Economics
Short Cuts. Series 2, Tracing the Line. Audio, 28 minutes
Nina Garthwaite presents mini-documentaries with stories of lifelines.
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Analysis. The Gold Standard. Audio, 30 minutes
Simon Jack asks: Would the financial system be more stable if money was backed by gold?
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Analysis. Steve Keen: Why Economics is Bunk. Audio, 30 minutes
Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason interviews the controversial economist Steve Keen.
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The Today Programme Lecture. Audio, 180 minutes
The Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King, delivers the second Today Programme Lecture
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Analysis. Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Downing Street Guru. Audio, 30 minutes
Examining the ideas of Downing Street's favourite intellectual, Nassim Nicolas Taleb.
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The Forum. 10/12/2011 GMT. Audio, 41 minutes
As the world faces an unprecedented economic crisis, we ask what is the best way forward.
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All in the Mind. Daniel Kahneman - Conjoined Twins. Audio, 30 minutes
One of the world's most influential psychologists, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman.
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Analysis. Robert H. Frank: The Darwin Economy. Audio, 30 minutes
Robert H. Frank explains why he believes Darwin was a better economist than Adam Smith.
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In Our Time. David Hume. Audio, 42 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
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Keynes Vs. Hayek. Audio, 30 minutes
Paul Mason chairs a debate between followers of two contrasting liberal economists.
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Face the Facts. Mister Bollywood and the Case of the Missing Millions. Audio, 27 minutes
John Waite meets the owner of a Dubai property company and some of his unhappy clients.
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Four Thought. Series 2, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto: The Myth of the Protestant Work Ethic. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto explodes the myth of the Protestant work ethic.
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Analysis. Unhealthy Expectations? Audio, 30 minutes
How our health debate avoids the real issue - care costs, and we must choose how to pay.
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The Forum. 14/05/2011 GMT. Audio, 41 minutes
Probing assumptions about capitalism.
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Scientists of the Subprime. Audio, 30 minutes
Ehsan Masood examines how science could help prevent future banking crises.
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Analysis. Radical Economics: Escaping Credit Serfdom. Audio, 30 minutes
Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.
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Analysis. Radical Economics: Yo Hayek! Audio, 30 minutes
Why free market Austrian economics have inspired a rap video and attracted new fans.
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Face the Facts. Feeding Frenzy. Audio, 27 minutes
John Waite investigates allegations that speculators are pushing up the price of food.
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Face the Facts. Money To Burn. Audio, 26 minutes
The Fire Service is wasting millions of pounds of public money.
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Analysis. Time to Get Real. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Blastland asks policy experts for some honest answers about public spending.
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Analysis. Glass-Steagall: A Price Worth Paying? Audio, 30 minutes
The experts who say investment banks should face the consequences of their losses.
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Analysis. The Economist's New Clothes. Audio, 30 minutes
Stephanie Flanders examines the arguments over the meltdown of the global financial system
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Analysis. Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge. Audio, 28 minutes
Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy
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