Why be an economist?

Economics is the study of how people, firms and governments make choices. Economic methods can be used to understand and find solutions to problems ranging from the gender pay gap to climate change. But who chooses to work in economics, and what do they study? In this short video to mark International Women’s Day 2023, economists from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) talk about why they chose to work in economics, their research, and its importance to our society.
Read more about the research by:
Swati Dhingra: cep.lse.ac.uk/...
Ekaterina Oparina: cep.lse.ac.uk/...
Maria Ventura: cep.lse.ac.uk/...
Anna Valero: cep.lse.ac.uk/...
Chiara Cavaglia: cep.lse.ac.uk/...
Credits to: Myung Jin, Public Affairs & Communications Assistant at the CEP, and Barbra Okafor, Podcast & Video Producer at the London School of Economics and Political Science, who directed and produced this video.
Thank you to the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).