The Chief Economist Talks are part of the OECD’s high-level distinguished speaker series in which global economic leaders, top thinkers and decision makers from major organisations are invited to discuss their perspective on the world economy with the OECD Chief Economist.  The talks that aim to foster learning and inspiration and provoke discussions that matter. Participation in these events is by invitation only and aimed at OECD staff and the OECD Ambassadors and delegations. They are not open to the press.

Thursday, 4 February 2021 Carmen Reinhart: The Quiet Financial Crisis The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in soaring infection rates, widespread lockdowns, record-shattering declines in output, and spiking poverty. But, in addition to these trends, a quieter crisis now gaining momentum could jeopardize economic recovery prospects for years to come. Listen to this talk

Previous speakers
John Friedman, Annenberg Institute Marcel Fratzscher, DIW Evidence from a New Public Database Built Using Private Sector Data 11 January 2021 Listen to this talk	Marcel Fratzscher, DIW A New Enlightment: prospects for the economy and society after the pandemic 16 December 2020 Listen to this talk

Other previous speakers

• Michael Pettis, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy | 25 May 2020
• Philippe Aghion, Collège de France | 11 May 2020
• Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva | 23 April 2020
• Jean Pisani-Ferry and George Papaconstantinou, European University Institute | 4 February 2020
• Emmanuel Moulin, Ministry of Economy and Finance France and Philipp Steinberg, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany | 8 November 2019
• Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University | 3 September 2019
• Sergei Guriev, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 1 July 2019
• Hal Varian, Google | 5 June 2019
• Debora Revoltella, European Investment Bank | 1 April 2019
• Penny Goldberg, World Bank | 12 December 2018
• Maurice Obstfeld, International Monetary Fund | 13 September 2018
• Peter Praet, European Central Bank | 3 May 2018
• Claudio Borio, Bank for International Settlements |1 March 2018

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