Alec Ross on The Industries of the Future
In this podcast we speak with author Alec Ross about his new book The Industries of the Future. Ross says 90 percent of the world's data has been produced in the last two years, so those businesses th...
24 Feb 20177min
Sharan Burrow, on Regaining Trust
Every two years, the IMF and World-Bank invites global labor union leaders to discuss the global economy and the implications for the labor force. In this podcast, Sharan Burrow, head of the world's l...
17 Feb 201712min
Barry Eichengreen: Asia's Ascent and the Global Monetary System
With Asia's recent growth comes a growing responsibility within the global economy. In this podcast, Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, breaks...
8 Feb 20177min
Mining for Revenues: Alexandra Readhead on Transfer Pricing
While many African countries have enjoyed significant revenues from the mining industry in recent years, a new study published by the Natural Resource Governance Institute suggests tax revenues from m...
31 Jan 201711min
The Cost of Corruption for the Young
Corruption, in its many forms, affects people from every walk of life, in every country. While it does not discriminate based on age, young people are affected by corruption in ways that can follow th...
18 Jan 20178min
Thomas Friedman on Warp Speed Digital Globalization
New York Times columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman, says our lives are being transformed in so many realms at once- it's dizzying. In this podcast, Friedman talks about his new book, Tha...
11 Jan 201711min
Julie Delahanty on Gender-Conscious Budgets
Julie Delahanty has done extensive work on the disenfranchisement of women due to the lack of equal opportunity. Delahanty is the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada, and joined a panel discussion duri...
5 Jan 201711min
Douglas Irwin on Trade: Reality vs Perception
Who benefits from free trade and who doesn't? The realities don't always match people's perceptions. In this podcast, economist and free trade expert Douglas Irwin addresses some of the controversies....
16 Des 201610min
