S2 Ep41: The economics of an ageing population
We are living longer, and that affects every part of our economic future. David Bloom is the editor of a new VoxEU book on what he calls "the what, the so what, and the now what" of ageing. He tells T...
11 Okt 201919min
S2 Ep40: A new story of London's economic development
Economists date the growth of London's financial system, and its impact on the British economy, from the end of the 17th century. Nathan Sussman tells Tim Phillips how how he discovered contemporary r...
4 Okt 201919min
S2 Ep39: Lessons from the Irish banking crisis
Patrick Honohan took over as governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009 with the economy in meltdown, and steered it through its deepest crisis. His new book re-examines what happened, and lesson...
27 Sep 201920min
S2 Ep38: The death of banks?
On 24 September the CEPR launches the latest Geneva Report on the world economy, called Banking disrupted? Financial intermediation in an era of transformational technology. Tim Phillips asks Tara Ric...
24 Sep 201927min
S2 Ep37: Does foreign investment create green growth?
Economists argue whether foreign direct investment in developing economies exports pollution or generates green growth. Beata Javorcik talks to Tim Phillips about a surprising conclusion from factory-...
13 Sep 201912min
S2 Ep36: The economic history of World War 2
Starting on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war, VoxEU is publishing a series of articles about the economics of the war. Tim Phillips talks to some of the authors about their...
6 Sep 201927min
S2 Ep35: Africa's lands of opportunity
On average, if you are born in Africa today you have much better chances to succeed than your parents or grandparents. But which countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility? Elias P...
30 Aug 201918min
S2 Ep34: Could a $15 minimum wage save lives?
The US has an epidemic of "deaths of despair". Michael Reich tells Tim Phillips that new research implies that a $15 minimum wage doesn't just cut poverty, it also saves lives. But is Congress listeni...
23 Aug 201921min
