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Mariana Mazzucato

An editorial portrait of the economist whose work examines public value, innovation, market-shaping institutions, and mission-oriented policy.

Her distinction between value creation and value extraction strengthens the inquiry into who creates value, how institutions recognize it, and how economic purpose is chosen.

public valueinnovationmission economyvalue creationpurposepublic ambitionintellectual challenge

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Earned Identity

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Economist, author, professor of innovation and public value, and founding director of UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

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Skills

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Her public work evidences economic research, institutional analysis, policy design, and the reframing of contested ideas about value.

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Rented Identity

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Her current public offices include professor, institute director, author, and policy adviser; these roles are time-bound institutional positions.

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Moral Compass

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Moses interprets her work as insisting that economies should openly debate purpose, distinguish creation from extraction, and recognize public institutions as active value shapers.

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Identity State

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Not assessed. Professional output cannot establish a person’s present internal, relational, or wellbeing state.

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