Economics in business
by PwC UKA PwC podcast series in which our economics experts discuss the UK and global macroeconomic outlook and what this means for businesses.
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Episodes
The UK economy - the long-term view - Ep11
12m · PublishedWhat's ahead for the future of the UK economy? Looking in particular at GDP and debt, we consider historical and current trends to take a long-term view on the outlook for the UK economy.
How have banks responded to post-crisis regulation? - EP10
9m · PublishedAfter the financial crisis, banks were subjected to a global overhaul of the entire regulatory system. 10 years down the line, Nick Forrest, head of our Financial Economics team explains how this has actually affected banks, and the banking sector as a whole. Read more in our report with AFME.
Why is wage growth sluggish? - Ep9
10m · PublishedLabour markets in most advanced economies have (almost) never been better - but wages haven't really picked up. Our Senior Economist, Barret Kupelian, explains what's driving this disparity and what it could mean for businesses.
How can companies benefit from Behavioural Economics? - Ep8
13m · PublishedOrganisations are increasingly using Behavioural Economics (BE) to improve the way they interact with customers by better understanding their behaviour. Suresh Natarajan, who leads our BE practice joins Laura to share his experiences of using BE to help clients, and his views on where the field may be headed.
Helping companies conquer country risk - Ep7
11m · PublishedIn an era of geopolitical transformation, what do financial markets tell us about country risk premia? The answer may surprise you. Economist Rob Vaughan shares the latest trends from PwC's country risk premium model, and how this insight can help companies manage country risk.
What's the economic cost of natural disasters? - Ep6
10m · PublishedEconomist James Loughridge joins our host Laura Gatz to explain what our latest research can tell us about what's happening to the frequency and cost of natural disasters, and how this impacts an economy
A vision for 2025 - using Economics to devise a Financial Services Strategy for the UK - Ep5
10m · PublishedNick Forrest, our Head of Financial Services in Economic Consulting, discusses with new host Laura Gatz-Schulz how he and his team used economic principles and methods to help The CityUK develop a strategy for the Financial Services Sector.
How will automation impact jobs? - Ep4
11m · PublishedJohn Hawksworth, Chief Economist at PwC UK, talks about our recent research analysing the impact of automation on jobs in the UK and other OECD countries. We explore which industries and types of workers are likely to be most affected, but also consider the potential job and productivity gains from technological progress.
What's next for UK interest rates? - Ep3
7m · PublishedWith inflation rapidly on the rise and the US Federal Reserve continuing to raise rates, could we see an increase in UK interest rates this year? We put this question to Andrew Sentance, Senior Economic Adviser at PwC, and discuss the wider outlook for monetary policy in the UK in this economics podcast.
Closing the gender pay gap: the potential $2 trillion prize - Ep2
9m · PublishedWe're joined by economists Jing Teow and Shivangi Jain to explore which OECD countries have made the greatest progress in closing their gender pay gaps and discuss what governments and businesses can do to speed up this progress.
Economics in business has 31 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 6:58:16. 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 21st, 2024 23:12.