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Money & Macro Talks

60 episodes

Interviews with leading (macro) economists, social scientists and financial professionals to uncover the nuanced facts shaping our global economy.

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  1. The epic story of how bonds built the modern world | Robin Wigglesworth

    · 1 h 27 min · Episode 61

    Interview with FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth about his new book: A Fabulous Debt: How Bonds Built the Modern World.

  2. Why does Turkey have more female engineers than Finland? | Manuel Bagues

    · 44 min

    In Sweden, Norway and Finland, women have more freedom and opportunity than almost anywhere else on Earth. Yet these are also the places where fewer women choose to study engineering or computer science. Economists and…

  3. The false promises of the AI industry | Ilyaz Nasrullah

    · 1 h 17 min · Episode 59

    Interview with Ilyaz Nasrullah (computer scientist & columnist) about his new book. The book in Dutch can be found here: https://www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/dit-is-ai/ Research mentioned in the conversation:…

  4. What's really behind Korea's massive defense export boom | HB Hong

    · 44 min · Episode 58

    In just a couple of years, South Korea turned from one of the world's largest defense importers to exports. In this interview, Korean expert HG Hong (Platoon Magazine) explains why.

  5. Are monopolies really taking over the economy? | Brian Albrecht

    · 1 h 06 min

    Big Tech has never been bigger. Google, Amazon and Metaserve more customers and earn bigger profits every year, and AI companies are claiming a growing share of the stock market. For many, that's a warning sign: the…

  6. How governments can increase fertility rates | Lyman Stone

    · 50 min

    Why have fertility rates collapsed in the past decades? Is there anything governments can do to reverse this situation? In this episode, we review the leading explanations for long-run demographic change, the role of…

  7. Economist defends rent controls | prof. Frank Braconi

    · 1 h 00 min

    Frank Braconi is one of the few economists willing to argue that rent control, properly designed, can work. But what does "properly designed" mean? When should it be used, where, and how? We discuss San Francisco's…

  8. What Chinese rule will actually look like | Dr. Dave Kang

    · 47 min

    As China's star rises, people like Ray Dalio think we may see the emergence of a new tribute system. In this podcast, I discuss with tribute system expert Dr. Dave Kang what the tribute system actually was and whether…

  9. Can a land value tax fix housing? | Lars Doucet

    · 54 min

    Prime downtown land sits empty while cities run out of housing. Tax buildings and you punish building; tax land and you punish sitting on it. In this episode, Lars Doucet, author of Land is a Big Deal, discusses the…

  10. What over 100 studies reveal about rent controls? | Prof. Konstantin Kholodilin

    · 46 min

    What does sixty years of evidence actually say about rent control? Konstantin Kholodilin (DIW Berlin) read 112 empirical studies to find out. We go through the results.

  11. Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once | John Burn-Murdoch

    · 48 min

    Fertility rates are falling in the Europe and the US, but also in places China, Tunisia and Colombia. What can explain this global trend, and what are the political and economic consequences of low birth rates…

  12. Why demographics will change everything | Prof. Charles Goodhart

    · 46 min · Episode 50

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  13. Is economics a science? | Adam Mastroianni

    · 46 min

    What do we mean when we label economics a a science? Can social sciences ever develop a paradigm? In this interview, psychologist Adam Mastroianni discusses the state of psychology as a science and how paradigms…

  14. How are the Gulf economies holding up? | Prof. Steffen Hertog

    · 27 min

    This is an update to my conversation with Gulf economy expert Prof. Steffen Hertog. We are already five months into the Iran war now: How much longer will the strait of Hormuz remain closed? and what could that mean…

  15. Why everyone is wrong about Japan's economy | Takuji Aida (Sanaenomics advisor)

    · 57 min

    Takuji Aida, advisor to prime minister Sanae Takaichi, explains Sanaenomics.

  16. Why you should worry more about inequality? | Prof. Morten Nyborg

    · 1 h 08 min

    Is inequality harmful, or should economist focus more on absolute poverty? In this interview, prof. Morten Nyborg presents inequality as an externality and discusses the different policy tools to reduce it.

  17. What economists get wrong about public debt? | Prof. Steve Keen

    · 58 min

    In this episode, I sat down with Professor Keen to ask him about his views on inflation, public debt, and how governments should respond to global shocks.

  18. Is the wealth tax actually working for Norway | Prof. Ole-Andreas Næss

    · 43 min

    Wealth taxes are the key policy proposal to prevent wealth from concentrating at the top, and they're now being discussed in both the US and the UK. In this episode, we dig into the recent Norwegian experience with…

  19. How are Europe's economies holding up? Dr. Oscar Arse (ECB)

    · 42 min

    ECB Director general economics on how Europe's economies are responding to the Hormuz energy shock. Publications mentioned by Oscar below:…

  20. What´s next after the reopening of Hormuz? Prof. Steve Keen

    · 30 min

    This is the first part of our interview with prof. Keen, where we talk about the economic consequences of the Iran war and what to expect after the reopening of the strait of Hormuz.

  21. Why firms actually underpay their workers? Prof. Arin Dube

    · 45 min

    For decades, productivity and wages grew together. Then they didn't. Since the 1970s, workers across the developed world have become significantly more productive, yet their wages have largely stagnated. Where did the…

  22. Why governments can borrow more than they think. Prof. Bezemer

    · 40 min

    Are governments finally hitting their debt limits? In this interview, Professor Dirk discusses the role of bond markets and central banks on government borrowing

  23. Are we already in a new World War? prof. Paul Poast

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 39

    Interview with prof. Paul Poast from University of Chicago

  24. Will western governments soon hit their debt limits? Prof. John Cochrane

    · 50 min

    Economics professor John Cochrane discusses the limits of government borrowing. Is public debt sustainable? What caused the latest inflation episode?

  25. What happens when you tax the rich? Prof. Wojciech Kopczuk

    · 1 h 02 min

    Columbia Professor Wojciech Kopczuk discusses progressive taxation. Is the US tax system less progressive than European systems? What are the potential and the limitations of a wealth tax?

  26. Why we are getting poorer | Dr. Cahal Moran (Unlearning Economics)

    · 49 min · Episode 36

    Interview on the book why we are getting poorer with Dr. Cahal Moran the man behind the YouTube channel Unlearning Economics.

  27. How are Gulf economies holding up? prof. Steffen Hertog

    · 26 min · Episode 35

    LSE professor Steffen Hertog gives an overview of how the various Gulf economies are holding up after almost 2 months of the US-Israel vs. Iran war and the closure of the strait of Hormuz.

  28. There is NO Venture Capital shortage in Europe | Jasper H. van Dijk

    · 32 min · Episode 34

    Jasper van Dijk from the Dutch Institute for Public Economics on why a lack of venture capital is NOT why Europe lacks big recent firms.

  29. How firms lobby for low-skilled immigration. Prof. Alan Manning

    · 58 min · Episode 33

    Interview with LSE professor Alan Manning about his recent book: Why Immigration Policy is Difficult and How to Make it Better.

  30. What does Iran want? Prof. Vasil Nasr

    · 49 min · Episode 32

    Interview with the author of the book: Iran's Grand Strategy.

  31. Why populism is taking over the West | prof. Sheri Berman

    · 55 min · Episode 31

    Discussion with Columbia university professor Sheri Berman on the history, characteristics and causes of populism.

  32. What does China want? | profs Kang, Wong & Chan

    · 54 min · Episode 30

    Interview about a thought provoking paper analyzing thousands of CCP internal communications about what China wants on the world stage.

  33. What kind of immigrants do we actually want? dr. Alexandor Kustov

    · 58 min · Episode 29

    Interview with Notre Dame associate professor Alexander Kustov on the research he did for his book In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular

  34. Are immigrants taking or creating jobs? prof. Jan Stuhler

    · 55 min · Episode 28

    Interview with Madrid professor on Jan Stuhler about the effects of immigrants on labor markets.

  35. Inequality is not the problem | prof. Lane Kenworthy

    · 1 h 05 min · Episode 27

    Interview with professor Lane Kenworthy about whether or not inequality is really such a big problem as people think.

  36. Why Europe is getting safer, despite migration | prof. Paolo Pinotti

    · 56 min · Episode 26

    Interview with Bocconi professor Paolo Pinotti about the relationship between migration and crime.

  37. The coming demographics earthquake ft. prof Charles Goodhart

    · 48 min

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  38. Dr. Wess Mitchell defends Trump's foreign policy

    · 52 min · Episode 24

    Interview with Dr. Wes Mitchell, who is the author of the book Great Power Diplomacy, The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger. He's also co-founder of the think tank, the Marathon Initiative, and, very…

  39. What Trump's foreign policy is really about | prof Goddard & Newman

    · 51 min · Episode 23

    Professors Stacie Goddard (Wellesley college) and Abraham Newman (Georgetown University) explain their viral new Neo-Royalism theory that can explain Trump's strange actions with Joeri Schasfoort from Money & Macro.

  40. The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence ft Jens Ludwig

    · 45 min

    In this episode of Money & Macro Talks, writer Alejandro Iribas De La Puerta sits down with economist Jens Ludwig for a deep, evidence-driven conversation on how to truly reduce gun violence in America. Drawing on…

  41. China's mineral dominance: how the West should respond ft. Tobias Gehrke

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 21

    In this episode, I talk to Dr. Tobias Gherke senior fellow on the European Council on Foreign relations about the Geo-Economics of critical minerals. We discuss what critical minerals are important, how China became…

  42. Should private banks create most of our money? ft. Thomas Bollen

    · 1 h 30 min · Episode 20

    In this episode, I talk to financial journalist Thomas Bollen about how to reform our monetary financial system to reduce the need for bailouts. Check out Thomas's book in Dutch here: Geld genoeg, maar niet voor jou,…

  43. Why monopolies are eating our economies ft. Jan Eeckhout

    · 50 min

    Professor Jan Eeckhout makes his case about the profit paradox, which states that big companies are becoming too profitable. This is no longer good for the economy.

  44. A massive basic income experiment in Africa | Dennis Egger (Oxford University)

    · 1 h 15 min

    To join the village fundraiser, help send life changing cash and support research like this, visit https://www.givedirectly.org/macro/ Interview with Oxford prof Dennis Egger about his Econometrica paper: General…

  45. I interviewed the ECB’s Chief Economist on inflation & rates

    · 57 min

    Interview with Philip Lane about the past & future of inflation & interest rates in the Eurozone.

  46. Armenia’s Radical New Monetary Policy Approach | Governor Martin Galstyan & Armen Nurbekyan

    · 1 h 12 min

    I talked to Armenia's central bank governors Martin Galstyan & Armen Nurbekyan about (1) how the history of central banking in Armenia led to them adopting a systematic approach to monetary policy, (2) how this then…

  47. Was MMT Wrong About Inflation? | Stephanie Kelton (The Deficit Myth)

    · 1 h 08 min

    I talked to professor Stephanie Kelton about whether or not Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is still relevant today; how well her book the Deficit Myth is holding up, what caused the inflation spike, whether central banks…

  48. How the Financial Times Became so Successful | John Ridding (CEO)

    · 35 min

    I talked to FT CEO John Ridding about how the FT transitioned from a British oriented physical newspaper to a globally oriented digital one. We also discuss who reads the FT, what it's business model is, the role of…

  49. Why we Need a Digital Euro | Evelien Witlox (ECB)

    · 1 h 03 min

    In this episode I talked to Evelien Witlox, who is the Digital Euro program director at the European Central bank, about why we need a digital Euro. How will it work? How will it impact the financial system? We also…

  50. The Offshore Global Dollar System | ft. Jeff Snider

    · 1 h 55 min · S1 E11

    In this episode I’m interviewing Jeff Snider, host of the Eurodollar University podcast, about the importance of the Eurodollar market and true monetary principles.

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