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The Nobel Economics Prize Rewards Bank Run Breakthroughs
Season 1 Episode 55
In what's becoming an annual traditional, Adam and Cameron examine the Nobel Economics Prize. This year former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernank…
3 years, 11 months ago
Europe's Energy Crisis: How Bad and How Long?
Season 1 Episode 54
Winter is coming and Europe is facing an energy crisis that people are calling "generational." Gas prices are now eight times what they were on avera…
3 years, 11 months ago
Britain's Economic Freefall
Season 1 Episode 53
The economic news from Britain could hardly be worse. In the weeks since Liz Truss became prime minister, the British pound has fallen to historic lo…
4 years ago
Is Italy on the Verge of Returning to Fascism?
Season 1 Episode 52
In today's episode hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze preview the upcoming Italian election and the rise of Giorgia Meloni. Her party, Brothers of It…
4 years ago
Can Ukraine Win the War Yet Lose Their Economy?
Season 1 Episode 51
In this episode hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze take a look at how Ukraine's war against Russia is straining the country's finances and the increa…
4 years ago
Is China's Economy in Trouble?
Season 1 Episode 50
China's economy is projected to grow by four percent this year, a rate that many countries would envy. But with China's track record, that number cou…
4 years ago
The Cost of Space Exploration
Season 1 Episode 49
As NASA prepares for new missions Adam and Cameron look at the cost of space exploration and how America views its return investing in the space prog…
4 years ago
Why the World's Top Economists are Going to Jackson Hole
Season 1 Episode 48
Hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi look at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium taking place this week and talk about its history and its significance…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Crazy Economics of Book Publishing
Season 1 Episode 47
For the news data point this week Cameron and Adam look at the proposed merger of Penguin Random House with Simon & Schuster as well as the tragic at…
4 years, 1 month ago
Rise of the Green Industrial Complex?
Season 1 Episode 46
On the show this week: The Inflation Reduction Act isn't the climate change revolution that some Democrats had hoped for. But it could signal a shift…
4 years, 1 month ago