Populism, Economic Policies and Central Banking

This article synthesizes major insights from the conference, embedding them in a broader overview of populism’s interactions with economic policies and central banking. Section 1.1 discusses what “economic populism” might mean, and proposes a comprehensive definition. Section 1.2 offers some economic lines of reasoning for the rise of populism. Section 1.3 summarizes some ways how economic policies may counter populism. Section 1.4 explores how populism and central banking may affect each other. Section 1.5 summarizes and concludes.