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The future of the welfare state
Season 2 Episode 23
This week UN special rapporteur claimed the UK's social safety net has been "replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos". Dame Minouche Shafik, directo…
6 years, 10 months ago
The Yrjo Jahnsson award
Season 2 Episode 22
The award is given to the best European economist under 45. This year, Oriana Bandiera of LSE and Imran Rasul of UCL share the prize. They talk to Ti…
6 years, 10 months ago
The cost of kids
Season 2 Episode 21
Women earn less than men after they start a family. Can better policies close the gap? Camille Landais of LSE tells Tim Phillips about new research c…
6 years, 10 months ago
Managing the secret state
Season 2 Episode 20
Did the KGB manage its informers using the iron fist or the invisible hand? Mark Harrison tells Tim Phillips how the state motivated and disciplined …
6 years, 11 months ago
The end of the WTO?
Season 2 Episode 19
Who will be the biggest loser in this trade war? Chad Bown tells Tim Phillips why it could be the WTO's dispute resolution system, and why we should …
6 years, 11 months ago
The lost ones
Season 2 Episode 18
MariaCristina De Nardi tells Tim Phillips that non-college-educated Americans born in the 1960s are dying younger, earning less, and paying more for …
6 years, 11 months ago
How art auctions work
Season 2 Episode 17
What does economics teach us about art auctions? Katy Graddy of Brandeis University tells Tim Phillips what he needs to know before he bids for a pai…
6 years, 11 months ago
The 2018 trade war
Season 2 Episode 16
Has the trade war with China been good for American businesses and consumers? The first results are in, and David Weinstein tells Tim Phillips who th…
7 years ago
Girls, boys and multiple choice
Season 2 Episode 15
How should multiple choice tests be scored? It seems like a harmless question, but Nagore Iriberri tells Tim Phillips how she discovered that well-in…
7 years ago
A green monetary policy
Season 2 Episode 14
We're not short of policies intended to save us from catastrophic climate change, but should monetary policy be part of this effort? Dirk Schoenmaker…
7 years ago