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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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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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13:44

S3 Ep41: Racism and the "China virus"

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/09/04

Many Americans blame China for Covid-19. Runjing Lu tells Tim Phillips that the way politicians have exploited the pandemic has led to an increase in prejudice against the US Asian community.

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27:44

S3 Ep40: Restoring financial stability to India

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/08/28

In a new book based on his time as deputy governor of India's central bank, Viral Acharya warns that India's bloated public sector is strangling growth. The economy urgently needs institutional reform, he tells Tim Phillips - and now is the perfect time to do it. Viral's book is called Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India, and is published by Sage India.

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11:15

S3 Ep39: A new explanation for wage stagnation

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/08/21

Low-skilled workers are concentrated in sectors with fast productivity growth, so why isn't their pay rising? Rachel Ngai tell Tim Phillips that one explanation is in how low-skilled workers are reallocated between different sectors.

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12:08

S3 Ep38: Bailing out the kids

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/08/18

How much do we bail out our family in a crisis? By matching financial transactions and administrative data in Denmark, Niels Johannesen comes up with an answer for Tim Phillips.

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8:26

S3 Ep37: Does social media make us xenophobic?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/08/14

Xenophobic attacks are on the rise around the world. Does social media help cause them? Maria Petrova tells tim Phillips about shocking new research from Russia.

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37:33

S3 Ep36: Europe's zombie lending

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/08/07

Viral Acharya tell Tim Phillips that the action to save Europe's financial sector after 2008 has delayed reform in the banking sector - creating a decade of lending to zombie firms that has stifled economic growth. Acharya on Zombies and disinflation at VoxEU.

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18:21

S3 Ep35: Recessions increase inequality

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/07/31

Most high earners bounce back from recessions. But Gianluca Violante tells Tim Phillips that, for the last 50 years, it has been a different story for low earners.

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14:23

S3 Ep34: Valuing digital services

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/07/24

The Covid-19 lockdown has provided the opportunity to measure the financial value we give to 'free' digital services like social media and Google search. Diane Coyle and David Nguyen tell Tim Phillips what they discovered, and whether this value should be counted in GDP. Read the paper in Covid Economics 33, or this article on VoxEU.

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19:22

S3 Ep33: The mechanics of the industrial revolution

VoxTalks Economics ·

2020/07/17

Skilled artisans were needed to build, improve and mend the machines that powered the industrial revolution. Joel Mokyr tells Tim Phillips how this can help explain why the revolution happened when - and where - it did.

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