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Expelling the experts
Season 8 Episode 20
President Trump, aided by DOGE under Elon Musk, promised deep cuts to the US federal bureaucracy. In these cases, and many others in recent history, …
1 year ago
Central banks as financial agents of the state
Season 8 Episode 19
Central banks play a crucial role in modern economies, managing money supply, setting interest rates, and ensuring financial stability. But their rel…
1 year ago
When our values clash at work
Season 8 Episode 18
Do you and your boss see the world in the same way and how does that affect your performance at work? You might not agree with your boss about everyt…
1 year ago
The menopause penalty at work
Season 8 Episode 17
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. The menopause can be a huge biological shock to women, but there has been almost no research into the consequen…
1 year, 1 month ago
The next generation: Paris ‘24
Season 8 Episode 16
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. Whenever economists gather, you will find many of tomorrow’s best economists too. They get a rare chance to pre…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ending period stigma in schools
Season 8 Episode 15
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. Everywhere in the world there is still a stigma around periods. That can lead to bullying or exclusion in schoo…
1 year, 1 month ago
The laws that protected women from work
Season 8 Episode 14
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. During the first half of the 20th century, the US introduced state laws that imposed restrictions on when and h…
1 year, 1 month ago
The class gap in career progression
Season 8 Episode 13
Recorded at the CEPR Paris Symposium. Recent research shows that our sex and race still affect our life chances. New evidence investigates whether cl…
1 year, 1 month ago
Do we work harder when we work from home?
Season 8 Episode 12
It seems like many more of us have been working from home for at least part of the week. But bosses fret about the effect on productivity when their …
1 year, 2 months ago
How should the EU respond to Trump?
Season 8 Episode 11
It is now a month since President Trump’s inauguration, and it’s fair to say that a lot has happened already. In a special episode we talk to Moreno …
1 year, 2 months ago