Financial Times: Real-world economics gains ground in business studies
Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics and Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on economics teaching in higher education: “If we went back 15 years ago, MBA students were primarily looking for the…
Rescue plan
Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus won't be enough to reignite world economy on its own, says Michael Kitson of Cambridge Judge Business School. By Michael Kitson The economic orthodoxy has long been that governments should try to balance their books…
The Conversation: Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus won’t be enough to reignite world economy on its own
Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion stimulus to reignite the US economy. “The impact of this fiscal stimulus on the US economy will depend on how consumers and…
Sohu: from West to East
The state-directed nature of Chinese capitalism that allows longer-term investments is likely of greater concern to the United States than current trade imbalances, says Michael Kitson. “Arguably it’s this form of capitalism, this longer-term perspective that will enable China to…
West to East
State-directed capitalism rather than trade imbalance is the real US worry about China, Michael Kitson tells the Risk Summit of the Centre for Risk Studies. The state-directed nature of Chinese capitalism that allows longer-term investments is likely of greater concern…
Technology and work (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)
How do AI, video conferencing and other technologies affect the workplace? L-R: Michael Kitson, Dr Stella Pachidi, Dr Mia Gray, Dr Kishore Sengupta In this episode, joining podcast host Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge…
Post-Brexit Britain (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)
What are some of the issues facing Britain post-Brexit? L-R: Jaideep Prabhu, John Gourd, Mia Gray, Michael Kitson. In this episode, joining podcast host Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, are are John…
The gig economy (The Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series)
From Uber to Deliveroo, the 'gig economy' is increasingly visible. But with flexibility for workers comes uncertainty, so what is the future of the gig economy including the role of government? L-R: Dr Chris Coleridge, Dr Belinda Bell, Dr Thomas…
OMFIF: Gold and the future of the global reserve currency system
Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge, was a guest panellist on a podcast of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. Michael talked about the state of the gold market and the internationalisation of China’s…
Poets & Quants: Business schools predict what 2020 has in store
Michael Kitson, Director of MBA programme, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, shares his predictions for 2020 and believes the world economy will shift from West to East: “The global economy in the 20th century…