Economics
The Inquiry. Has Austerity Worked? Audio, 23 minutes
An examination of whether it is better to cut or spend your way out of an economic crisis
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
David Baddiel Tries to Understand. Derivatives. Audio, 15 minutes
David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
What's Funny about Money? Audio, 30 minutes
Comedian Colm O'Regan reports from the Kilkenomics festival in Ireland. Davos with laughs.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Teaching Economics After the Crash. Audio, 38 minutes
Aditya Chakrabortty reports on the student fight to reform their economics education.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted20 October 2014
Analysis. Peston and the House of Debt. Audio, 30 minutes
Robert Peston asks if skyrocketing household debt or the banks caused the 2007-8 crash.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Trip Sheets, Trip Sheets: The Artistic Scene. Audio, 15 minutes
Why 70s New York was a place of violence and economic collapse, but also artistic ferment.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Varieties of Capitalism. Audio, 30 minutes
Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 1, Oil. Audio, 30 minutes
Simon looks at commodities markets in oil. Why is this trade different to others?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for 9 days
Simon Evans Goes to Market. Series 1, Gold. Audio, 30 minutes
Simon looks at why we buy and sell gold all around the world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available until Fri 23:59
Analysis. Deirdre McCloskey. Audio, 30 minutes
Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Why Minsky Matters. Audio, 30 minutes
Do the theories of Hyman Minsky provide a radical challenge to mainstream economics?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Profile. Janet Yellen. Audio, 13 minutes
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Janet Yellen, Obama's choice to lead the US Federal Reserve.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Evan Davis Meets Alan Greenspan. Audio, 30 minutes
Former federal chairman Alan Greenspan in conversation with Evan Davis.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction? Audio, 30 minutes
Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Between the Ears at 20, Theme and Variations: What We Value. Audio, 30 minutes
Considering what we value: wealth, health, liberty and happiness.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
More or Less. An army of drunk children? Audio, 25 minutes
Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. The Power And The Faith: Romania's Orthodox Church, The Power and the Faith: Romania’s Orthodox Church. Audio, 27 minutes
Can Romania afford to fund religion and build new churches with its economy in decline?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Pop-Up Ideas. Series 1, Common Tragedy. Audio, 15 minutes
Tim Harford reflects on the impact of mankind on the world around us.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
