S7 Ep29: Climate tipping points
If the climate crosses any of a number of tipping points, what are the implications for climate finance? Tipping points are large, probably irreversible, changes in nature that may occur as a result o...
18 Jun 202438min
S7 Ep28: Collaboration after #MeToo
The #MeToo movement inspired many professions, and the men who work in those professions, to reflect on whether female colleagues were treated fairly. Economics had its own highly visible, and sometim...
14 Jun 202429min
S7 Ep27: Mafias and firms
Which firms are infiltrated by organised crime, and why? We know that organised crime has links to some firms in the legal economy. But how big is this infiltration, and what do they gain from it? Roc...
7 Jun 202434min
S7 Ep26: Economic decline and the rise of populism
Next week, there will be EU elections across Europe. Later this year, there is a closely fought election in the US. As traditional political right-left allegiances break down, what is influencing the ...
31 Mai 202428min
S7 Ep25: The stigma of depression
We are increasingly aware of the number of people who secretly suffer from depression. Many sufferers are reluctant to seek help because they fear that others will assume they are weak or lazy. If dep...
24 Mai 202415min
S7 Ep24: How fake news shapes the business cycle
Fake news threatens our electoral process and our social structure. Fabrice Collard tells Tim Phillips that it threatens economic stability too, and that the impact of the of the fake news epidemic ca...
17 Mai 202426min
S7 Ep23: What should business schools teach about the climate crisis?
If economics and finance are the key to creating a sustainable way to live, what is the role of business schools in training the people who will make that happen? Alissa and Tim talk to Peter Tufano o...
15 Mai 202447min
S7 Ep22: Europe’s economic security
Where is Europe’s economy vulnerable, and how can it manage that risk? A new joint report from CEPR and Bruegel investigates the challenges to economic security for Europe in the face of recent supply...
6 Mai 202421min
