Dan Drezner on the economics of ideas
Dan Drezner, writer and professor of international politics, joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss his latest book, "The Ideas Industry: how pessimists, partisans and plutocrats are transforming the marketp...
29 Sep 20171h 8min
The science behind our addictions to social media and tech
Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist and author known for his work on the addictive properties of sugar and its effect on the brain, joins Alphaville's Izabella Kaminska to discuss his latest bo...
22 Sep 201756min
The economics of immigration
Economist Jennifer Hunt joins Cardiff to discuss the findings of a major study on the economic impact of immigration on the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Sep 20171h 1min
Bonus: Life beyond the pit
When electronic trading was introduced on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange, volumes handled by traders in the open-outcry pits were quickly overshadowed by those done by computers. Many o...
13 Sep 201720min
The making of the crisis in Venezuela
Economist Ricardo Hausmann joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the historical foundation of Venezuela's current macroeconomic and humanitarian crisis, what may happen with its debt and what the future hol...
8 Sep 201751min
Should Amazon be broken up?
Lina Khan, a writer and fellow at New America, joins FT Alphaville's Alex Scaggs to discuss how the tech company's unique organisational structure and business strategy raise possible antitrust issues...
31 Aug 201743min
How well do immigrants integrate into American society?
Harvard sociologist Mary Waters, who chairs the National Academy of Sciences Panel on The Integration of Immigrants into American Society, talks to Cardiff Garcia about the findings of a massive study...
25 Aug 201742min
Buchheit and Gulati on restructuring Venezuela's debt
Lee Buchheit and Mitu Gulati, two of the world's foremost experts on sovereign debt restructuring, join the FT's Robin Wigglesworth to explain Venezuela's looming debt crisis and options for solving i...
18 Aug 201743min
