Podcast Episodes

The ECB on Trial

Season 2023 Episode 74

The ECB has raised interest rates ten times in two years but the Euro is not getting stronger, it is getting weaker. What does this tell us about the European economy and inconsistency at the heart o…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Swedenomics

Season 2023 Episode 73

The euro-tour continues as we dive into what makes Sweden tick - but not before one of our usual tangents on skin differences! Nevertheless, today is about the libertarian/socialist contradiction tha…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Crouch, Bind, Set! & G20 economics

Season 2023 Episode 72

What does the latest G20 accord tell us about the new Cold War and speaking of wars, we examine the Rugby World Cup and more interestingly the Economics of Rugby. Will Saudi Arabia do to rugby what i…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

How India became the coming power

Season 2023 Episode 71

With the coming G20 summit in India we take a look at how the rise of india came to be, how it went from colonialism, to socialism and now to capitalism. Now a significant player on the international…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The tragedy of state outsourcing

Season 2023 Episode 70

If we are to prepare a future that welcomes 10 million people in Ireland, we need take back control of public infrastructure project costs because these runaway costs are hindering our growth and red…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Uncovering Portugal

Season 2023 Episode 69

Portugal’s current economic situation can only be explained through its rich & expansive history. As we tease out the various chapters of Portugal we uncover another nation that although is supposed …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Ireland is a teenager in a geriatric home

Season 2023 Episode 68

Ireland is an outlier within the European demographic, how can it shape it’s growth in a bloc that is going to be managing for an aging population?

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

We need to invest now, or face the consequences

Season 2023 Episode 67

The economy has two main levers: fiscal policies & monetary policies. Through these mechanism we have the means to ensure that our infrastructure keeps up with the population growth while simultaneou…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The end of the Chinese financial miracle?

Season 2023 Episode 66

China’s economic growth is far from what it used to be and cracks are currently appearing in a variety of sectors. Has China’s heroic growth in the last decades finally come to an inflection point? J…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Poland rising

Season 2023 Episode 65

The European tour continues, next stop: Poland! An extraordinary country that is rapidly evolving - an evolution that might very well pull the axis of European power towards the East.

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago