Will Trump Be Good for the US Economy?
This week Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States. In this free edition of the Debunking Economics podcast Phil Dobbie asks Professor Steve Keen whether he will be good news for h...
17 Jan 201721min
Can We Stop Economic Cycles?
The economy has always suffered the impacts of boom and bust cycles. Reserve banks and governments try desperately to remove them, hoping for the nirvana as a stable economy. But are they on a hiding ...
16 Jan 201725min
Did Keynes have a better plan for exchange rates?
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10 Jan 201721min
Growth. Do We Really Need It?
In this edition of the Debunking Economics podcast Phil Dobbie asks Professor Steve Keen why the economy is dependent on growth. Is it psychological – that we like to think we are better off – or is t...
3 Jan 201720min
Steve Keen on the Year Ahead
The start of the end of the Euro, the continued rise of the right, recession for Australia and a booming US economy thanks to Trump‘s spending program. That’s how Prof Steve Keen sees the year ahead l...
31 Des 201621min
What Scrooge Could Learn From Keynesian Economics
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to heighten awareness of the rich poor gap in Victorian London. Professor Steve Keen suggests his lavish ways described in the last few pages of the book would ...
21 Des 20169min
Bank Collapses, All Over Again.
Italian banks are on the verge of collapse. Former PM Matteo Renzi failed in his bid to centralise power and, supposedly, tackle the country’s dire economic circumstances. In reality, though, what cou...
19 Des 201626min
Is Productivity Really That Important?
Obviously we want to ensure that we are doing the most with the resources we have, but are we placing too much importance on productivity as a key measure of how well an economy is performing. In this...
8 Des 201618min
