Matthias Vernengo

There's this one guy who I love, a guy called Ragnar Frisch.

There's this one guy who I love, a guy called Ragnar Frisch.

He's a Norwegian guy who was the head of the econometric society in the 40s.

He's a Norwegian guy who was the head of the econometric society in the 40s.

And he just loves making up new words, macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics.

And he just loves making up new words, macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics.

This is all his inventions.

This is all his inventions.

What is to be an economist?

What is to be an economist?

It's to be part of a professional group of people that define this that we do is economics.

It's to be part of a professional group of people that define this that we do is economics.

We create vocabulary.

We create vocabulary.

One of the things we're trying to do, because there is a push in the profession, is what we call decolonize the dictionary.

One of the things we're trying to do, because there is a push in the profession, is what we call decolonize the dictionary.

Bring perspectives from other parts of the world.

Bring perspectives from other parts of the world.