Why the World's "Scariest Economist" Believes We're at a Tipping Point

Harvard Business Review · Oct 20, 2026 · 1h 2m

Why the World’s “Scariest Economist” Thinks We’re at a Tipping Point

16 Dec 2020

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Mariana Mazzucato, who has been called “one of the three most important thinkers about innovation.” is urging all of us to seize the moment and remake a more fair, just, and equitable world for all. At this tipping point for our economy, we talk with Mazzucato about what the path to recovery could and should look like. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more…