Post Crisis Economics

In our season finale we discuss the thorny issue of inequality. If capitalism is a race to succeed then surely somebody must lose. We discuss how incentives are used to drive innovation, and how these advantages can be used to create monopolies and further broaden the wealth divide. We talk about possible strategies to combat inequality and how those in power are already trying to resist them.

In our season finale we discuss the thorny issue of inequality. If capitalism is a race to succeed then surely somebody must lose. We discuss how incentives are used to drive innovation, and how these advantages can be used to create monopolies and further broaden the wealth divide. We talk about possible strategies to combat inequality and how those in power are already trying to resist them.

With rise of easy to use trading platforms, more and more people are starting to invest in stocks and shares. This week we look at how businesses can use the stock market to generate finance, how people can abuse the stock market, and even how bubbles are formed.

With rise of easy to use trading platforms, more and more people are starting to invest in stocks and shares. This week we look at how businesses can use the stock market to generate finance, how people can abuse the stock market, and even how bubbles are formed.

This week Will asks the deceptively simple question, what exactly is money? It turns out the answer is very complex and even more surprising. Tim also makes his feelings about Bitcoin abundantly clear.

This week Will asks the deceptively simple question, what exactly is money? It turns out the answer is very complex and even more surprising. Tim also makes his feelings about Bitcoin abundantly clear.

Ever wondered if you could open a bank account with The Bank of England? This week we discover what The Bank of England really does, why it's independent from the government, and how it can use interest rates to control the economy.

Ever wondered if you could open a bank account with The Bank of England? This week we discover what The Bank of England really does, why it's independent from the government, and how it can use interest rates to control the economy.

Inflation in the west has seldom been so stable for so long, so is it a problem of the past? This week we try and understand how inflation happens, what happens when it does, and why economists are debating if we're likely to see it again sooner than later.

Inflation in the west has seldom been so stable for so long, so is it a problem of the past? This week we try and understand how inflation happens, what happens when it does, and why economists are debating if we're likely to see it again sooner than later.