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RCTs in the long run
Season 2 Episode 13
Randomised controlled trials have revolutionised development policy. But do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 year…
7 years ago
Why are schools segregated?
Season 2 Episode 12
Our cities are diverse, but often the schools in these cities are less so. Bas van der Klaauw of VU University Amsterdam tells Tim Phillips that not …
7 years ago
Love, money and parenting
Season 2 Episode 11
We all want happy, successful kids, so how can economics help? Fabrizio Zilibotti of Yale talks to Tim Phillips about the research that he and his pe…
7 years, 1 month ago
Innovation policy for Europe
Season 2 Episode 10
The European Community's FRAME project, of which the CEPR has been a partner, recently held its final conference in London. Tim Phillips talked to th…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Big Data economy
Season 2 Episode 9
The digital economy makes it possible for data-savvy firms to grow very large, very quickly. Laura Veldkamp of Columbia Business School tells Tim Phi…
7 years, 1 month ago
Gender bias in mathematics
Season 2 Episode 8
Why do girls do less well than boys in school math tests? Paola Giuliano of UCLA explains to Tim Phillips that, for many girls, the problem starts at…
7 years, 1 month ago
A history of international finance
Season 2 Episode 7
A new data set compiles the history of international finance spanning a century and a half, revealing new information about globalisation, crises and…
7 years, 2 months ago
Legal cannabis and the black economy
Season 2 Episode 6
On 17 October 2018, Canada legalised recreational cannabis use, with an immediate effect on how Canadian people use cash. Jonathan Ashworth explains …
7 years, 2 months ago
The end of globalisation?
Season 2 Episode 5
Trade growth is slowing down. But is it, as the media and populist politicians claim, the end of globalisation? Kevin O'Rourke tells Tim Phillips how…
7 years, 2 months ago
Work in transition, part 2
Season 2 Episode 4
In our second podcast on the The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's report on Work in Transition, Tim Phillips talks to Nate Young ab…
7 years, 2 months ago