The year that tested us all

<div>As the year draws to a close, <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/giuseppe-porcaro/">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> invites<a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/maria-demertzis/"> Maria Demertzis</a>, <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/andre-sapir/">André Sapir</a> and <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/guntram-b-wolff/">Guntram Wolff</a> to review this eventful year in economic policy and beyond. The guests also talk about a book that has marked them this year and finally, their hopes and wishes for the decade ahead.<br> <br> </div> <div><strong>Events mentioned:</strong></div> <div> <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020/">Monetary policy after the pandemic</a>, with Janet Yellen</div> <div> <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020-day-3/">Together for Europe’s recovery and for a better, more sovereign Europe</a>, with Olaf Scholz</div> <div> <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/events/bruegel-annual-meetings-2020/">The green deal: Europe’s growth strategy</a>, with Frans Timmermans<br> <br> </div> <div><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></div> <div>Zuboff, S. (2019) <em>The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power</em>, PublicAffairs, New York.<br> Carreyrou, J. (2018) <em>Bad blood: Secrets andLiies in a Silicon Valley Startup</em>, Knopf, New York.<br> Aral, S. (2020) <em>The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our economy, And Our Health–And How We Must Adapt </em>,New York Currency, New York.<br> Bratton, B. H. (2016) <em>The Stack: On Software and Sovereignty </em>,MIT Press, Massachusetts. <br> <br> </div>