Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose www.marianamazzucato.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mlsmbdqsaf25We can't do 'good' in the economy without a new economic theory of what 'good' is. The Common Good Economy sets out the foundational shift: from reactive corrections to proactive objectives we design and work on together.14 May 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsmbdqsaf25https://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mlqzjft7kn2tThe discussion on British Steel is missing the point. It is not about nationalisation versus privatisation. It is about whether the state can govern in the public interest — with direction, conditionalities, and the institutional capacity to transform a sector rather than simply keep it alive.13 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqzjft7kn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mlfodt5rim25To face global challenges—from climate to health to inequality—we need a new economic theory of the common good. Not just what outcomes we pursue, but how we pursue them: through purpose and directionality, co-creation and participation, collective learning, reward-sharing, and accountability.09 May 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfodt5rim25https://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkscovotvk2gGreat to speak alongside, Alvaro Barrington, Darren Isom, and Gilane Tawadros at The Whitechapel Gallery this evening for Art Futures. The conversation was an example of what the economist-in-residence programme will be: a sandbox for testing out ideas about how arts and culture create public value.01 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkscovotvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkrxvwhliy2rThe WorldBank has recognised industrial policy can deliver after decades of advising against it. But new conclusions do not automatically produce new economics. The Bank still treats the state as a fixer of market failures rather than a market creator and shaper.01 May 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrxvwhliy2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mknhgcv4pr2gDo art galleries need economists? Today’s FT asks the question as TheWhitechapel appoints me its first Economist-in-Residence. https://www.ft.com/content/657f11e9-cc94-4f4d-bd31-37af3a01197f29 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhgcv4pr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkmo7fstou2tToo often the debate about government is about size — slimming it down or scaling it up. The real question is whether public institutions have the dynamic capabilities to set direction, coordinate across sectors, experiment and learn.29 Apr 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmo7fstou2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkkogyga442nJoin me and Nicolás Grau, former Finance Minister of Chile, for a discussion on fiscal space, industrial strategy, and the politics of structural transformation, as part of our UCL IIPP Public Leaders Series. 5 May | 17:30 | Hybrid | Register here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/events/2026/may/fiscal-space-industrial-strategy-conversation-between-mariana-mazzucato-and-nicolas-grau28 Apr 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkogyga442nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkcl5l5a4d25Just got back from Barcelona for the Global Progressive Mobilisation, where there was a clear coalition around building a progressive vision. School meals are one simple example of this kind of progressive policy, as shown in our recent case study in Scotland. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2026/mar/free-school-meals-scotland-expanding-universalism-time-austerity25 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcl5l5a4d25https://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mkalncttdb2nFor millions of children in Brazil, a nutritious meal is part of the average school day. Provided for by the government through the Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE), this commitment is fulfilled whilst stimulating the local economy. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2026/mar/brazils-national-school-feeding-programme-leveraging-public-procurement-drive-sustainable-food24 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkalncttdb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mk7xcv5y2h2tSweden transformed school meals from a simple welfare policy to a school meals mission, providing an example of “sandboxing” green industrial strategy in a way that is both cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2026/mar/free-school-meals-sweden-more-food-plate24 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7xcv5y2h2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mk6lpvsg342nThe Global Council for a Common Good Economy, launched with Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo in Barcelona, will rethink the economic ideas that guide how governments invest, spend, and shape markets. It will offer an updated economic framework for progressive govts ready to do things differently.23 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6lpvsg342nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mk5lunfcfy25Marcus Rashford grew up relying on breakfast clubs. Without them, he says he would not be a footballer. His story is powerful, but it is also a proof of concept. School meals are not a cost. They are an investment in human potential that delivers returns across health, education and the economy. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2025/sep/mission-oriented-approach-school-meals23 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lunfcfy25https://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjwuktpzbf2eHousing is infrastructure but it is not just cement & bricks. How we build matters & how we distribute it matters more. Looking forward to delivering a keynote tomorrow at London Housing Summit by @centreforlondon.bsky.social on housing as a human right, underpinned by principles of the Common Good.20 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwuktpzbf2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjrvweb6di2kAn economy that works for workers is not a trade-off with growth. It is what growth looks like. Participation, reciprocity and reward sharing are not nice additions to economic policy — they are central to economic policy.18 Apr 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrvweb6di2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjrhtay2qm2hFor too long, economic policy has rested on assumptions treated as facts: that markets self-correct, that governments should stand back, that growth will trickle down. Today in Barcelona w/ Dep PM Carlos Cuerpo and the Gov of Spain we are launching the Global Council for a Common Good Economy.18 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrhtay2qm2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjorigkqve2hAt the Global Progressive Mobilisation this afternoon for a FEPS and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung session on progressive climate leadership.   Friday 17 April | 14:00 CET | Hanna Arendt Room, GPM17 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjorigkqve2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjnfue7ud22hOn my way to Barcelona for the Global Progressive Mobilisation. Tomorrow, I'm speaking to Teresa Ribera, European Commission, on what a progressive European industrial strategy looks like — connecting climate ambition w institutional transformation & market-shaping investment.16 Apr 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnfue7ud22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjml24cbpb2kYesterday, spoke at WorldBank Knowledge Café w Arturo Franco & Alexia Latortue on what mission delivery requires. World Bank’s Mission ambition is welcome but now it needs to be matched by an operational architecture. Working paper w @laramerling.bsky.social sets out what needs to change.16 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml24cbpb2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjkaa67cst2vIn Barcelona for the @GPMobilisation this weekend, where we'll be launching a global council for new economic thinking - more details to follow.15 Apr 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkaa67cst2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjhxjbswzc2bThe World Bank chief economist recently acknowledged that three decades of its advice against industrial policy "has the practical value of a floppy disk today." This shift in thinking is significant. New piece for @foreignpolicy.com on what a progressive multilateralism requires. https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/14/bretton-woods-world-bank-g20-trade-economic-order/14 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhxjbswzc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjhu5y4way2eIf labour’s share of global income had stayed at its 2004 level, workers would have received an additional $2.4 trillion in 2024 alone. Speaking tomorrow at the L20 event at AFLCIO on what it takes to reverse this trend through a new social contract. Wed 15 Apr| 15:00 ET | Hybrid | Links below14 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhu5y4way2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mjhk46fjab27In Washington for the IMF/WorldBank Spring Meetings. A fracturing multilateral order demands more than incremental reform — it demands a new economic framework to underpin a progressive multilateralism. Looking forward to discussing these questions and sharing IIPP's work on this topic.14 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhk46fjab27https://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mj5tiqetoj2vAt World Bank Spring Meetings next week we'll be discussing my new paper, co-authored with Lara Merling, “A Mission-Aligned World Bank” at a Knowledge Café: "Missions in Practice: Turning Ambition into Delivery" w/ Arturo Franco and Alexia Latortue. Wed 15 Apr | 13:15 ET | World Bank MC Atrium Room10 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5tiqetoj2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mj2uufd7wr2xIn DC next week for Spring Meetings to share a new working paper co-authored with @laramerling.bsky.social on what a mission-aligned World Bank would actually require. The paper assesses 30 National Energy Compacts under Mission 300 and develops a framework for mission-oriented water compacts. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2026/apr/mission-aligned-world-bank-ambition-delivery09 Apr 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2uufd7wr2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mivcs7zrdu2kHealth is at the core of our ability to live well, and a fundamental human right. #WorldHealthDay and #GlobalPublicHealthWeek remind us of that.07 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivcs7zrdu2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mil5jpt6y42vEarlier this week, I welcomed the UK's Public Interest Test for procurement and new insourcing strategies. But procurement reform needs to go much further to become a true lever for economic transformation.03 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil5jpt6y42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mijhujl7hs2aAmidst the Iran war energy crisis, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced two significant procurement reforms: prioritising British suppliers in vital sectors and insourcing services where possible.02 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijhujl7hs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mazzucatom.bsky.social/post/3mij2hyp5mo2mOur economic system is broken. Climate crisis accelerating. Inequality deepening. Public trust crumbling. Wealth concentrates while governments scramble to fix what markets can't do, rather than shape them from the outset.02 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:yb2l53aiavc2wh62akaxyb2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij2hyp5mo2m