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Racism and the "China virus"
Season 3 Episode 41
Many Americans blame China for Covid-19. Runjing Lu tells Tim Phillips that the way politicians have exploited the pandemic has led to an increase in…
5 years, 7 months ago
Restoring financial stability to India
Season 3 Episode 40
In a new book based on his time as deputy governor of India's central bank, Viral Acharya warns that India's bloated public sector is strangling grow…
5 years, 7 months ago
A new explanation for wage stagnation
Season 3 Episode 39
Low-skilled workers are concentrated in sectors with fast productivity growth, so why isn't their pay rising? Rachel Ngai tell Tim Phillips that one …
5 years, 8 months ago
Bailing out the kids
Season 3 Episode 38
How much do we bail out our family in a crisis? By matching financial transactions and administrative data in Denmark, Niels Johannesen comes up with…
5 years, 8 months ago
Does social media make us xenophobic?
Season 3 Episode 37
Xenophobic attacks are on the rise around the world. Does social media help cause them? Maria Petrova tells tim Phillips about shocking new research …
5 years, 8 months ago
Europe's zombie lending
Season 3 Episode 36
Viral Acharya tell Tim Phillips that the action to save Europe's financial sector after 2008 has delayed reform in the banking sector - creating a de…
5 years, 8 months ago
Recessions increase inequality
Season 3 Episode 35
Most high earners bounce back from recessions. But Gianluca Violante tells Tim Phillips that, for the last 50 years, it has been a different story fo…
5 years, 8 months ago
Valuing digital services
Season 3 Episode 34
The Covid-19 lockdown has provided the opportunity to measure the financial value we give to 'free' digital services like social media and Google sea…
5 years, 8 months ago
The mechanics of the industrial revolution
Season 3 Episode 33
Skilled artisans were needed to build, improve and mend the machines that powered the industrial revolution. Joel Mokyr tells Tim Phillips how this c…
5 years, 9 months ago
Solving Europe's productivity puzzle
Season 3 Episode 32
In the recovery from Covid-19 we urgently need to boost productivity. But which policies move the needle? Filippo di Mauro tells Tim Phillips about w…
5 years, 9 months ago