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Banks will be banks – can technology change that?
Season 1 Episode 90
Many people it seems have turned to cryptocurrencies as a way of side stepping banks – a technology that will challenge their dominance and democrati…
8 years, 5 months ago
Why booms and busts widen the rich poor gap
Season 1 Episode 89
We know there is growing discontent around the world about the distribution of wealth and, it seems, financial crises can make the problem worse. In …
8 years, 5 months ago
Can sovereignty survive?
Season 1 Episode 88
Just how much control does a country have over its own economy? We’ve seen wage growth stifled by international competition and the decimation of man…
8 years, 6 months ago
Will supply cut house prices?
Season 1 Episode 87
We often hear the argument that house prices have risen so much because there’s a lack of supply. Politicians argue that if more land was released to…
8 years, 6 months ago
Rebuilding Economic Theory The Old Way
Season 1 Episode 86
The Oxford Review of Economic Policy devoted its entire latest edition to rebuilding macroeconomic theory. That sounds like an acknowledgement that t…
8 years, 6 months ago
Government Debt and All That
Season 1 Episode 85
Boris Johnson has, once again, argued that money saved in fees to the EU can be used to fund better healthcare in Britain. His argument assumes the g…
8 years, 6 months ago
Can you expect full employment when migration is so high?
Season 1 Episode 84
Migration is often blamed for unemployment. The fear that there are too many migrants stealing jobs has almost certainly helped with the rise of UKIP…
8 years, 7 months ago
Carillion, another public sector outsourcing disaster
Season 1 Episode 83
The collapse of Carillion is down to poor management but, as Phil Dobbie discusses with Prof Steve Keen, it’s also down to a company that took risks …
8 years, 7 months ago
Is GDP the best way to measure wealth?
Season 1 Episode 82
We rely on GDP to measure the wealth of a country and it’s rate of growth, but is it the most meaningful measure? Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen wh…
8 years, 7 months ago
Should we listen to the Austrian School?
Season 1 Episode 81
The Austrian School of Economics has been around since the 1870s, when Carl Menger wrote the Principles of Economics. They were a response to the con…
8 years, 7 months ago