VoxTalks Economics

by VoxTalks

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

Episodes

S6 Ep42: The slowdown in potential growth

21m · Published 06 Oct 10:00

Estimates of potential growth – the best an economy can do – drive development and poverty reduction. Lower potential is a problem that constrains policymakers and so affects all of us. New research analyses the long downward trend in potential growth, makes projections for the next decade, and suggest ways we can boost it. Sinem Kilic Celik talks to Tim Phillips.

S6 Ep41: Identity politics and polarisation

26m · Published 29 Sep 10:00

What part does group identity play in who we choose to vote for? In every democracy it seems as if our leaders are using identity politics to gain new voters or define a distinct political agenda, but what does that mean for economic policies and polarisation?
Guido Tabellini tells Tim Phillips about his research into the influence of identity on political alignment in the US.

S6 Ep40: Price and prejudice: Asylum seekers and housing rents

21m · Published 22 Sep 10:00

Opposition to asylum seekers has become a political and social media hot button issue in every high-income country. But does their presence also depress rental values for neighbouring properties? Marius Brülhart tells Tim Phillips about new research from Switzerland that uncovers the effect of immigration on rents.

S6 Ep39: How railways brought inventors together

16m · Published 15 Sep 10:00

When suddenly it became quicker and cheaper to travel by train, did this help inventors to work together, and did it mean more and better innovation? Thor Berger and Erik Prawitz – who work 1 hour 50 minutes apart by train, investigated the impact of Sweden’s rail network.

S6 Ep38: Has broadband internet democratised finance?

17m · Published 08 Sep 10:00

Online share trading makes it possible for all of us to diversify our investments, but social media might encourage us to pile into bad investments. Hans Hvide has researched the impact of the arrival of broadband on the investment habits of Norway’s population, and he has some good news for Tim Phillips.

S6 Ep37: Should history change the way we think about populism?

28m · Published 01 Sep 10:00

The way that social scientists define populism might lead them to simplistic conclusions that aren’t supported by the historical record. Kevin O’Rourke tells Tim Phillips about the weak links between populism and nativism, and how economists have sometimes been on the wrong side of important policy debates with the people they call populists.

S6 Ep36: Democracy and political participation in India

26m · Published 25 Aug 10:00

When India’s post-colonial constitution gave everyone the right to vote, who used that right? And what effects did this reform have on other aspects of democracy? Lakshmi Iyer tells Tim Phillips about the historical link between enfranchisement and democracy in India.

S6 Ep35: Does regional identity guide investment?

21m · Published 18 Aug 10:00

Investors do more business than we would expect close to home. Can Germany’s car licence plates explain what drives local bias in investment? Thilo Huning and Fabian Wahl take Tim Phillips on an unlikely journey.

S6 Ep34: Health and income risks in old age

17m · Published 11 Aug 10:00

We are living longer, and so studying the consequences of changes to our income and health after we stop working is becoming more important. Jeanne Commault tells Tim Phillips how income and health shocks affect seniors, and whether the impact of these changes is the same as for working-age people.

S6 Ep33: Improving mental health as a route out of poverty

26m · Published 04 Aug 10:00

From the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum at the Paris School of Economics. One route out of poverty is to change external conditions: provide assets, jobs, healthcare. But can we also treat depression, or low self-esteem, or low aspirations, and does that help poverty reduction? Dean Karlan of Northwestern University tells Tim Phillips what new research is telling us – and what we don’t yet know.

VoxTalks Economics has 328 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 102:32:54. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 27th, 2024 01:41.