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You ask, we answer: careers, inflation and cooperation
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Episode You ask, we answer: careers, inflation and cooperation
Your questions answered: whether it’s about careers at the ECB, how our work affects people and businesses, or how we plan to tackle global challenges, we tackle listeners’ questions in this #AskECB episode of The ECB Podcast.
Join our host Stefania Secola as she talks to colleagues Eglantine Devaux and Gabriel Glöckler. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
Published on 25 February 2025 and recorded on 20 February 2025.
In this episode: 00:36 Your questions answered You, our listeners, sent us your burning questions on social media. What did you want to know? And who do we have onboard to answer your questions?
01:54 Working at the European Central Bank What does it take to join the team? How do we nurture and grow talent? And what are the advantages of working in such a diverse environment?
08:34 Small businesses and consumers How do our monetary policy decisions affect small businesses and consumers? How does this relate to our mission? We tackle these questions by looking at the example of a garden centre.
08:54 Stable, predictable changes in prices How do we keep prices stable? What tools do we have available? And how does our price stability objective help motivate us?
14:47 Facing global economic challenges What challenges lie ahead? How can we respond to uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a changing climate?
16:19 The challenge posed by tariffs How will tariffs impact our economies, and what about inflation?
18:27 Europe’s potential What opportunities can we harness as Europeans? And what could they mean for our economy?
22:43 Communication among central banks worldwide How do we work together? Are there particular structures in place? And what topics do we discuss?
27:49 Our guests’ hot tips Eglantine and Gabriel share their hot tips with our listeners.
Further readings: ECB vacancies https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers
Graduate programme https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/graduate/html/index.en.html
Traineeship https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.en.html
What we offer https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/benefits/html/index.en.html
IMF - Ask an Economist https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQzDbnDZlNJoqMhIDUQpEPTZ
IMF - Back to Basics https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQyRb6H1_XJWY73HJVdR6oBX
IMF- Analyze This! https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQz_LzOLaKTpDWyH93SNuF7x
IMF - Charts in Motion https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQz6xXWx5eB7uT9zE-4KcmAZ
ECB - Espresso Economics https://www.youtube.com/@Espresso_Economics
ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/
European Central Bank www.ecb.europa.eu
ECB Banking Supervision https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html
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