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How does trade policy affect competition?
Season 5 Episode 50
How does a bilateral trade agreement affect the amount of competition in both countries? New data casts doubt on the conclusions that trade economist…
3 years, 5 months ago
How did inflation get so high?
Season 5 Episode 49
Ricardo Reis tells Tim Phillips why many advanced economies ended up with inflation levels that we haven’t seen for a generation. Did policymakers ma…
3 years, 5 months ago
Climate and debt
Season 5 Episode 48
Mitigating and adapting to climate change is economically rational. But it is also expensive, it’s not clear how the cost should be financed, or whic…
3 years, 5 months ago
Slowing the spread of the next epidemic
Season 5 Episode 47
Whether it’s a return of Covid-19 or another epidemic, we now know much more about the best policies to protect economies while limiting the spread o…
3 years, 6 months ago
How does climate change affect asset prices?
Season 5 Episode 46
Heat stress from climate change affects the economy, so does it change the cost of issuing debt or the return on equities? Viral Acharya has investig…
3 years, 6 months ago
How social media influences the news
Season 5 Episode 45
We know that millions of people get their news from social media, but does Twitter influence what traditional news outlets report as well? Julia Cagé…
3 years, 6 months ago
Violence against women at work
Season 5 Episode 44
When a man is violent to a woman at work, is the outcome different compared to when a man is the victim? A new study reaches some disturbing conclusi…
3 years, 6 months ago
The illusion of control
Season 5 Episode 43
We need a financial system, but does that mean we must also have regular financial crises? Regulation and risk management attempt to eliminate them, …
3 years, 7 months ago
Does inequality create growth?
Season 5 Episode 42
If we are less equal, is that good or bad news for economic growth? Reto Foellmi reviewed the research, and he has some answers for Tim Phillips.
3 years, 7 months ago
Ghost firms and tax fraud
Season 5 Episode 41
The problem of fake firms that issue fake receipts so that clients can claim fraudulent tax deductions is widespread but hard to stop, and it’s costi…
3 years, 7 months ago