Podcast: Economics & Beyond

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Danny Quah

May 1, 2020

Danny Quah—Dean and the Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore—talks to Rob about why the fast-moving 鈥淔errari鈥 economy we鈥檙e used to is ill-suited for the pandemic, and why we now need a sturdier 鈥淛eep鈥 economy that can handle bumps in the road.

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Tolu Olubunmi

Tolu Olubunmi: Africa鈥檚 Crisis of Confidence

Apr 30, 2020

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john powell

john powell on Liberty and Equality in a Pandemic

Apr 29, 2020

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Jeremy Lent

Jeremy Lent on Shifting Values in a Pandemic

Apr 28, 2020

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Adair Turner

Adair Turner: When Supply and Demand Both Crash

Apr 27, 2020

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Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz: An Economy without Spare Tires

Apr 22, 2020

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Michael Spence

Too Little, Too Late, Again with Michael Spence

Apr 22, 2020

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Roman Frydman

Uncertainty Economics for an Uncertain Time with Roman Frydman

Apr 22, 2020

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Jayati Ghosh

The Pandemic in the Developing World with Jayati Ghosh

Apr 22, 2020

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Matt Stoller

Apr 22, 2020

Matt Stoller, Research Director at the American Economic Liberties Project and author of the book, Goliath: The Hundred Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy, talks with Rob about how the pandemic is affecting the power of monopolies in our politics and economics, and the paths forward as supply chain issues are laid bare.

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Gerald Horne

Apr 22, 2020

Gerald Horne is the Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and author of several books including, Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music. He talks to Rob about the economics of jazz music and musicians, including financial tensions between primarily black artists and white producers.

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John Ralston Saul

Class, Inequality, and the Pandemic with John Ralston Saul

Apr 22, 2020