The Oxford Martin School was delighted to welcome Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, to deliver the 2026 James Martin Memorial Lecture at Oxford's historic Sheldonian Theatre.

Technological change has scrambled both the reality of the world economy and how we measure it. Europe is widely perceived as losing ground to both the United States and China. But is it really?

In this lecture, Paul Krugman explores the changing global economic landscape, challenging conventional assumptions about Europe's economic performance and its position relative to the world's other major economies.