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VoxTalks Economics

Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world"s leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.

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26:48

S4 Ep1: The refugee's dilemma

VoxTalks Economics ·

2021/01/08

A new study uses detailed data on the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany to investigate why individuals become refugees. Mathias Thoenig tells Tim Phillips about a simple policy that would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the 1930s, but is still ignored today.

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16:47

S3 Ep59: How authoritarians stay in power

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/12/18

Among other things, it has not been a great year for global democracy. So in the final VoxTalk of 2020, Konstantin Sonin tells Tim Phillips how authoritarian leaders grab and hold on to power.

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16:08

S3 Ep58: Covid baby boom or bust?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/12/11

Will the pandemic create more or fewer babies? Joshua Wilde tells Tim Phillips how Google search data can provide the answer.

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24:04

S3 Ep57: The Spanish Empire's shipwreck problem

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/12/04

When the galleon San José sank in a typhoon in 1694, it was carrying a cargo worth 2% of the GDP of the entire Spanish empire. Fernando Arteaga, Desiree Desierto and Mark Koyama tell Tim Phillips about how bribes sank Spanish treasure ships. Read the Vox column about Spanish shipwrecks.

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12:52

S3 Ep57: Africa's roads make the rich richer

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/11/27

Africa's roads were originally built so that colonial powers could extract its natural wealth. What has happened since then? Steven Poelhekke of the University of Auckland examines the maps with Tim Phillips.

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17:33

S3 Ep56: The secret war in Laos

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/11/20

Laotians are still suffering collateral damage from a covert war that the US waged in the country half a century ago. Felipe Valencia Caicedo tells Tim Phillips about the devastating impact of the bombing of Laos, and how we can help victims of conflict in future.

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21:53

S3 Ep55: A history of public debt

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/11/13

When we compare ratios of debt to GDP, do we look closely enough at the political and financial context in which the debts were calculated? Eric Monnet of the Paris School of Economics tells Tim Phillips about how our statistical methods and assumptions have evolved.

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19:09

S3 Ep54: Europe should throw out its fiscal rulebook

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/11/06

The EU's increasingly complex system of fiscal rules should be replaced by a system of fiscal standards instead, Olivier Blanchard tells Tim Phillips. You can watch the recording of Olivier presenting his paper on Fiscal Standards for Europe at the 72nd Economic Policy Journal Panel Meeting here The full paper, Redesigning the EU Fiscal Rules: From Rules to Standards by Olivier Blanchard, Alvaro Leandro and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, can be downloaded here

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14:40

S3 Ep53: Gun control in Brazil

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/30

In 2003 Brazil enacted strict gun control legislation. Rodrigo Schneider tells Tim Phillips about the effects on crime and homicide, and whether we can assume there would be a similar impact in other countries. Find more about Rodrigo's paper Crime and political effects of a right-to-carry ban in Brazil , presented at the 72nd Economic Policy Panel Meeting

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20:56

S3 Ep52: The price of a vote

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/26

How well does campaign finance work, and which political parties benefit most? Julia Cagé tells Tim Phillips how the price of a vote has varied in recent British and French elections.

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12:16

S3 Ep51: Nepotism in academia

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/23

How much did nepotism in Europe's ancient universities hold back progress? David De La Croix tells Tim Phillips about his fascinating research into the emergence of modern science.

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21:18

S3 Ep50: The Black Death

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/16

Seven hundred years ago the worst pandemic in history killed almost half the population of Europe and the Middle East. Mark Koyama tells Tim Phillips about the centuries-long economic impact of the Black Death.

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22:58

S3 Ep49: Politics and ethnicity in Africa

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/09

Some ethnic groups are active in African politics, and some are not. Valeria Rueda tells Tim Phillips the fascinating story of how two socioeconomic revolutions more than a century ago shaped post-colonial political power.

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32:31

S3 Ep48: Should Google be allowed to acquire Fitbit?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/10/05

Another week, another tech merger, but this time with huge potential implications for who owns our health data and how it is used. Cristina Caffarra and Greg Crawford tell Tim Phillips why 17 economists have written a paper describing harm that Google's acquisition of Fitbit would cause to consumers. Download Policy Insight 107, or read about it at VoxEU.

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20:18

S3 Ep47: Publishing in economics

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/28

Academic economists need to be published, but is the journal system fair and efficient? Sebastian Galiani and Ugo Panizza tell Tim Phillips about a new free VoxEU ebook that tackles racism in publishing, whether you should be judged by your citations, and the tyranny of the top five. Download Publishing and measuring success in economics.

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9:51

S3 Ep46: The old songs

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/25

In a crisis, do we get nostalgic about music? Timothy Yeung tells Tim Phillips about Spotify data that suggests we look for comfort by seeking out songs we know. Read the research in Covid Economics.

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11:40

S3 Ep45: Post-pandemic transport policy

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/22

In the UK, public transport use has remained low after lockdown - but car use is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. What does this mean for a sustainable transport policy? David Newbery tell Tim Phillips how we could tax and incentivise ways to get around after the pandemic.

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10:37

S3 Ep44: Trustworthiness in the financial sector

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/18

Do scandals happen in banks because they recruit people who can't be trusted? Matthias Heinz tells Tim Phillips about new research with a sobering message for bank HR departments.

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13:56

S3 Ep43: What next for the UK's furloughed workers?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/15

Nine million workers were furloughed in the UK this summer. What was the experience like for them, and what will happen to them now? Abi Adams-Prassl tells Tim Phillips about how the Job Retention Scheme worked in practice, and what we can learn about short-time work.

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11:01

S3 Ep42: Kindergartens in America

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/11

At the beginning of the 20th century more than 7,000 kindergartens were set up in the US. Philipp Ager and Francesco Cinnirella tell Tim Phillips about the profound effect of preschool on the life chances of a generation of immigrants.

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