The Long Economic Shadow of World War II in Europe
In this episode, we chat with Prof. Tamás Vonyó about the long run variation in the impact of World War II across a range of European economies. We begin with discussing the comparative wartime destru...
1 Okt 202159min
The Great Enrichment
Prof. Deirdre McCloskey has written prolifically on a wide range of topics. In this episode, she discusses her trilogy of books which attempt to explain what she coined 'The Great Enrichment' since th...
16 Sep 202150min
Economic Experiments in Extremism
Today, we meet Professor Hans-Joachim Voth to discuss some of his work on the economic forces around religious and political epochs characterised by extremism. We begin by reviewing the long term econ...
1 Sep 202145min
Lessons from the Great Depression
Professor Peter Temin's 'Lessons from the Great Depression' remains a standard classic three decades since its publication. In today's episode, Peter talks about the Great Depression's lessons for tod...
29 Jun 202121min
The Corporation through Time: Theory, Mergers and the issues of Bigness
This week, we hear from Prof. Naomi Lamoreaux on her work on the evolution of the corporation through time. We start with trying to define what a firm is, cover the motivations behind and the conseque...
16 Jun 202143min
Creativity, Well-being and the Influence of Composers since 1450
This week, Prof. Karol Jan Borowiecki discusses his research on composers' creativity and consider some of the factors that influence the process: emotions, geography and instruction. We review some o...
1 Jun 202136min
Bretton Woods 50 Years On
Today, we meet Prof. Eric Monnet of the Paris School of Economics and discuss the monetary system that emerged after World War II- Bretton Woods. After covering how it theoretically operated, Eric tak...
19 Mai 202134min
The Maddison Project and Counting the Consequences of Colonialism in Africa
In this episode, we meet Prof. Jutta Bolt to discuss the collaborative effort of the Maddison project, which standardizes international income statistics to compare living standards over time and spa...
5 Mai 202140min
