The Sound of Economics podcast

The Sound of Economics

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The Sound of Economics brings you insights, debates, and research-based discussions on economic policy in Europe and beyond. The podcast is produced by Bruegel, an independent and non-doctrinal think tank based in Brussels. It seeks to contribute to European and global economic policy-making through open, fact-based, and policy-relevant research, analysis, and debate.

The Sound of Economics brings you insights, debates, and research-based discussions on economic policy in Europe and beyond. The podcast is produced by Bruegel, an independent and non-doctrinal think tank based in Brussels. It seeks to contribute to European and global economic policy-making through open, fact-based, and policy-relevant research, analysis, and debate.

 

#426

The Sound of Economics Live: The State of the European Union 2025

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we discuss the State of the Union address that ... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:13

10 Sep 2025


#425

The ECB is not the Fed

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie discusses central bank indepen... more

04 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:48

04 Sep 2025


#424

How can the EU get its act together?

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we explore where Europe fits into a world of ge... more

27 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:04

27 Aug 2025


#423

Disaster risk in euro-area bond markets

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie is joined by ECB Senior E... more

20 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:17

20 Aug 2025


#422

Why European firms are rethinking their presence in China

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we explore the shifting strategies of European ... more

30 Jul 2025

26 MINS

26:27

30 Jul 2025


#421

Rebuilding Ukraine: international support, defence and recovery

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie is joined by Simon O’Conn... more

23 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:40

23 Jul 2025


#420

Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest?

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie discusses how insurance f... more

16 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:10

16 Jul 2025


#419

Greening global industry: clean energy, trade and development

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie is joined by Bruegel’s Di... more

09 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:01

09 Jul 2025


#418

The EU’s capital markets quest

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie discusses how common fina... more

02 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:40

02 Jul 2025


#417

How do China, the US, and the EU fare in critical technologies?

Critical technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum comput... more

25 Jun 2025

45 MINS

45:29

25 Jun 2025


#416

Digital euro: why now and what's next

In this episode of the Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie talks about the proposed ... more

18 Jun 2025

48 MINS

48:38

18 Jun 2025


#415

Fighting poverty, creating jobs: how development finance helps

In this episode of the Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie discusses global developm... more

11 Jun 2025

57 MINS

57:02

11 Jun 2025


#414

Defence and climate: is a common agenda possible?

How Europe’s defence sector can align to climate goals without compromising security needs... more

04 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:00

04 Jun 2025


#413

EU-UK trade and the Trump effect

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we look at what came out of the May 19 EU-UK su... more

26 May 2025

32 MINS

32:57

26 May 2025


#412

China's presence in the Eastern Mediterranean

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Bruegel’s own Alicia ... more

22 May 2025

48 MINS

48:31

22 May 2025


#411

Talent grab: can the EU attract US scientists and innovators?

In this episode of the Sound of Economics, we look at how Europe can attract and keep top-... more

14 May 2025

44 MINS

44:25

14 May 2025


#410

Germany’s budget vs the EU: clash coming?

In this episode of the Sound of Economics, we look at Germany’s budget outlook under new C... more

07 May 2025

45 MINS

45:56

07 May 2025


#409

[UPDATED] Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid

*We released the original podcast on 23 April 2025. As the blackout in Iberian Peninsula h... more

05 May 2025

49 MINS

49:00

05 May 2025


#408

Europe’s autonomy amid the US-China trade clash

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Bruegel’s own Alicia ... more

30 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:03

30 Apr 2025


#407

EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines?

In this extra episode of The Sound of Economics, Bruegel’s Bertin Martens and Fiona M. Sco... more

28 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:42

28 Apr 2025


#406

The Western Balkans: a region in waiting

The Western Balkans are often seen as Europe’s periphery, but they are in fact embedded wi... more

16 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:12

16 Apr 2025


#405

Greece's debt crisis: a decade of resilience

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, we mark a decade since the Greek debt crisis, r... more

09 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:59

09 Apr 2025


#404

Trump’s tariffs and the EU

How should Europe respond to the new US administration’s aggressive rhetoric on trade? Bru... more

03 Apr 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:39

03 Apr 2025


#403

How the war in Ukraine is reshaping EU-China relations

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the EU to reassess its ties with both Moscow and B... more

26 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:08

26 Mar 2025


#402

Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host [Rebecca Christie] (https://www.bruegel.or... more

17 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:52

17 Mar 2025


#401

Where are Europe's animal spirits?

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, [Rebecca Christie] (https://www.bruegel.org/peo... more

12 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:46

12 Mar 2025