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.

 

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S9 Ep24: Stablecoins and Global Imbalances

A radical macroeconomic experiment is under way at exactly the moment the US external posi... more

13 Apr 2026

31 MINS

31:02

13 Apr 2026


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S9 Ep23: Global imbalances redux

Three times since the 1970s, global imbalances have grown large. In the 1980s, the US trad... more

13 Apr 2026

34 MINS

34:18

13 Apr 2026


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S9 Ep22: World War Trade

On 2 April 2025, the United States imposed tariffs on almost every country on earth. The n... more

02 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:52

02 Apr 2026


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S9 Ep21: The Bank of England's capital mistake?

"When you look at the world now, does it look more uncertain or less uncertain?" In Decemb... more

27 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:39

27 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep20: What triggered January 6?

Two explanations circulated immediately after the March to Save America on January 6, 2021... more

20 Mar 2026

20 MINS

20:59

20 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep19: Can blockchain decentralise money, contracts, and finance?

Every Bitcoin transaction needs to be verified on the blockchain. There is no central auth... more

17 Mar 2026

33 MINS

33:12

17 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep18: Will AI transform economic growth?

Could AI transform our economies to produce explosive growth? Most economists are sceptica... more

13 Mar 2026

31 MINS

31:21

13 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep17: Sanctions and financial repression

Financial repression forces banks and citizens to hold government debt on terms the market... more

06 Mar 2026

18 MINS

18:05

06 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep16: What's next for Ukraine: The labour market

Ukraine has lost close to a quarter of its civilian workforce since the invasion. Three an... more

04 Mar 2026

17 MINS

17:05

04 Mar 2026


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S9 Ep15: What's next for Ukraine: Reconstruction

Ukraine's cities were failing long before the Russian invasion began. Kyiv and Lviv ranked... more

27 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:58

27 Feb 2026


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S9 Ep14: What’s next for Ukraine: Investment

Ukraine will emerge from this war with enormous debt. The conventional wisdom treats that ... more

25 Feb 2026

20 MINS

20:45

25 Feb 2026