Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInnovative cities, coffee shops & entrepreneurs w/ Christopher Hire - EP165
Episode 165
Cities worldwide want to be more innovative because innovation is a driver of economic growth. The Innovation Cities Index shows cities where they’re…
3 years, 11 months ago
Structural budget deficits - EP164
Episode 164
The governments of many countries have structural budget deficits, so even as their economies recover from the COVID-recession they are still running…
3 years, 11 months ago
Slouching Towards Utopia w/ Brad DeLong - EP163
Episode 163
Slouching Towards Utopia is the new book from Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley. Professor DeLong joins show …
3 years, 11 months ago
Preparing the National Accounts w/ Robert Ewing, Australian Bureau of Statistics - EP162
Episode 162
The National Accounts is the comprehensive data set on a country’s economic performance. It gives us GDP growth estimates and a whole bunch of other …
3 years, 11 months ago
White Elephant Stampede w/ Scott Prasser - EP161
Episode 161
Various projects worldwide have been labeled White Elephants. These projects include the Gold Coast desalination plant and the Berlin Brandenburg Air…
4 years ago
Regional divergence: why cities are growing faster than regions w/ Robert Sobyra | EP160
Episode 160
Why are cities growing faster than regional areas in many economies around the world, including in Australia, the US, and UK? Robert Sobyra of Constr…
4 years ago
The future US fiscal crisis & how to avert it w/ Romina Boccia, Cato Institute | EP159
Episode 159
The Cato Institute’s Romina Boccia explains why she’s concerned about a future US fiscal crisis. She explains how entitlement programs such as Social…
4 years ago
Hyperinflation: what causes it, how to prevent it & how to stop it - EP158
Episode 158
What causes hyperinflation and how can it be avoided in the first place or stopped if it occurs? What characterizes countries which fall victim to hy…
4 years ago
Bitcoin & books w/ author & ex-fighter pilot Lars Emmerich - EP157
Episode 157
Author and ex-fighter pilot Lars Emmerich explains why he’s so excited about the future of Bitcoin. And you’ll hear how he responds to the criticism …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Aussie electricity market malfunction of June 2022 - EP156
Episode 156
Australia’s National Electricity Market was suspended by the market operator for nine days in June 2022. For a brief period, authorities were worried…
4 years, 1 month ago