In the first part of UNSW Ecosoc’s interview with Gabriele Gratton, we got a chance to understand and appreciate his background, and his desire to understand politics and its economic implications. Now, in the second part of the interview we get to know what Gabriele’s interest in Academia is along with his speciality in economics, along with his thoughts on game theory and econometrics.
What made you want to be involved with Academia, rather than the private sector?
I think it was a decision that developed in time, during my Master and PhD years, although Academia was always an option, of course. A part of me always liked to organize, manage, etc., though I was mostly interested in public institutions, rather than the private sector. But another part of me really wanted the freedom to choose what to think about and what to work on. I think this is what really attracted me to Academia. As an academic, you are under a lot of pressure to produce and publish, of course, but you have substantial freedom to choose what to work on, what topics to tackle, and you work in an environment that encourages new and bold ideas. There are not many places like that.
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