Economics
Robert B. Reich – The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How Get Out of It
How do you analyse the current political and economic disaster in the Untied States in 6:21 without saying a word? Reich shows how.
Economics
Economics
Mark Blyth – Why People Vote for Those Who Work Against Their Best Interests
Mark Blyth rubbishes the title of his lecture. People vote for what they want and he explains why they want what we have: Trump, Brexit, Duterte, but also Corbyn and Podemos.
Economics
Victoria Chick, Kate Raworth, Mariana Mazzucato, Steve Keen, and Sally Svenlén – Economics Reformation video
Marking the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the established church, the New Weather Institute and campaign group Rethinking Economics, with input from a wide range of economists, academics and concerned citizens, are challenging the […]
Economics
Daniela Gabor: THE FUTURE OF MONEY
Daniela Gabor explains Shadow Money. Daniela Gabor is Professor of Economics and Macro-Finance at the University of the West of England, Bristol Cross-posted from Critical Macro Finance Last month, I participated in an excellent […]
Austerity
Thomas Herndon – The man who debunked austerity
In 2013 Thomas Herndon shot to fame when he found major errors in a widely cited academic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff which had been used to justify austerity policies in Europe and […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Internationalism vs Globalisation
Globaisation is in crisis. Good news, but why are we not celebrating and what should follow? Listen here
Economics
The World Wealth and Income Database: World Inequality Report 2018
The World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world) aims to provide open and convenient access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of income and wealth, both within countries […]
Economics
Economics
Chris Dillow: SAVING CAPITALISTS FROM THEMSELVES
Chris Dillow comments on Ann Pettifor’s recent article in the Guardian, in which she writes that Labour’s policies would be better for Britain’s capitalists than the current Tory programme. Although he agrees in principle, Dillow […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: Heretics welcome! Economics needs a new Reformation
Larry Elliot, who took part in the event, explains the importance of the 33 Theses for an Economics Reformation proposed by economics academics and students in London last week. Read here