Economy 2.0, launched in collaboration with The Silvio Gesell Foundation, is a monthly series that investigates these pressing questions. Each episode will feature thought leaders, economists, and forward-thinking experts sharing their perspectives on the future of the global economy and the path forward.
In this episode, host Josh Sidman is joined by Stef Kuypers.
Mr. Kuypers is a behavioral and monetary economist pursuing his Ph.D. in Business Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Before he began his intellectual journey in economics, Stef led a successful career in the IT industry. After his work in IT, Stef began to do in-depth research on economics and monetary systems. This led him to join the board of Happonomy, a non-profit dedicated to helping individuals, businesses, and governments improve living standards. His Ph.D. focuses on comparative monetary systems, and how society can use money differently to improve welfare. Mr. Kuypers earned his master’s in IT from Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Mr. Kuypers discussed how money can be used differently to improve living standards, why the free-rider problem isn’t much of a problem, and how the yard sale economic model could work in real life.