Is energy efficiency a race to the top?

Is energy efficiency a race to the top?

We’ve talked a lot on the Debunking Economics podcast about how energy is the only real driver of an economy, so the performance of an economy is driven by the availability of the resource and how efficiently it is captured. Phil Dobbie asks Professor Steve Keen if that means countries with the most energy resources should be the most effective producers of goods, with a healthy trade surplus. If that’s the case, why doesn’t Saudi Arabia make very much? And could nations embracing renewable energy efficiently become net exporters if their governments invested wisely?

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Too slow for zero?

Too slow for zero?

This week Phil and Steve confront the mathematical and environmental reality of a "zero growth" future, sparked by a debate over the deflationary traps of finite currency systems like Bitcoin. Steve t...

7 Heinä 42min

Challenges for the reserve currency

Challenges for the reserve currency

How much longer can the United States rely on the US dollar to dominate the global financial system, and what happens when the cracks finally start to show? In this week's Debunking Economics podcast,...

2 Heinä 39min

The world’s anti-migration shift to the right

The world’s anti-migration shift to the right

Phil and Steve confront the global surge in anti-immigration rhetoric and right-wing political momentum, tracing its roots to the structural failures of neoliberalism rather than the actions of migran...

23 Kesä 48min

GDP is hopelesss as a relative measure

GDP is hopelesss as a relative measure

Steve and Phil critique our systemic over-reliance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the definitive baseline for comparing global economies and measuring societal well-being. The discussion underscor...

17 Kesä 45min

 Is Labour right to cut tax incentives for housing speculators?

Is Labour right to cut tax incentives for housing speculators?

This week Phil and Steve dig into the storm of controversy over Australia's new budget rules targeting property speculators. The Labor government has scaled back negative gearing and abolished the 50%...

10 Kesä 44min

Hedging an Uncertain Future

Hedging an Uncertain Future

This week Phil challenges Steve on how the futures market handles terminal risk, pointing out that oil prices slope downward over time simply because traders blindly assume the Strait of Hormuz will r...

20 Touko 38min

Conditioned to borrow, not save

Conditioned to borrow, not save

This week Phil and Steve dismantle the structural shift of the global economy toward a permanent state of debt dependence. Following a critique of Steve’s recent debate on the Piers Morgan show and a ...

13 Touko 45min

Improving Productivity

Improving Productivity

In this episode of Debunking Economics, Steve Keen dismantles the mainstream economic obsession with "Total Factor Productivity" (TFP), labeling it a mythical construct that ignores the laws of physic...

6 Touko 32min

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