Abstract

Sir Partha Dasgupta is one of the world's leading environmental economists. He is the Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and Professor of Environmental and Development Economics at the University of Manchester. Maurizio Melis interviewed him in Milan after his lecture "Saving for the Future" held at FEEM's headquarters on September 29, 2009. The interview revolved around economics as a social science, the role of quantitative methods of analysis, the need for an interdisciplinary approach to energy issues and new technologies.