S7 Ep25: The stigma of depression
We are increasingly aware of the number of people who secretly suffer from depression. Many sufferers are reluctant to seek help because they fear that others will assume they are weak or lazy. If dep...
24 Maj 202415min
S7 Ep24: How fake news shapes the business cycle
Fake news threatens our electoral process and our social structure. Fabrice Collard tells Tim Phillips that it threatens economic stability too, and that the impact of the of the fake news epidemic ca...
17 Maj 202426min
S7 Ep23: What should business schools teach about the climate crisis?
If economics and finance are the key to creating a sustainable way to live, what is the role of business schools in training the people who will make that happen? Alissa and Tim talk to Peter Tufano o...
15 Maj 202447min
S7 Ep22: Europe’s economic security
Where is Europe’s economy vulnerable, and how can it manage that risk? A new joint report from CEPR and Bruegel investigates the challenges to economic security for Europe in the face of recent supply...
6 Maj 202421min
S7 Ep21: Clearing the path to growth
When a conflict ends, we know how minefields continue to destroy the lives of innocent people. But is there an economic, as well as a humanitarian, benefit to demining? Mounu Prem of Einaudi Institute...
3 Maj 202425min
S7 Ep20: How quickly should we adopt AI?
In March 2023, many experts supported an open letter that called for a six-month pause in giant AI experiments, and that development of these AIs should go ahead “only once we are confident that their...
26 Apr 202422min
S7 Ep19: Which jobs will AI replace?
Recorded at the Spring 2024 Economic Policy Panel Meeting. What will be the impact of AI on the labour market? Two new papers use the evidence from the early years of the 21st century to analyse who ...
19 Apr 202424min
S7 Ep18: Monetary policy, mortgages, and the housing market
This year’s World Economic Outlook report from the IMF features an intriguing piece of research that shows how rising policy rates bit harder in some countries than other because of differences in how...
8 Apr 202423min
