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Bitcoin and the Future of Money
Season 1 Episode 60
Bitcoin was an interesting development in the history of money – a currency created from an algorithm. In this edition of the Debunking Economics pod…
8 years, 11 months ago
Will cheaper energy drive growth?
Season 1 Episode 59
In previous podcasts Professor Steve Keen has said the availability of energy is the key driver of growth. It fuelled the industrial revolution and i…
9 years ago
The Perils of Population Growth
Season 1 Episode 58
Do we need population growth to enjoy economic growth? Phil Dobbie puts the question to Professor Steve Keen, who argues it’s not necessary and it’s …
9 years ago
Is Economics a Science? Really?
Season 1 Episode 57
There’s an argument that economics can never be science because it involves the behaviour of humans. You can’t apply empirical rules in the way you d…
9 years ago
Laissez Faire Go Mate
Season 1 Episode 56
Australians talk of giving everyone a fair go. But it has different meanings for different people. For some, it implies freeing up the ability for pe…
9 years ago
So, what is Post Keynesian economics anyway?
Season 1 Episode 55
Most of us tend to have a vague notion of what Keynes stood for. Why, even neo-classic economists seem to be using his theories to rescue the economy…
9 years ago
Have women made life more expensive?
Season 1 Episode 54
Okay, this is a deliberately provocative title, but it relates to how the increase in two income households hasn’t necessarily made us better off. Ha…
9 years, 1 month ago
Why we shouldn't worry (too much) about government debt
Season 1 Episode 53
Governments everywhere are preoccupied with keeping their spending under control. We are conditioned into thinking about the massive levels of intere…
9 years, 1 month ago
Four ideas for the G20
Season 1 Episode 52
The G20 is meeting in Berlin right now. With expectations of any constructive outcomes set to low, maybe there’s a better way forward. In this editio…
9 years, 1 month ago
We’ve got it all wrong on the role of tax
Season 1 Episode 51
In this edition Prof Steve Keen explains to Phil Dobbie how tax levels are really more to do with the government controlling the level of inflation i…
9 years, 1 month ago