S1 Ep11: The decline of northern England
The north of England and Wales lag the south in output per person, educational attainment, and even life expectancy. Neil Cummins of the London School of Economics tells Tim Phillips that this can be ...
24 Aug 201815min
S1 Ep10: Financing the war on cancer
New drugs mean that many types of cancer are no longer a death sentence. But new medical treatments may have a catastrophic financial cost for patients. Tim Phillips talks to Ralph Koijen about how li...
17 Aug 201811min
S1 Ep9: Explaining Germany's recovery
In 1997 Germany was called "the sick man of Europe". So what is behind its exceptional recovery? Tim Phillips talks to Dalia Marin, the editor of a new VoxEU ebook that explains what Germany did, and ...
10 Aug 201812min
S1 Ep8: Tax evasion and inequality
It's routine for the rich to dodge tax by hiding it offshore. But how much of their wealth are they hiding illegally? Tim Phillips talks to Annette Alstadsæter of the Norwegian University of Life Scie...
3 Aug 201811min
S1 Ep7: Robots and jobs
If the robots are coming for our jobs, how many of us will they actually replace? Tim Phillips talks to MIT's Daron Acemoglu who argues that the robot apocalypse isn't going to happen just yet. If y...
1 Aug 201817min
S1 Ep6: Will central banks issue digital currencies?
Economists have long been sceptical of the potential of cryptocurrencies and other electronic forms of money. But are central banks coming round to the idea? Tim Phillips asks Beatrice Weder di Mauro ...
30 Jul 201811min
S1 Ep5: The UK’s post-Brexit US trade deal
When President Trump recently spoke of his hope for "a great bilateral trade agreement” with the UK after Brexit, what did he really mean? Tim Phillips interviews Dennis Novy of the University of Warw...
27 Jul 201819min
S1 Ep4: What caused the growth of the Sicilian Mafia?
We all know how films and television tell the story of the Mafia, but what can economics tell us about its origins? Tim Phillips talks to Giuseppe De Feo about a new paper that tells the story of how ...
25 Jul 201812min
