Economics

Analysis. The Invisible Hand of Donald Trump. Audio, 42 minutes
Martin Wolf of the Financial Times examines the economic impact of President Donald Trump
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BBC Radio 4
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Analysis. The Fintech Revolution. Audio, 30 minutes
Will technology radically reshape the highly profitable world of finance?
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BBC Radio 4
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The Documentary Podcast. Bulgaria on a Cliff Edge. Audio, 27 minutes
What’s it like to live in the country with the fastest-shrinking population in the world?
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BBC World Service
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Analysis. Minimum Wage: Too Much of a Good Thing? Audio, 30 minutes
Paul Johnson asks if the policy's success has led to politicians stretching it too far.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Inquiry. Why Does China Want to Revive the Silk Road? Audio, 23 minutes
The biggest infrastructure initiative of all time could change the current world order.
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BBC World Service
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Analysis. What went wrong with Brazil? Audio, 30 minutes
How did Brazil's boom years turn to dust? David Baker investigates.
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BBC Radio 4
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Analysis. Aid: Something to Boast About? Audio, 30 minutes
Why is the UK such a generous global aid donor, and should it be? Jo Coburn investigates.
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BBC Radio 4
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It's Obscene! Audio, 28 minutes
Matthew Syed explores the vexed role of money at the pinnacle of contemporary sport.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Essential. The Inquiry: Who Wins in a Cashless Economy? Audio, 6 minutes
Harvard economist Ken Rogoff makes the case for cashless
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BBC World Service
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The Essential. The Inquiry: What's the point of Lotteries? Audio, 6 minutes
National lotteries exist all over the world. What are they for?
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BBC World Service
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Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 3, Death. Audio, 30 minutes
From paying for funerals to cryonics, what are the economics of death?
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BBC Radio 4
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Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 3, Birth. Audio, 30 minutes
Simon Evans' comedy-economics hybrid - this week about birth.
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BBC Radio 4
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Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 3, Marriage. Audio, 30 minutes
Is marriage all romance and living in harmony, or the most commercial of transactions?
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BBC Radio 4
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Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 3, Youth. Audio, 30 minutes
Simon Evans presents comedy lectures on economics behind four commodities.
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BBC Radio 4
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David Baddiel Tries to Understand. The IMF. Audio, 15 minutes
David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.
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BBC Radio 4
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A Point of View. On Brexit. Audio, 10 minutes
John Gray argues that Brexit will have a greater impact on the EU than it will on the UK.
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BBC Radio 4
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EF Schumacher: Is Small the Next Big? Audio, 28 minutes
Is small the next big? Leo Johnson explores the radical vision of EF Schumacher.
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BBC Radio 4
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Thinking Allowed. Philanthropy - Charity. Audio, 28 minutes
Philanthropy and charitable giving: who do they benefit, and is there a price?
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BBC Radio 4
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Analysis. The End of Free. Audio, 30 minutes
Will ad-blocking software kill off most free news on the internet?
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BBC Radio 4
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Incarnations: India in 50 Lives. Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist. Audio, 14 minutes
How Jamsetji Tata transformed Indian industry and set out to beat the Raj
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BBC Radio 4
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Analysis. Tomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil. Audio, 30 minutes
Radical ideas on debt, growth and sin from a disruptive thinker.
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BBC Radio 4
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The Inquiry. How Much Inequality Is Too Much? Audio, 23 minutes
How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?
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BBC World Service
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Four Thought. Economists' Lost Literary Touch. Audio, 15 minutes
Adam Kelly argues that economics needs to get back in touch with its literary side.
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BBC Radio 4
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Pound on Pounds. Audio, 28 minutes
Ira Lightman asks if Ezra Pound and other poets may shed light on the financial crisis.
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BBC Radio 4
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