S2 Ep17: How art auctions work
What does economics teach us about art auctions? Katy Graddy of Brandeis University tells Tim Phillips what he needs to know before he bids for a painting of some artichokes.
27 Apr 201912min
S2 Ep16: The 2018 trade war
Has the trade war with China been good for American businesses and consumers? The first results are in, and David Weinstein tells Tim Phillips who the winners and losers are.
19 Apr 201920min
S2 Ep15: Girls, boys and multiple choice
How should multiple choice tests be scored? It seems like a harmless question, but Nagore Iriberri tells Tim Phillips how she discovered that well-intentioned marking schemes may be penalising girls, ...
12 Apr 201913min
S2 Ep14: A green monetary policy
We're not short of policies intended to save us from catastrophic climate change, but should monetary policy be part of this effort? Dirk Schoenmaker of Erasmus University thinks so, and he tells Tim ...
5 Apr 201913min
S2 Ep13: RCTs in the long run
Randomised controlled trials have revolutionised development policy. But do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later? Ted Miguel tells Tim Phillips how he and h...
29 Mar 201921min
S2 Ep12: Why are schools segregated?
Our cities are diverse, but often the schools in these cities are less so. Bas van der Klaauw of VU University Amsterdam tells Tim Phillips that not necessarily where we live that creates school segre...
22 Mar 201912min
S2 Ep11: Love, money and parenting
We all want happy, successful kids, so how can economics help? Fabrizio Zilibotti of Yale talks to Tim Phillips about the research that he and his peers have done into parenting and what it tells us. ...
15 Mar 201927min
S2 Ep10: Innovation policy for Europe
The European Community's FRAME project, of which the CEPR has been a partner, recently held its final conference in London. Tim Phillips talked to the attendees about what FRAME's research into innova...
8 Mar 201919min
