Martin Sandbu
European Economics Commentator
Martin Sandbu has been writing about economics for the FT since 2009, when he joined the paper as Economics Leader Writer. He is now the FT’s European Economics Commentator and writes the Free Lunch weekly newsletter.
Before joining the FT, he worked in academia and policy consulting. He has taught and carried out research at Harvard, Columbia and the Wharton School, and has advised governments and NGOs on natural resources and economic development. His latest book is 'The Economics of Belonging'.
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Director’s Cut: Is economics asking the right questions?
Bruegel deputy director Maria Demertzis welcomes Financial Times commentator Martin Sandbu to explore the journey taken by the field of economics sinc
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Annual meetings
01 September 2020
Bruegel Annual Meetings 1-3 September, 2020
Bruegel's flagship event transformed into a virtual conference for pandemic times
Event
03 September 2020
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2020 - Day 3
Third day of Bruegel Annual Meetings.
Event
26 March 2019
Spitzenkandidaten series: Yanis Varoufakis
The first event in the The Road to Europe - Brussels Briefing Live: Spitzenkandidaten series. The series features the lead candidates for the European
Podcast
02 October 2018
Director’s Cut: Is economics asking the right questions?
Bruegel deputy director Maria Demertzis welcomes Financial Times commentator Martin Sandbu to explore the journey taken by the field of economics sinc
Event
03 September 2018
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2018
The 2018 Annual Meetings will be held on 3-4 September and will feature sessions on European and global economic governance, as well as finance, ener