Activist billionaire Nick Hanauer calls out neo-liberal economics

Published: Nov. 14, 2018, 1 p.m.

Are humans better than the purely self-seeking, competitive, 100% rational agents Smith and Friedman make us out to be? Billionaire tech investor Nick Hanauer thinks not. He thinks it\u2019s time to replace the zero-sum, trickle-down economic model with a kinder, gentler and more realistic one that takes into account humans\u2019 capacity to cooperate.\n\nFor more information go to: \nwww.oecd.org/economy/\nwww.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics\n\nHost: Clara Young\nProducer: Robin Allison Davis and Lory Martinez\n\nGet the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters:\xa0www.oecd.org/newsletters\nFollow us on social media:\xa0www.oecd.org/social-media