Three Chief Economists on Why Income Inequality Matters

<p>Achieving inclusive growth is one of the critical challenges of our time. In this podcast, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde opens a public discussion between IMF Chief Economist, <a href= "https://blogs.imf.org/bloggers/gita-gopinath/">Gita Gopinath</a>, World Bank Chief Economist, <a href= "https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/p/pinelopi-koujianou-goldberg"> Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg</a> and OECD Chief Economist, <a href= "https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/oecd-appoints-laurence-boone-as-new-chief-economist.htm"> Laurence Boone</a>, about how to ensure economic growth benefits the many and not only the few. In her introduction, Lagarde points out that it’s a first for these three multilateral institutions to have women Chief Economists at the same time. The seminar entitled <em><a href= "https://meetings.imf.org/en/2019/Spring/Schedule/2019/04/13/imf-three-chief-economists"> Income Inequality Matters</a></em> took place during the <a href= "https://meetings.imf.org/en/2019/Spring">IMF World-Bank Spring Meetings</a>.</p> <p>Gita Gopinath is the Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the IMF.</p> <p>Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg is the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group.</p> <p>Laurence Boone is the OECD Chief Economist, G-20 Finance Deputy and Head of the economics department.</p>