S4 Ep6: Is Europe's trade strategy fit for purpose?
Today the CEPR launches a new ebook on Europe's trade strategy. Author Christian Bluth tells Tim Phillips that nations are increasingly using global trade as a means of political arm-twisting. Should ...
10 Feb 202118min
S4 Ep5: Do we give more to charity after we've been sick?
Serious illness can be life-changing. Does it inspire us to be more charitable? Sarah Smith tells Tim Phillips whether we give more to charity after we suffer, to which charities - and what this means...
5 Feb 202114min
S4 Ep4: Capitalist systems and inequality
In classical capitalism, the rich earn their money from capital while the poor sell the value of their labour. In which countries is that still true, and how does it affect the gap between rich and po...
29 Jan 202114min
S4 Ep3: Boiling point in Africa
As the climate heats up, what does it mean for the number, and the scale, of conflicts in Africa? Dominic Rohner warns Tim Phillips about the impact that climate change has had in the continent alread...
22 Jan 202111min
S4 Ep2: The microeconomics of cryptocurrencies
What is behind the pinballing price movements of Bitcoin? Neil Gandal tells Tim Phillips how supply and demand works for cryptocurrencies.
15 Jan 202120min
S4 Ep1: The refugee's dilemma
A new study uses detailed data on the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany to investigate why individuals become refugees. Mathias Thoenig tells Tim Phillips about a simple policy that would have saved...
8 Jan 202126min
S3 Ep59: How authoritarians stay in power
Among other things, it has not been a great year for global democracy. So in the final VoxTalk of 2020, Konstantin Sonin tells Tim Phillips how authoritarian leaders grab and hold on to power.
18 Des 202016min
S3 Ep58: Covid baby boom or bust?
Will the pandemic create more or fewer babies? Joshua Wilde tells Tim Phillips how Google search data can provide the answer.
11 Des 202016min
