Future Markets Consultation

Towards a New Market Economy in Europe for Future Generations
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Future Markets Consultation

Towards a New Market Economy in Europe for Future Generations

Think Tank of Young Economists

A think tank consisting of young economists will undertake various activities to gain input and based on that, produce a report. As with all activities and documents that are part of the consultation, this will serve as input for the final consultation report written under the auspices of prof. dr. Jan-Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Reports by the Think Tank

Towards the Wellbeing Economy: Implications for Public, Environmental and Financial PolicyTowards the Well-Being Economy; Implications for Public, Environmental and Financial Policy

There is a growing recognition that our economy has to be fundamentally. In the new paradigm that is starting to emerge, the well-being of people and the planet is put at the center of the economy and society is organized more democratically. In this way, it concerns both a shift ideas and in power. Besides exploring what this paradigm shift entails for the economy in general, this report takes a closer look at the following three fields: (1) the public sector, (2) environmental policy and (3) the financial sector.

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Towards the Wellbeing Economy: Implications for Public, Environmental and Financial PolicyRenewing the Welfare State: The Right Mix of Ensuring Jobs, Income and Services

Over the last year the welfare state has been at the core of public debates. One idea in particular, namely unconditional universal basic income, has gotten a lot of attention. This report argues that a combination of extended basic services, a job guarantee and benefits as rights is a better solution. This option does not stimulate market individualism, but strengthens social cohesion, as these solutions are based on the reciprocal principle of enabling everyone to contribute to and benefit from the common good.

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Corona, Climate & a Green Stimulus Package

The Think Tank of Young Economists will publish a report on the need for a green stimulus to combat both the economic downturn of the corona crisis and the climate crisis, with the Netherlands as their case study. In the report, the authors will discuss

  • the literature on the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus and how much investments are needed to prevent unemployment from rising, and
  • the literature on the need for green investments and estimates of how much investment is needed to achieve the sustainability goals the Dutch government has committed itself to (also known as the Green Investment Gap).

Finally, they will explore what investment are smart and can help achieve both short term goals as employment and long term goals as sustainability. Based on the estimates of the effects of different investment (such as in electric vehicle charging networks, home insulation, and green startups), the Young Economists Think Tank will present various options as to what the green stimulus package could look like.

Events by the Think Tank

Renewing the Welfare State; Panel Discussion & Presentation of Report

April 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Various innovative ideas for the welfare state, such as an unconditional universal basic income, job...

Towards the Well-Being Economy; Panel Discussion & Presentation of Report

April 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
We are moving away from neoliberal market ideas and a focus on narrow economic growth, towards an ec...

Towards a Well-Being Economy; Consultation Meeting

November 6, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
On 6 November 2020 the Think Tank of Young Economists of the Future Markets Consultation organized a...

Renewing the Welfare State; Panel Discussion & Presentation of Report

April 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Towards the Well-Being Economy; Panel Discussion & Presentation of Report

April 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Think Tank Reflections

Every episode of the online dialogues between visionary economists, organized as part of the Future Markets Consultation, starts off with a personal reflection by one of the members of the Consultation’s Think Tank of Young Economists.
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People

Sam de Muijnck

Sam de Muijnck

Chairman

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Sam de Muijnck is researcher at Our New Economy and chairman of the Future Generations Think Tank. Next to this, he is currently writing a book on how to reform economics education together with Joris Tieleman named Economy Studies: A New Vision for Economics Education. Earlier Sam was the chairman of the Dutch branch of the international student movement Rethinking Economics. He followed his undergraduate economics and honours program at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, interdisciplinary research master at the University of Amsterdam, and his internship with the economic advisors of the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands. Besides his economics activities, Sam is a breakdance teacher and hip-hop artist.

Elisa Terragno Bogliaccini

Elisa Terragno Bogliaccini

Member

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Jim Surie

Jim Surie

Member

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Eefje de Gelder

Eefje de Gelder

Advisory member

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Eefje is currently coordinator at the Good Markets research project and responsible for the overall coordination of the Future of Capitalism – Consultation. She is also postdoctoral researcher on inclusiveness for the Inclusive Biobased Innovations project (TU Delft). Her main research interests regard how to include smallholders in agricultural value chains and market systems, a topic addressed in her dissertation thesis as well. Other interests regard rethinking capitalism and economic models. Eefje studied International Economics at both Tilburg University (BSc) and University of Amsterdam (MSc), and completed a Master Christianity & Society at the TiU afterwards (MSc, cum laude). In her free time, she loves to go hiking, inline skating, and swimming. She also loves reading, needle pointing, the Spanish language and culture, and playing the piano.

Kees Buitendijk

Kees Buitendijk

Advisory member

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