who are you?
I am Alberto Cottica, economist with a complexity science angle. I worked in some public sector organizations, and co-founded Edgeryders. I aspire to being a new kind of social scientist some day, in the Lab we called that an aethnographer.
what brings you to the lab?
I am frustrated with the insistence on orthodoxy of the economics profession. Having dabbled in the history of economic thinking, I know that was not always the case. The Lab is a place where I can think like a political economist of the 19th century. At last!
what connections would you like to see with the residency and the work you are currently doing?
My long-term goal is working in a programme where different regions and cities would be encouraged to experiment with different economic models. In the residency, I expect to do a prototype of that with the city of Messina.