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# Chief Economist cares about the future!
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/chief-economist-cares-about-the-future/
- Published: 2009-05-25T21:09:31.000Z
- Updated: 2009-05-25T21:09:31.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: future, ideas, sustainability, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

Here's Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist with [Austrade](http://www.austrade.gov.au/?ref=katecarruthers.com) (who's also known as the [Airport Economist](http://www.theairporteconomist.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com)), talking about why the [Future Summit](http://futuresummit.org/?ref=katecarruthers.com) was on his agenda:

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