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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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S2 Ep44: Let's stay together

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/11/01

When the law changed to allow same-sex partners to get married, did the symbolism of marriage have any effect on the stability of relationships? Shuai Chen tells Tim Phillips about a surprising result from The Netherlands.

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18:02

S2 Ep43: The cost of dying

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/10/25

How much is spent on end-of-life care, and who foots the bill? Eric French of UCL tells Tim Phillips about the total cost of the last year of our lives, and how different countries have very different ideas of who should pay it. Read about the research at VoxEU.org, and download the VoxEU book about the economics of ageing.

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14:35

S2 Ep42: Increasing diversity in economics

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/10/16

The Royal Economic Society has launched Discover Economics, an ambitious three-year campaign to attract more women, minority students and students from state schools to study the subject. Sarah Smith and Arun Advani, co-chairs of the campaign, plus Rachel Griffith, RES president, tell Tim Phillips about how they plan to make this happen. Read about Discover Economics at VoxEU.

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19:24

S2 Ep41: The economics of an ageing population

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/10/11

We are living longer, and that affects every part of our economic future. David Bloom is the editor of a new VoxEU book on what he calls "the what, the so what, and the now what" of ageing. He tells Tim Phillips about some of the policy choices our societies will have to make in the near future.

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19:57

S2 Ep40: A new story of London's economic development

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/10/04

Economists date the growth of London's financial system, and its impact on the British economy, from the end of the 17th century. Nathan Sussman tells Tim Phillips how how he discovered contemporary records that tell a different story.

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20:15

S2 Ep39: Lessons from the Irish banking crisis

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/09/27

Patrick Honohan took over as governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009 with the economy in meltdown, and steered it through its deepest crisis. His new book re-examines what happened, and lessons for future crises. Tim Phillips talks to Patrick and the FT's Martin Sandbu about what policymakers and central bankers can learn from Ireland's ordeal. Read about Patrick's book at VoxEU.org. Picture: William Murphy/CC

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27:32

S2 Ep38: The death of banks?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/09/24

On 24 September the CEPR launches the latest Geneva Report on the world economy, called Banking disrupted? Financial intermediation in an era of transformational technology. Tim Phillips asks Tara Rice and Kathryn Petralia, two of the authors, whether fintechs and cryptocurrencies signal the beginning of the end for banks. Download the report, or read about it at VoxEU.

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12:14

S2 Ep37: Does foreign investment create green growth?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/09/13

Economists argue whether foreign direct investment in developing economies exports pollution or generates green growth. Beata Javorcik talks to Tim Phillips about a surprising conclusion from factory-level research. Read about the research at VoxEU.

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27:49

S2 Ep36: The economic history of World War 2

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/09/06

Starting on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war, VoxEU is publishing a series of articles about the economics of the war. Tim Phillips talks to some of the authors about their research. Read more about the project at VoxEU.

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18:43

S2 Ep35: Africa's lands of opportunity

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/08/30

On average, if you are born in Africa today you have much better chances to succeed than your parents or grandparents. But which countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility? Elias Papaioannou tells Tim Phillips about the four-year hunt for Africa's lands of opportunity.

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21:01

S2 Ep34: Could a $15 minimum wage save lives?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/08/23

The US has an epidemic of "deaths of despair". Michael Reich tells Tim Phillips that new research implies that a $15 minimum wage doesn't just cut poverty, it also saves lives. But is Congress listening?

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24:38

S2 Ep33: Investing in Brexit

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/08/16

As Brexit nears (again), are British firms choosing to invest in the UK or in other European markets? Are European firms investing in the UK to preserve access to its markets? And has "global Britain" got off the drawing board yet? Holger Breinlich and Dennis Novy lead Tim Phillips through the numbers.

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13:58

S2 Ep32: Social media polarization

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/08/09

When does social media polarize opinion, and when does it bring us closer together? Yves Zenou tells Tim Phillips about a new economic model that shows us how affinity can become division, and why the trolls often win.

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12:06

S2 Ep31: Learning about ourselves

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/08/02

Despite all the evidence to the contrary we continue to overestimate how much work we will do tomorrow, or how often we will go to the gym. Why? Peter Schwardmann tells Tim Phillips that we do learn from experience about ourselves - in the right circumstances.

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17:25

S2 Ep30: France's broken social elevator

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/07/26

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 it.

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23:28

S2 Ep29: The true cost of emissions cheating

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/07/19

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 fraud.

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17:45

S2 Ep28: The benefits of starting school early

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/07/12

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 research on VoxEU.org

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14:18

S2 Ep27: Italy is a very sick patient

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/07/05

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, it may be on the path to Eurexit.

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16:44

S2 Ep26: How the G20 can save world trade

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/06/28

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 Global Trade Alert by visiting VoxEU.org

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16:01

S2 Ep25: The threat to global prosperity

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/06/20

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 the authors tell Tim Phillips why prospects for the world economy are 'grim'. Download The Clash of Economic Systems Endangering Global Prosperity.

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