VoxTalks Economics podcast

VoxTalks Economics

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Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.

Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.

 

#409

S8 Ep47: Misinformation and trust in news

Today generative AI makes it easy to create and distribute convincing fake news stories, p... more

12 Sep 2025

19 MINS

19:35

12 Sep 2025


#408

S8 Ep46: Is Davos more than a boondoggle?

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, attended by thousands of busines... more

05 Sep 2025

17 MINS

17:38

05 Sep 2025


#407

S8 Ep45: The stickiness of gender biased norms

The belief that women are in some way inferior to men has been around for centuries. And t... more

29 Aug 2025

23 MINS

23:15

29 Aug 2025


#406

S8 Ep44: In coin we trust

On 4 August, Paul Atkins, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, launched... more

22 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:31

22 Aug 2025


#405

S8 Ep43: Strategic cops and robbers

How do criminals choose the weapons they carry, the number of accomplices, the types of bu... more

15 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:58

15 Aug 2025


#404

S8 Ep42: Carcillo: Closing the gender wage gap

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  The gender wage gap in advanced economie... more

08 Aug 2025

18 MINS

18:59

08 Aug 2025


#403

S8 Ep41: Bertrand: Why Japanese men don’t take paternity leave

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  One of the mysteries for economists and ... more

06 Aug 2025

15 MINS

15:21

06 Aug 2025


#402

S8 Ep40: Petrongolo: Gender and the labour market

From our series recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025. How much progress have we... more

01 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:12

01 Aug 2025


#401

S8 Ep39: The next generation: PSE ’25

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  This week, we interview three of the nex... more

25 Jul 2025

33 MINS

33:29

25 Jul 2025


#400

S8 Ep38: The state of globalisation

Are global economic flows collapsing, or are they reorganising? That’s one of the intrigui... more

23 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:05

23 Jul 2025


#399

S8 Ep37: The effect of working from home on house prices

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  Now that many of us work part or all our... more

18 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:53

18 Jul 2025


#398

S8 Ep36: Davis: Will working from home stick?

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  Go back six or seven years and working f... more

16 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:10

16 Jul 2025


#397

S8 Ep35: The global impact of AI

If we focus on the cutting edge of AI implementation, we’re also focusing on a small set o... more

11 Jul 2025

18 MINS

18:52

11 Jul 2025


#396

S8 Ep34: How good are LLMs at doing our jobs?

 In the second of special series recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025, we are a... more

09 Jul 2025

18 MINS

18:03

09 Jul 2025


#395

S8 Ep33: Autor: Automation and the value of expertise

Recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025.  This year the annual Paris School of Eco... more

04 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:40

04 Jul 2025


#394

S8 Ep32: Bonus episode: From soft landings to hard realities

The Bank for International Settlements Annual Economic Report has just dropped, and there’... more

29 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:14

29 Jun 2025


#393

S8 Ep31: Does better school management boost test scores?

Whether you are looking at the link from education to economic growth, household earnings ... more

27 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:09

27 Jun 2025


#392

S8 Ep30: Do car bans hurt politicians?

Pedestrianised areas, car-free streets, or low traffic neighbourhoods are increasingly vis... more

20 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:39

20 Jun 2025


#391

S8 Ep29: Finding meaning at work

What’s the point of having a job? Clearly, to make money for ourselves and our families. B... more

13 Jun 2025

19 MINS

19:14

13 Jun 2025


#390

S8 Ep28: How to curb the bias against female experts

Does the public take more notice of the opinions of male or female economists? We know tha... more

06 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:22

06 Jun 2025


#389

S8 Ep27: The Grievance Doctrine

What if trade policy wasn’t really about trade at all? What if it was about revenge, power... more

30 May 2025

29 MINS

29:02

30 May 2025


#388

S8 Ep26: The rise of China in academic research

China’s growth as an economic superpower has been based in a large part on its increasing ... more

23 May 2025

29 MINS

29:32

23 May 2025


#387

S8 Ep25: Growth and trust in government

Does economic growth inspire us to trust our governments? A new paper finds a surprisingly... more

16 May 2025

25 MINS

25:38

16 May 2025


#386

S8 Ep24: Do friendships change our political opinions?

Recently, students all over the world have been demonstrating in solidarity with Palestini... more

09 May 2025

19 MINS

19:08

09 May 2025


#385

S8 Ep23: What is geoeconomics?

With the major geopolitical powers squaring up to each other, tariffs on trade and politic... more

02 May 2025

22 MINS

22:58

02 May 2025


#384

S8 Ep22: Do superstar advisors create star students?

Getting accepted to an elite PhD programme with a superstar advisor seems like “making it”... more

25 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:09

25 Apr 2025


#383

S8 Ep21: A meaningful life

What gives a life meaning? Is it about health, friends, family or something else? Do rich ... more

18 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:45

18 Apr 2025


#382

S8 Ep20: Expelling the experts

President Trump, aided by DOGE under Elon Musk, promised deep cuts to the US federal burea... more

11 Apr 2025

21 MINS

21:56

11 Apr 2025


#381

S8 Ep19: Central banks as financial agents of the state

Central banks play a crucial role in modern economies, managing money supply, setting inte... more

04 Apr 2025

26 MINS

26:13

04 Apr 2025