S4 Ep49: Why natural experiments won the Nobel
Josh Angrist, David Card, and Guido Imbens shared the Nobel in 2021 for their pioneering work on natural experiments that, in the words of the committee, "revolutionised empirical research". Steve Pis...
3 Des 202127min
S4 Ep48: Coming out in America
Two new papers pinpoint the election of 1992 as a turning point in the attitudes of Americans to same-sex relationships, and ask, what has caused this change? Raquel Fernandez and Sahar Parsa of NYU t...
26 Nov 202119min
S4 Ep47: Pensions and fertility in Namibia
Do we have children to provide for us in our old age? Pauline Rossi tells Tim Phillips about the impact on the size of families in Namibia after the government granted a state pension – research that ...
19 Nov 202116min
S4 Ep46: Tournaments: Playing to win
Tournaments are increasingly being used in business to solve non-routine problems. Florian Englmaier tells Tim Phillips about new research into what gives these teams the will to win. Do they respond ...
12 Nov 202118min
S4 Ep45: Creating a resilient society
Repeated environmental and economic crises in recent years are encouraging many people to ask, is this really the best way to run a planet? Markus Brunnermeier tells Tim Phillips how we can do a bette...
5 Nov 202112min
S4 Ep44: How crises rewire our brains
When we live through a financial crisis, many of us think differently about money afterwards. Neuroscientists can show that the experience changes the physical structure of our brains, and Ulrike Malm...
29 Okt 202121min
S4 Ep43: Pension reform and the incentive to work
As life expectancy increases, so does the importance of a fair pension system that reflects our contribution but won't leave anyone in poverty. Can we create a progressive pension system that doesn't ...
22 Okt 202116min
S4 Ep42: Rethinking financial globalisation
Even after their role in the global financial crisis, globalised, minimally regulated financial markets are still regarded as inevitable and, on balance, good for us. Maurice Obstfeld of Berkeley tell...
15 Okt 202116min
