#LiNoEcon Daily Recap – Thursday, 24 August

Thursday was packed with lectures, seminars and the first panel discussion of #LiNoEcon. In our mediatheque, you may find many great pictures, videos of exceptional lectures and thought-provoking blog contributions. There is so much more worth checking out than what we present to you in our daily recap, so do have a look. Enjoy the following highlights of Thursday!

Video of the day:

For #LiNoEcon young economist Eric Schaanning, the big policy challenges facing economists today include inequality, pension design, artificial intelligence and climate change. 

Picture of the day:

Laureate Daniel L. McFadden with “his” knowledge pylon that is part of the Lindau Science Trail.

For even more pictures from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, past and present, take a look at our Flickr account.

Blog post of the day:

‘Homo Economicus’ Reconsidered: Ben Chu on how Nobel economists rebel against simplistic conceptions of rationality at #LiNoEcon

Do take a look at more of our inspring blog posts.

Tweets of the day:

#linoecon @JeanTirole listen to people, seeking dialogue, interacting with people and being humble leads to novel research pic.twitter.com/4zmhzTgvX3

— Laura Elsler (@LauraElsler) 24. August 2017

In times of robots and #AI:”perceptions of service jobs have to change to make them more respectable” Christopher Pissarides #LiNoEcon pic.twitter.com/1R7ss0Ipvx

— Barbara Engels (@BarEngels) 24. August 2017

Inspiring dinner with Nobel Laureate Daniel McFadden last night! #LiNoEcon #NobelLaureate pic.twitter.com/wCmTosIQuX

— Juliane Hennecke (@Hennjule) 24. August 2017

Nobel Prize Laureate Bengt Holmstrom on how to get out of a crisis at the @lindaunobel #LINoECON pic.twitter.com/cMJwFt3HZz

— Pieterjan Vangerven (@PJVangerven) 24. August 2017

I like that @lindaunobel meeting thinks about the environment with glass water bottles for everyone. #LiNoEcon #WalkTheTalk #NoPlastic pic.twitter.com/Wkz3DbTg73

— Jurgen Willems (@MrJurgenWillems) 24. August 2017

Last but not least, follow us on Twitter @lindaunobel and Instagram @lindaunobel and keep an eye out for #LiNoEcon.

We will keep you updated on the 6th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences with our daily recaps. The idea behind it is to bring to you the day’s highlights in a blink of an eye. The daily recaps will feature blog posts, photos and videos from the mediatheque.