S7 Ep49: Young, educated, and unemployed
In some places in Europe, young college graduates are more likely to be unemployed than young high school graduates. We assume that jobs are more likely to go to people with more education, so can eco...
18 Loka 202414min
S7 Ep48: NOBEL SPECIAL: James Robinson on antisocial norms
The saying “don’t be a toad” in Colombia tells people to mind their own business and not to tell on others. The warning that “snitches get stitches” is common to many societies. It’s easy to imagine w...
15 Loka 202422min
S7 Ep47: Access to opportunity in the sciences
A Nobel season episode: what is the background of the scientists who win the big prize? If talent is equally distributed, but the opportunity to use that talent is not, both individuals and society l...
11 Loka 202421min
S7 Ep46: Food policy in a warming world
In May 2022 the Indian government responded to a heatwave that had cut crop yields by unexpectedly banning wheat exports. Ministers spoke of the need for domestic food security, and the important of r...
4 Loka 202420min
S7 Ep45: How protests are born, and how they die
Every year we see thousands of protest movements on our city streets. Most are fuelled by social media. But why do some protests persist, and some disappear. Why do some remain peaceful, but others be...
27 Syys 202426min
S7 Ep44: The US is in a fiscal mess
US federal debt is expected to grow to historic highs in the next 10 years, and the interest bill for that debt will continue to grow too. But does it matter? Yes, say Giancarlo Corsetti and Riccardo ...
20 Syys 202427min
S7 Ep43: Digital access and infectious disease
During the global spread of Covid, governments were forced to rely on NPIs – non-pharmaceutical interventions – such as masks and social distancing. Carol Propper tells Tim about the stunning effectiv...
13 Syys 202415min
S7 Ep42: The economics of strategy
Organisations don’t just provide employment: they solve, or attempt to solve, important problems in our society. Organisational economics has made some impressive strides in recent years to show what ...
6 Syys 202414min
