Interview with Professor James A. Mirrlees at the 1st Meeting of Laureates in Economic Sciences in Lindau, Germany, September 1-4, 2004. Interviewer is freelance journalist Marika Griehsel.

Professor Mirrlees talks about when he got the news of the Prize, driving forces during the student years (3:08), experiences from India (6:11), taxation systems (9:15), problems with an ageing population (13:58), economic growth in the future (20:06) and gives some advise to students (23:27).