S3 Ep22: The Swedish solution to Covid-19
Do we close our public spaces to protect our communities from Covid-19, or keep them open, as in Sweden? Dirk Krueger tells Tim Phillips that informing the public and then trusting individuals to make...
15 Mai 202017min
S3 Ep21: The myth of British inventive genius
On the 75 anniversary of the VE Day, David Edgerton tells Tim Phillips that Britain's belief in its go-it-alone scientific and inventive genius is “deluded”, and has stunted the nation's postwar growt...
8 Mai 202017min
S3 Ep20: Do the rich get more coronavirus tests?
Last month the media accused New York's wealthy residents of jumping the queue for Covid-19 testing. Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé, a New York resident herself, ran the numbers. She tells Tim Phillips what ...
29 Apr 202015min
S3 Ep19: We need a Covid-19 debt standstill
In a new paper called Born out of necessity, a group of economists and lawyers propose a way for developing and emerging countries to temporarily redirect debt repayments to fund Covid-19 relief. Ugo...
27 Apr 202022min
S3 Ep18: John Maynard Keynes's art portfolio
Keynes amassed an extensive collection of fine art during his lifetime. David Chambers tells Tim Phillips what the financial returns on his investment have been, and the insight this gives us into how...
21 Apr 202016min
S3 Ep17: Lessons from the Ebola crisis on dealing with Covid-19
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone affected an area which included a pioneering experiment in community healthcare. Oeindrila Dube tells Tim Phillips about the lifesaving impact of this experimen...
9 Apr 202012min
S3 Ep16: Modelling the economic consequences of Covid-19
When Covid-19 wasn't even on the radar of most policymakers, Warwick McKibbin of ANU used his experience from previous pandemics to create seven scenarios for its impact. All implied a major shock to ...
7 Apr 202013min
S3 Ep15: How much do governments lend to each other in a crisis?
In international crises, disasters and wars, private lenders disappear. But governments have stepped in and lent far more to each other than we previously thought. Christoph Trebesch tells Tim Phillip...
27 Mar 202011min
