What The Weak Recovery In Japan Can Teach Us About Re-Igniting The U.S. Economy
Even with the recent stock market rally, expectations are poor for a robust recovery in the U.S. So what does history teach us about what works and what doesn’t? Richard Werner is an economist at Lina...
21 Mai 202050min
Mark Cuban On Why The Government Should Directly Hire Millions Of People
How should the government address the economic crisis? On this episode, we talk with Mark Cuban, the Shark Tank co-host and billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who has been outspoken about what...
18 Mai 202041min
The Coronavirus Crisis Could Lead To The Mother Of All Trade Imbalances
With the acute phase of the health crisis having faded in China, factory activity has ramped up again. One big problem though: With the economy so depressed everywhere else, demand for the goods made ...
14 Mai 202038min
Richard Koo Explains Why The Recovery Will Be So Difficult
Countries around the world are undergoing an unprecedented, simultaneous real economic shock. So how should policymakers respond? Richard Koo is the Chief Economist at the Nomura Research institute, a...
11 Mai 202040min
What the Market Crash Says About How Investing Works
We’ve seen a huge market crash this year and a number of firms reporting portfolio losses. So why were so many big investors crowded into the same trades, and what does it say about investing as a who...
7 Mai 202043min
Nouriel Roubini Sees A Bad Recovery, Then Inflation, Then A Depression
During the last crisis, the economist Nouriel Roubini earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” for his ominous prognostications about the economy and financial system. While he prefers the moniker “Dr. Realist”...
4 Mai 202045min
How To Fund The Search For A COVID-19 Vaccine And Boost The Recovery
The hunt is on for a clinical therapy to prevent or treat COVID-19. But what’s the best way to go about this? How can governments accelerate this process? And what can governments do now to help a rob...
30 Apr 202039min
Adam Tooze On How This Crisis Is Different Than The Last
In 2018, Columbia history professor Adam Tooze published his magisterial work “Crashed”, which framed the Great Financial Crisis as essentially a crisis of the global dollar system (as opposed to mere...
27 Apr 202041min
