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Economics Explored — 323 episodes · page 3 of 4
Truth (or the lack of it) in politics and how to think critically with help from Descartes - EP123
Dan Mitchell on the global tax cartel and California’s economic suicide - EP122
What is the Economy? And Why It Matters to You | EP121
120: Inflation, Covid, China & Crypto - looking back on 2021 and forward to 2022
What Tony Makin taught us about macroeconomics with ex-Ambassador to OECD, Alex Robson
EP118: The Skyscraper Curse and Austrian Economics with Mark Thornton, Mises Institute
COP26 Glasgow Climate Change Summit: Success or Failure?
The Great Resignation
The Opioid Crisis and the War on Drugs with Dr Jeffrey Singer
Tax rules benefiting tech titans and hedge fund managers in the US
Lithium and the new energy revolution with Lukasz Bednarski
Taxing the rich - Billionaire and inheritance taxes
Aussie Senator Matt Canavan - COP26 Dissenting Voices Part 2
COP26 Dissenting Voices Part 1 - Dr Alan Moran
Philosophy and Truth
COP26 climate change summit with Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
Gender differences in negotiation and policy for improvement
COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates with Dr Gilbert Berdine
Why bad social norms such as FGM can persist
Victimless Crimes with Marc J. Victor
Why Ayn Rand's concept of self-esteem is unreasonable with Dr Michael Edelstein
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
How do we know what's true or why trust science?
Incentivizing Vaccinations - Cash for Jabs
Carbon border taxes
Political legitimacy with Prof. Phillip LeBel
BS jobs critique + CBDC thoughts from Dr Nicholas Gruen
Managing Government Budgets
BS or pointless jobs
Economics of New Media
Public Choice theory with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
Nuclear energy and decarbonizing economies
Negotiation and Design Thinking with David Johnson of Stanford
Lockdown Cost-Benefit Analysis with Professor Douglas Allen
CPI inflation concerns with Darren Brady Nelson
Evolutionary Economics with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
Saving and Investing for Retirement: 401(k)s, IRAs, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.
Decarbonizing the Economy
Business cases for public infrastructure projects
Economics and Religion
Missing Middle Housing & other urban planning issues
Female Breadwinning with Prof. Gigi Foster
Freeing Fiscal Policy from political tinkering with Dr Nicholas Gruen
The Olympics - economic boon or burden?
Running the Numbers on COVID-19 Measures with Prof. Peter Swan
Anarcho-capitalism and a Libertarian analysis of COVID with Prof. Walter Block
The role of the Treasury in Economic Policy with Paul Tilley
Insights from behavioural economics & science regarding COVID responses
The Fed and Inflation Targeting
Industry Assistance and Crony Capitalism with Darren Brady Nelson
Fiscal Stimulus with Prof. Fabrizio Carmignani
Foreign Direct Investment & Productivity
Retail is Detail with Bruno Cortigiani of Merlai
The Circular Economy with Craig Lawrence
Financing the COVID-19 Government Debt
COVID and Wartime – Comparison of economic impacts
Regulating Big Tech
Money and Cryptocurrency
Behavioural Finance with Dr Tracey West of Griffith Business School
Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler
The Great Reset
Megaprojects with Marion Terrill from Grattan Institute
Economics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet, AI and Blockchain
Minimum wages and employment
Natural rate of unemployment or NAIRU
Tech Giants challenged by the Media and Governments
Corporate governance & corporate social responsibility
Quantitative Easing as a long-term strategy with Michael Knox
The Precautionary Principle and COVID-19
Rationalising Regulation
COVID-induced border battle in Australia
Economics and Public Policy
What Economists do and why the world needs them
New Normal Post-COVID
Gold with Darren Brady Nelson
The Deficit Myth & Modern Monetary Theory – initial views
Re-opening economies in this time of COVID-19 with Joe Branigan
Challenges of Economic Forecasting in the COVID-19 Pandemic with Prof. Rodney Strachan
Valuing the Environment with Dr Boyd Blackwell
State Government Economic Responses to COVID-19
Dynamic Pricing
Unfreezing Discount Rates with Marion Terrill of the Grattan Institute
Fiscal Vaccine for COVID-19 with Prof. Tony Makin
Gender pay gap recap
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Economists
Picking winners: Industry policy with Craig Lawrence
Uncertainty and the perils of prediction with William M Briggs
US infrastructure: lessons from Australia, with Darren Brady Nelson
Working from home during & after the pandemic with Alison Pennington
Highlights of recent coronavirus-related episodes
Radical Uncertainty with Prof. John Kay CBE
Bailouts in this time of coronavirus with Dr Dan Mitchell
Paying for the coronavirus rescue measures with Joe Branigan
Certified Corona-Immunity as a Resource with Prof. Benno Torgler
Coronavirus responses with Joe Branigan, Tulipwood Economics
Coronavirus policy responses with Dr Nicholas Gruen of Lateral Economics
COVID-19, machine trading & financial markets with Michael Knox
City Infrastructure with Craig Lawrence
Climate change with Nicki Hutley from Deloitte Access Economics
The FIRE movement with Dr Di Johnson