Something Weird is Happening in California
California, the US's third largest state, ranks as the world's 4th or 5th economy all by itself. With an output over $3.5 trillion, Californians are among the globe's top producers. But despite its gr...
1 Sep 202318min
Global Inequality - Interview with Francisco Ferreira (London School of Economics)
Global inequality is one of the biggest economic issues facing the world today. Global wealth is now thousands of times what it has been for the vast majority of human history, and yet a lot of that w...
10 Aug 202358min
Indonesia: The Fastest Growing Major Economy In The World
Indonesia's economy has been growing rapidly, and thanks to a younger population it could be on track to become one of the biggest economies in the world. There are a few things holding Indonesia back...
8 Aug 202316min
Mexico, The Economic Miracle That Never Happened
Despite Mexico's strategic advantages and booming manufacturing sector due to global trade shifts, they haven't taken opportunities to replace China as a major manufacturer for the US. What factors st...
2 Aug 202317min
Taiwan is More Than Microchips and Tensions With China
When people think of Taiwan, they mostly think of tensions with China and the fact that Taiwan is a major manufacturing centre for the world's semiconductors. But Taiwan's leaders actually made some b...
26 Juli 202315min
Why Inequality Starts Becoming A Problem Now
The global wealth disparity has been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic, and there is a concentration of wealth among the top 1.2% of people. We explore factors causing inequality, the role of debt, ...
20 Juli 202315min
Global Wealth and Global Debt - Interview with Jason Furman (Harvard University)
Global debt has now topped $300 trillion USD, or three times total global economic output. This is a number that is going to have very real consequences for billions of people around the world, but as...
14 Juli 202340min
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Debt | Economics Explained
Is the global debt of over $300 trillion really a problem? And does debt for the global economy work in a different way from debt on an individual level? In this video we'll explain who holds all the ...
9 Juli 202318min
