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The Old Age Liability
Season 1 Episode 418
Some call it the silver tsunami. The wave of old people putting pressure on government budgets. And, as baby boomers retire and young people produce …
1 year, 11 months ago
Could stubborn central banks drive us to debt deflation?
Season 1 Episode 417
The last time interest rates were this high they came down rather fast. This time central bankers are determined to manage a slow unwind and deliver …
2 years ago
It’s not complicated! Doyne Farmer on a Better Economics for a Better World
Season 1 Episode 416
Complex systems don’t have to be complicated to provided deep insights into the real world. That’s the view of Doyne Farmer, special guest on this we…
2 years ago
Debt, savings and investments – how they really work
Season 1 Episode 415
It’s curious isn’t it how we talk about household savings, rather than net debt. Many people do have money squirreled away in savings accounts, for a…
2 years ago
Including energy in economic models. It doesn’t have to be that difficult.
Season 1 Episode 414
So, if economics is all about the allocation of scarce resources, isn’t energy the most scarce resource? And yet its not really included in any econo…
2 years ago
Our obsession with ownership
Season 1 Episode 413
We are obsessed with the need to own things, not least, our homes. But for younger people that is increasingly becoming a pipedream, unless they are …
2 years ago
Too big for their boots? Are bigger companies slowing the economy.
Season 1 Episode 412
The global share market has always been dominated by the US, now we’re seeing a number share of very large tech companies claiming a larger slice of …
2 years, 1 month ago
Labour’s Energy Halfway House
Season 1 Episode 411
Labour has romped to victory in the UK and they need to get cracking on all their election promises. One of those is the creation of Great British En…
2 years, 1 month ago
Paying for our old age
Season 1 Episode 410
In the UK the proportion of the population aged over 65 has grown from 16 percent in 2000 to over 19% today. It’s a similar story throughout the west…
2 years, 1 month ago
Greens Manifesto: An Opportunity Lost
Season 1 Episode 409
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay recently launched the Greens Manifesto in the run up to the UK election. Phil and Steve discuss it on this week’s podc…
2 years, 1 month ago