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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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19:13

S2 Ep24: What would Ricardo do?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/06/14

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 what would he do about Brexit? Peter Neary of the University of Oxford talks to Tim Phillips. Image: Thomas Phillips [Public domain]

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17:28

S2 Ep23: The future of the welfare state

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/06/07

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 our welfare states can survive in their current form, and what might replace them. Image: Gerd Altmann

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22:49

S2 Ep22: The Yrjo Jahnsson award

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/05/31

The award is given to the best European economist under 45. This year, Oriana Bandiera of LSE and Imran Rasul of UCL share the prize. They talk to Tim Phillips about their work, and #whateconomistsreallydo.

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18:39

S2 Ep21: The cost of kids

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/05/24

Women earn less than men after they start a family. Can better policies close the gap? Camille Landais of LSE tells Tim Phillips about new research comparing six countries. Read about the research on VoxEU.org

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18:53

S2 Ep20: Managing the secret state

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/05/17

Did the KGB manage its informers using the iron fist or the invisible hand? Mark Harrison tells Tim Phillips how the state motivated and disciplined its secret workforce. Read more of Mark's research on the Soviet Union here, here, and here. And the paper on Stasi activity in Germany he referred to is here.

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19:51

S2 Ep19: The end of the WTO?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/05/10

Who will be the biggest loser in this trade war? Chad Bown tells Tim Phillips why it could be the WTO's dispute resolution system, and why we should worry if this happens.

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19:05

S2 Ep18: The lost ones

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/05/03

MariaCristina De Nardi tells Tim Phillips that non-college-educated Americans born in the 1960s are dying younger, earning less, and paying more for healthcare than in their parents' generation.

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12:41

S2 Ep17: How art auctions work

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/04/27

What does economics teach us about art auctions? Katy Graddy of Brandeis University tells Tim Phillips what he needs to know before he bids for a painting of some artichokes.

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20:24

S2 Ep16: The 2018 trade war

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/04/19

Has the trade war with China been good for American businesses and consumers? The first results are in, and David Weinstein tells Tim Phillips who the winners and losers are.

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13:39

S2 Ep15: Girls, boys and multiple choice

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/04/12

How should multiple choice tests be scored? It seems like a harmless question, but Nagore Iriberri tells Tim Phillips how she discovered that well-intentioned marking schemes may be penalising girls, and what we can do about it.

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13:32

S2 Ep14: A green monetary policy

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/04/05

We're not short of policies intended to save us from catastrophic climate change, but should monetary policy be part of this effort? Dirk Schoenmaker of Erasmus University thinks so, and he tells Tim Phillips how it would work in practice.

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21:32

S2 Ep13: RCTs in the long run

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/03/29

Randomised controlled trials have revolutionised development policy. But do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later? Ted Miguel tells Tim Phillips how he and his colleagues aim to find out.

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12:43

S2 Ep12: Why are schools segregated?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/03/22

Our cities are diverse, but often the schools in these cities are less so. Bas van der Klaauw of VU University Amsterdam tells Tim Phillips that not necessarily where we live that creates school segregation.

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27:25

S2 Ep11: Love, money and parenting

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/03/15

We all want happy, successful kids, so how can economics help? Fabrizio Zilibotti of Yale talks to Tim Phillips about the research that he and his peers have done into parenting and what it tells us. Here's a VoxEU column by Fabrizio, and here's a link to his book.

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19:12

S2 Ep10: Innovation policy for Europe

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/03/08

The European Community's FRAME project, of which the CEPR has been a partner, recently held its final conference in London. Tim Phillips talked to the attendees about what FRAME's research into innovation tells us, and how it might be translated into policy. Visit FRAME's web site, and read about its research.

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10:33

S2 Ep9: The Big Data economy

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/03/01

The digital economy makes it possible for data-savvy firms to grow very large, very quickly. Laura Veldkamp of Columbia Business School tells Tim Phillips about her new project to model the Big Data economy.

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15:38

S2 Ep8: Gender bias in mathematics

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/02/22

Why do girls do less well than boys in school math tests? Paola Giuliano of UCLA explains to Tim Phillips that, for many girls, the problem starts at home.

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18:27

S2 Ep7: A history of international finance

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/02/15

A new data set compiles the history of international finance spanning a century and a half, revealing new information about globalisation, crises and capital flows. Rui Esteves of the Graduate Institute, Geneva, tells Tim Phillips what lessons it offers for policymakers today.

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11:36

S2 Ep6: Legal cannabis and the black economy

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/02/08

On 17 October 2018, Canada legalised recreational cannabis use, with an immediate effect on how Canadian people use cash. Jonathan Ashworth explains to Tim Phillips how legalisation crimps the black economy. Read our VoxEU column on the topic.

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17:07

S2 Ep5: The end of globalisation?

VoxTalks Economics ·

2019/02/01

Trade growth is slowing down. But is it, as the media and populist politicians claim, the end of globalisation? Kevin O'Rourke tells Tim Phillips how economic history can answer the question, and what we can learn from the history of global trade.

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