Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Work in transition, part 1
Season 2 Episode 3
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has published a report that investigates how work is changing in Europe and Asia's transition ec…
7 years, 3 months ago
Why we vote for protectionism
Season 2 Episode 2
It blows the minds of economists when voters choose protectionist policies that, they point out, make most of them poorer. Gene Grossman tells Tim Ph…
7 years, 3 months ago
The half-life of injustice
Season 2 Episode 1
If our wealth has been acquired unjustly in the past, does that injustice fade or persist? David Miles of Imperial College tells Tim Phillips how eco…
7 years, 3 months ago
Superstar economists
Season 1 Episode 29
We usually measure the effectiveness of economists by how many papers they publish, or how many citations they get. But a new measure takes into acco…
7 years, 3 months ago
Regulating cyber risk
Season 1 Episode 28
How should banks and their regulators manage cyber risk? A new discussion paper from the CEPR sets out six principles from an economist's point of vi…
7 years, 3 months ago
The end of men
Season 1 Episode 27
Women with college degrees are becoming more likely to get good jobs, but for college-educated men, the opposite is true. Henry Siu of the University…
7 years, 4 months ago
Short-time work
Season 1 Episode 26
Even though countries all over the developed world implemented short-time work policies during the great recession, we didn't know whether they worke…
7 years, 4 months ago
Does prison work?
Season 1 Episode 25
We are sending more people to prison than ever. But we know surprisingly little about whether, and how, prison sentences cut crime. Gordon Dahl of US…
7 years, 4 months ago
Connecting to power
Season 1 Episode 24
Firms like to be politically connected, because it makes it easier for them to do business. But is it good for the rest of us? Ufuk Akcigit of the Un…
7 years, 4 months ago
The world needs more migrants
Season 1 Episode 23
In the developed world borders are being closed and popular resistance to immigration is rising. Yet Lant Pritchett of Harvard University tells Tim P…
7 years, 5 months ago