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Is US debt sustainable?
Season 9 Episode 5
Another special episode recorded at the CEPR annual symposium in Paris.
When does the level of debt in the US become a problem for the economy, and f…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Do stablecoins threaten financial stability?
Season 9 Episode 4
Stablecoins are digital tokens, pegged to a fiat currency. What could possibly go wrong?
For one type of stablecoin the answer is: plenty, according …
3 months ago
Can Europe defend itself?
Season 9 Episode 3
In another of our special episodes recorded at the CEPR annual Symposium, we ask: is it time for Europe to rearm?
The message from the US could not b…
3 months ago
Has AI eaten the economics major?
Season 9 Episode 2
In another of our episodes recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium, we ask: When Gen AI can do an undergraduate’s problem set in seconds, how should te…
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump, trade, and AI growth
Season 9 Episode 1
Another special episode recorded at the CEPR annual symposium in Paris. The Trump administration says it wants America to lead in AI, but what does …
3 months, 1 week ago
The future of globalisation
Season 8 Episode 65
At the CEPR annual Symposium in Paris we sat down with Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a distinguished f…
4 months ago
A London economic consensus?
Season 8 Episode 64
Who would be a policymaker right now? The list of economic problems that we need to solve ranges from “very difficult” to “existential”. An ambitious…
4 months, 1 week ago
Do sanctions work?
Season 8 Episode 63
Economic sanctions are the big geoeconomic bazooka. But what does history tell us about how well they work, and their relevance today. And does the t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The cost of lost biodiversity
Season 8 Episode 62
Biodiversity is essential for the wide range of economic activities that our planet needs. Yet, the economic consequences of its global decline are h…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The politics of sustainability reporting
Season 8 Episode 61
In 2021, at COP26, the International Accounting Standards Board announced it would create a standard for this reporting.
It wants to integrate sustain…
4 months, 4 weeks ago