S6 Ep40: Price and prejudice: Asylum seekers and housing rents
Opposition to asylum seekers has become a political and social media hot button issue in every high-income country. But does their presence also depress rental values for neighbouring properties? Mari...
22 Sep 202321min
S6 Ep39: How railways brought inventors together
When suddenly it became quicker and cheaper to travel by train, did this help inventors to work together, and did it mean more and better innovation? Thor Berger and Erik Prawitz – who work 1 hour 50 ...
15 Sep 202316min
S6 Ep38: Has broadband internet democratised finance?
Online share trading makes it possible for all of us to diversify our investments, but social media might encourage us to pile into bad investments. Hans Hvide has researched the impact of the arrival...
8 Sep 202317min
S6 Ep37: Should history change the way we think about populism?
The way that social scientists define populism might lead them to simplistic conclusions that aren’t supported by the historical record. Kevin O’Rourke tells Tim Phillips about the weak links between ...
1 Sep 202328min
S6 Ep36: Democracy and political participation in India
When India’s post-colonial constitution gave everyone the right to vote, who used that right? And what effects did this reform have on other aspects of democracy? Lakshmi Iyer tells Tim Phillips about...
25 Aug 202326min
S6 Ep35: Does regional identity guide investment?
Investors do more business than we would expect close to home. Can Germany’s car licence plates explain what drives local bias in investment? Thilo Huning and Fabian Wahl take Tim Phillips on an unlik...
18 Aug 202321min
S6 Ep34: Health and income risks in old age
We are living longer, and so studying the consequences of changes to our income and health after we stop working is becoming more important. Jeanne Commault tells Tim Phillips how income and health sh...
11 Aug 202317min
S6 Ep33: Improving mental health as a route out of poverty
From the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum at the Paris School of Economics. One route out of poverty is to change external conditions: provide assets, jobs, healthcare. But can we also treat depression, or low s...
4 Aug 202326min
