The Artist-Economist

Formerly The Helpful Economist I have now rebranded as The Artist-Economist.

I’ve been a professional economist for the past 35 years. After lecturing in economics, I joined the UK Government Economic Service. I’ve been a government policy & regulatory consultant for the past 30 years, including 7 years as Chief Economist at the law firm Mayer Brown & freelance since 2007.

Since 2023 I’ve been making economic videos on this channel. Some of my early videos were quite conventional. However, over time my videos have become more radical.

I believe we need new economic ideas and this is what I will be exploring that on the channel. An economics that considers alternatives to the neoliberal, capitalist growth model. An economics that doesn’t treat people as commodities & cares about the environment. I’m also interested in exploring how ancient spiritual wisdom changes economics.