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Could the Euro be the world’s reserve currency?
Season 1 Episode 120
A few weeks back Jean Claude Juncker suggested that the Euro should be established as a reserve currency to challenge the reliance on the US dollar. …
7 years, 10 months ago
Announcing the Nobble Prize in Economics
Season 1 Episode 119
Today William D Nordhaus and Paul Romer were announced as joint winners of the Noble Prize for Economic Science. Yes, science! Neither would qualify …
7 years, 10 months ago
The inefficiency of inequality
Season 1 Episode 118
It’s often argued, by politicians and business owners, that higher wages cut into company profits, which is bad for the economy. Yet, lower wages cut…
7 years, 10 months ago
Labour mobility – do we need more or less?
Season 1 Episode 117
One of the reasons people voted for Brexit was to “take control of our borders”. Around the world, western leaders are echoing a similar message. It …
7 years, 11 months ago
Are the Kiwis right to ban foreign home buyers?
Season 1 Episode 116
A new law in New Zealand prevents foreign buyers from acquiring homes in there. It’s a response to rising house prices which, the government claims, …
7 years, 11 months ago
Does a flattening yield curve mean a US recession is on the way?
Season 1 Episode 115
The spread of yield between short and long term US Treasuries is narrowing. It could even invert, meaning the yield is higher on short term Treasurie…
7 years, 11 months ago
The hypotheticals of Robinson Crusoenomics
Season 1 Episode 114
Robinson Crusoe lives on a desert island with Man Friday. There’s no need for money. But then Woman Saturday comes along, selling goods that both men…
7 years, 11 months ago
Trump – good or bad for America?
Season 1 Episode 113
He is running the only country in the G7 to see economic growth accelerate right now. His followers support him however much mud is slung his way. Wo…
7 years, 11 months ago
Getting the balance right between government and private debt
Season 1 Episode 112
Governments have been using the terms ‘fiscal conservatism’ and ‘austerity’ to bring down government spending. Often it’s meant transferring governme…
8 years ago
Are universities losing critical thinking?
Season 1 Episode 111
There was a time when universities embraced a diversity of thought – something that’s critical in a discipline as embryonic as economics. With so man…
8 years ago