I spoke to Valeriya on the 67th episode of the podcast and wanted to have her come back
so that we could create a Talk about how an economist and researcher views the mental health crisis related
to the climate crisis and the potential and pitfalls of the current economic model.
Valeriya is a postdoctoral researcher at Ifo Institue and LMU Munich.
She has a PhD in applied econometrics and is currently doing a research stay at the University of California where she is researching her topics of passion ->
the effects of climate change on mental health using real world data.
More specifically the mental health expenditures driven by climate change,
how that will develop in the future, possible mitigation and adaptation strategies to help us prepare for possible negative impacts.
Valeriya has very diverse knowledge which is why I wanted to know different things from her like:
- what the biggest advantages and design flaws are in the current economic system - in her opinion.
The answers she gives come from a rather scientific mind and are quite cool-headed, it struck me that she looks at data and analyzes it
in different ways than many other people I have talked to, as we often tend to go with gut feelings and emotions as well as with our heads,
whereas Valeriya for example drew attention to the fact that it is difficult to "measure" happiness , therefore we must recognize that there are indeed people who are "happy" in the current economic system.
It is a very interesting conversation that has introduced a different view and tone to the podcast.
We hope you enjoy listening!
Thank you for listening for this Talk🌍🌊☀
which came alive through the voices of
Valeriya Azarova
and your host Stella Sage🌿
