions and/or questions and answers.