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After Corona, the new normal
Season 1 Episode 201
In some parts of the world politicians, investors, business leaders and economists are behaving as though the Corona virus is almost eradicated. Ther…
6 years, 3 months ago
Understanding the real Adam Smith
Season 1 Episode 200
He has been called the ‘Father of Economics’, but how much of what he talked about and wrote about has stood the test of time? Have we fully understo…
6 years, 3 months ago
Corona bailouts – for main street or Wall Street?
Season 1 Episode 199
Billions of dollars are being pumped into economies the world over to protect economies from COVID-19. Much of it comes in the form of government fis…
6 years, 4 months ago
Private energy, shared planet
Season 1 Episode 198
Putting the Corona virus aside for a moment, on this week’s Debunking Economics podcast Phil Dobbie talks to Steve Keen about our use of energy. He r…
6 years, 4 months ago
Will COVID-19 kill the EU?
Season 1 Episode 197
The EU is debating whether funding to protect economies from the ravages of the Corona virus should come from centrally issued Corona Bonds, or from …
6 years, 4 months ago
Who is handling this virus the best?
Season 1 Episode 196
Italy is getting swamped in corona virus cases, whilst China claims the only new infections now come from visitors from overseas. Donald Trump has go…
6 years, 4 months ago
How did we get here?
Season 1 Episode 195
How did we allow the spread of the Caronavirus happen? Why were governments and health services so unprepared? In this week’s Debunking Economics pod…
6 years, 5 months ago
Next, a repair based economy?
Season 1 Episode 194
One of the questions we might be left with after the virus has left us, will be have we become too reliant on international supply chains. Another mi…
6 years, 5 months ago
Do we need a Corona bond?
Season 1 Episode 193
Central banks have cut interest rates, some governments have introduced stimulus measures. But still the disease spreads and livelihoods are put at r…
6 years, 5 months ago
Is technology the only real driver of growth?
Season 1 Episode 192
We know what makes up the measure of gross domestic product – it is increases in private or government spending, increases in investment or an improv…
6 years, 5 months ago