S3 Ep42: Kindergartens in America
At the beginning of the 20th century more than 7,000 kindergartens were set up in the US. Philipp Ager and Francesco Cinnirella tell Tim Phillips about the profound effect of preschool on the life cha...
11 Sep 202011min
S3 Ep41: Racism and the "China virus"
Many Americans blame China for Covid-19. Runjing Lu tells Tim Phillips that the way politicians have exploited the pandemic has led to an increase in prejudice against the US Asian community.
4 Sep 202013min
S3 Ep40: Restoring financial stability to India
In a new book based on his time as deputy governor of India's central bank, Viral Acharya warns that India's bloated public sector is strangling growth. The economy urgently needs institutional reform...
28 Aug 202027min
S3 Ep39: A new explanation for wage stagnation
Low-skilled workers are concentrated in sectors with fast productivity growth, so why isn't their pay rising? Rachel Ngai tell Tim Phillips that one explanation is in how low-skilled workers are reall...
21 Aug 202011min
S3 Ep38: Bailing out the kids
How much do we bail out our family in a crisis? By matching financial transactions and administrative data in Denmark, Niels Johannesen comes up with an answer for Tim Phillips.
18 Aug 202012min
S3 Ep37: Does social media make us xenophobic?
Xenophobic attacks are on the rise around the world. Does social media help cause them? Maria Petrova tells tim Phillips about shocking new research from Russia.
14 Aug 20208min
S3 Ep36: Europe's zombie lending
Viral Acharya tell Tim Phillips that the action to save Europe's financial sector after 2008 has delayed reform in the banking sector - creating a decade of lending to zombie firms that has stifled ec...
7 Aug 202037min
S3 Ep35: Recessions increase inequality
Most high earners bounce back from recessions. But Gianluca Violante tells Tim Phillips that, for the last 50 years, it has been a different story for low earners.
31 Jul 202018min
