Welcome to Rethinking Economics NL

Rethinking Economics Netherlands is a network of students and academics calling for new economic thinking.

Underneath the multiple crises of today, ecological breakdown, extreme inequality, increasing mental health issues and the deterioration of democracy, lies one common factor: an economic system that is based on exploitation and appropriation, and dependent on perpetual growth for its stability, in expense of people and planet.

Still, the Economics taught in schools and universities remains largely unchanged. Students learn a narrow and Eurocentric version of Economics, heavily dominated by neoclassical economics, under the implicit assumption that it is neutral and scientifically superior over other schools of thought. But to build an equitable and sustainable future, we are in urgent need of a more diverse toolkit of ideas, that is pluralist, real-world, decolonized and interdisciplinary.

Rethinking Economics Netherlands unites people who want a different Economics education. With our community, we aim to spread and increase knowledge on alternative economic ideas and to grow the call for curriculum change.

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Meet us: Introduction meeting Amsterdam

From on February 2025, we are organizing introduction meetings in different cities across the Netherlands, to meet students and academics, discuss our ideas and grow our network. The first meeting will be in Amsterdam on Wednesday, 5th of February, 19:00 - 21:30.

These evenings we will interactively dive into our ideas on Economics and tell you more about the mission of Rethinking Economics. But besides that, we would like to get to know each other too: what brought you to our group and what topics are you interested in? Afterwards there is time to share drinks together.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or want to let us know something, through info@rethinkingeconomics.nl. We hope to meet you soon!