30/30 Vision
The Group of Thirty presents 30/30 Vision – a podcast taking a 3D-perspective on the global economic outlook, financial risks, and opportunities, and more. G30 Members and colleagues – including top economists, central bankers, and financial sector leaders – answer the hard economic questions facing us today. Hosted by Stuart Mackintosh, Executive Director of the Group of Thirty and produced by Maria Cueto Velez.
30/30 Vision
Episode 13: Mohamed El-Erian's Perspectives on US Economic Outlook, China's Middle-Income Trap, and the UK's Performance
Today we are joined by G30 member Mohamed El-Erian. Dr. El-Erian is the President of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and holds several prestigious roles, including Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, Chair of Gramercy Fund Management, and the Rene M. Kern Professor of Practice at The Wharton School. He was the CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO from 2007 to 2014, and has been a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and the Financial Times. El-Erian serves on the boards of Barclays, Under Armour, and various non-profits, including the NBER. He chaired President Obama’s Global Development Council from 2012 to 2017.
El-Erian’s career includes 15 years at the IMF and two years as CEO of Harvard Management Company. He has been recognized as a top global thinker by Foreign Policy and a LinkedIn Top Influencer. His 2008 book When Markets Collide was a bestseller and won the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year and was named a book of the year by The Economist and one of the best business books of all time by the Independent (UK).
Mr. El-Erian offers his perspective on the US economic outlook, China's transition to a high-income country, and the UK under its new government.
[00:00] - Introduction
[00:30] - US Economic Outlook
[5:34] - Disconnect between Economic Markers and Public Perspectives
[7:33] - Views of the Chinese Economy
[17:02] - A Look at the UK
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