• VoxTalks Economics

  • Written by: VoxTalks
  • Podcast
VoxTalks Economics cover art

VoxTalks Economics

Written by: VoxTalks
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.
    voxeu.org
    Show more Show less
Episodes
  • S7 Ep26: Economic decline and the rise of populism

    S7 Ep26: Economic decline and the rise of populism
    May 31 2024
    Next week, there will be EU elections across Europe. Later this year, there is a closely fought election in the US. As traditional political right-left allegiances break down, what is influencing the way we vote? Andrés Rodríguez-Pose tells Tim Phillips how economic stagnation combined with increased interpersonal and regional inequality has been driving the populist vote.
    Show more Show less
    29 mins
  • S7 Ep25: The stigma of depression

    S7 Ep25: The stigma of depression
    May 24 2024
    We are increasingly aware of the number of people who secretly suffer from depression. Many sufferers are reluctant to seek help because they fear that others will assume they are weak or lazy. If depressed people discover that most of their peers feel sympathy rather than contempt for them, will they be empowered to seek help? Egon Tripodi and his colleagues tested that assumption. He tells Tim Phillips what they discovered.
    Show more Show less
    15 mins
  • S7 Ep24: How fake news shapes the business cycle

    S7 Ep24: How fake news shapes the business cycle
    May 17 2024
    Fake news threatens our electoral process and our social structure. Fabrice Collard tells Tim Phillips that it threatens economic stability too, and that the impact of the of the fake news epidemic can be detected as a rise in uncertainty that transmits to core economic statistics.
    Show more Show less
    26 mins
Social Sciences Economics Science
Show more Show less

More from the same

Author:

What listeners say about VoxTalks Economics

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.ca reviews

Amazon Reviews
No reviews are available