Ann Pettifor — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis
Director and author at PRIME Policy Research in Macroeconomics since 2010
Co-founded the Jubilee 2000 campaign, which led to the G8 agreeing to write off approximately $100 billion of third world debt for 37 countries
Co-author of The Green New Deal (2008)
Author of "The Case for the Green New Deal" (2019), "The Production of Money" (2017), and "The Coming First World Debt Crisis" (2006)
Holds honorary doctorates in International Political Economy and Politics, Economics

Biography

Ann Pettifor is a British economist, author, and Director of PRIME Policy Research in Macroeconomics, a network emphasizing Keynesian monetary theory and policy. Her work focuses on the global financial system, sovereign debt restructuring, international finance, and sustainable development. Pettifor is recognized for correctly predicting the 2008 financial crisis, which she detailed in "The Real World Economic Outlook" (2003).