Warwick McKibbin on building economic projections for better policy (Episode 17)

About this episode

Warwick J. McKibbin discusses the relevance of econometric modeling for policymakers and its application in climate policy and economic projections.

Warwick J. McKibbin is one of the world's top experts on global economic modeling. He has projected the outcomes of various US policy changes, including on the economic effects of different tariff levels . McKibbin joins host Anjali V. Bhatt to explain how econometric modeling works and why it is relevant for policymakers today. He also discusses new research on how economic and environmental models can help design pathways to cooperative climate policies and how Australia's economy is weathering these turbulent geopolitical times.

People in this episode

Host: Anjali V. Bhatt

Guest: Warwick J. McKibbin

Topics covered

• economic modeling
• policy analysis
• climate policies
• geopolitical economy
• tariff effects

Keywords

• economic modeling
• policy changes
• tariffs
• climate policies
• geopolitical economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peterson Institute for International Economics

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