Banks will be banks – can technology change that?
Many people it seems have turned to cryptocurrencies as a way of side stepping banks – a technology that will challenge their dominance and democratise the supply of money. Others look to fintech as a...
4 Mar 201819min
Why booms and busts widen the rich poor gap
We know there is growing discontent around the world about the distribution of wealth and, it seems, financial crises can make the problem worse. In this edition of the Debunking Economics podcast Phi...
24 Feb 201831min
Can sovereignty survive?
Just how much control does a country have over its own economy? We’ve seen wage growth stifled by international competition and the decimation of manufacturing in the West. Yet Trump and Brexit voters...
12 Feb 201822min
Will supply cut house prices?
We often hear the argument that house prices have risen so much because there’s a lack of supply. Politicians argue that if more land was released to developers more homes would be built and the affor...
7 Feb 201829min
Rebuilding Economic Theory The Old Way
The Oxford Review of Economic Policy devoted its entire latest edition to rebuilding macroeconomic theory. That sounds like an acknowledgement that the theories that have guided the profession for dec...
31 Jan 201820min
Government Debt and All That
Boris Johnson has, once again, argued that money saved in fees to the EU can be used to fund better healthcare in Britain. His argument assumes the government is run like a household budget, ignoring ...
24 Jan 201837min
Can you expect full employment when migration is so high?
Migration is often blamed for unemployment. The fear that there are too many migrants stealing jobs has almost certainly helped with the rise of UKIP and the election of President Trump. But is there ...
19 Jan 201821min
Carillion, another public sector outsourcing disaster
The collapse of Carillion is down to poor management but, as Phil Dobbie discusses with Prof Steve Keen, it’s also down to a company that took risks because it was raking in so much money from the pub...
16 Jan 201822min
