S2 Ep30: France's broken social elevator
France has surprisingly low social mobility. OECD chief economist Laurence Boone tells Tim Phillips why this is the case, how the problem fuels the gilets jaunes protests, and what can be done about i...
26 Juli 201917min
S2 Ep29: The true cost of emissions cheating
Supposedly 'green' diesel engines with devices to cheat emissions tests have been polluting as much as 150 ordinary cars. Hannes Schwandt tell Tim Phillips about the staggering human cost of VW's frau...
19 Juli 201923min
S2 Ep28: The benefits of starting school early
Children in different countries start school at very different ages. Thomas Cornelissen tells Tim Phillips about new research that suggests an early start may help their development. Check out the re...
12 Juli 201917min
S2 Ep27: Italy is a very sick patient
Are Italy's populist policies of miniBOTs and flat taxes the right medicine for its economic sickness? Fabio Ghironi tells Tim Phillips that, if Italy doesn't attempt fundamental structural reforms, i...
5 Juli 201914min
S2 Ep26: How the G20 can save world trade
As the G20 gather in Japan, Tim Phillips talks to Simon Evenett, one of the authors of the Global Trade Alert, on how the ministers can halt the "free for all" on protectionism. Download the 24th Gl...
28 Juni 201916min
S2 Ep25: The threat to global prosperity
A new book from the CEPR argues that the current trade war is a long-term danger to all economies, not just those of the US and China. Editor Meredith Crowley of the University of Cambridge and two of...
20 Juni 201916min
S2 Ep24: What would Ricardo do?
David Ricardo was the first economist to think rigorously about international trade, and his theory of comparative advantage has stood the test of time. So why do so many politicians ignore it? And wh...
14 Juni 201919min
S2 Ep23: The future of the welfare state
This week UN special rapporteur claimed the UK's social safety net has been "replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos". Dame Minouche Shafik, director of the LSE, talks to Tim Phillips about whether o...
7 Juni 201917min
