Money & Macro Talks
Money & Macro Talks
Money & Macro Talks
Interviews with leading (macro) economists, social scientists and financial professionals to uncover the nuanced facts shaping our global economy.
Why everyone is wrong about Japan's economy | Takuji Aida (Sanaenomics advisor)
Takuji Aida, advisor to prime minister Sanae Takaichi, explains Sanaenomics.
Jul 23
57 min
Why you should worry more about inequality? | Prof. Morten Nyborg
Is inequality harmful, or should economist focus more on absolute poverty? In this interview, prof. Morten Nyborg presents inequality as an externality and discusses the different policy tools to reduce it.
Jul 16
1 hr 7 min
What economists get wrong about public debt? | Prof. Steve Keen
In this episode, I sat down with Professor Keen to ask him about his views on inflation, public debt, and how governments should respond to global shocks.
Jul 9
58 min
Is the wealth tax actually working for Norway | Prof. Ole-Andreas Næss
Wealth taxes are the key policy proposal to prevent wealth from concentrating at the top, and they're now being discussed in both the US and the UK. In this episode, we dig into the recent Norwegian experience with wealth taxation. How big was the response from the wealthy? Did the tax raise enough revenue to compensate for the capital flight? And what are the lessons for other countries considering a wealth tax of their own?
Jul 2
42 min
How are Europe's economies holding up? Dr. Oscar Arse (ECB)
ECB Director general economics on how Europe's economies are responding to the Hormuz energy shock.Publications mentioned by Oscar below:https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog20260603~3015f38292.en.htmlhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2025/html/ecb.blog20250508~897078ce87.en.htmlhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog20260309~3a4841b028.en.html
Jun 24
42 min
What´s next after the reopening of Hormuz? Prof. Steve Keen
This is the first part of our interview with prof. Keen, where we talk about the economic consequences of the Iran war and what to expect after the reopening of the strait of Hormuz.
Jun 17
30 min
Why firms actually underpay their workers? Prof. Arin Dube
For decades, productivity and wages grew together. Then they didn't. Since the 1970s, workers across the developed world have become significantly more productive, yet their wages have largely stagnated. Where did the gains go, and what can policy actually do about it?In this episode, we examine the central argument of The Wage Standard, the new book by labor economist Arindrajit Dube. Dube argues that the decoupling of wages from productivity is not an inevitable consequence of technological change or globalization, but a political and institutional failure, one that can be reversed. We walk through the mechanisms behind wage stagnation, the role of market power in labor markets, and the policy levers Dube proposes to restore the link between work and prosperity.
Jun 4
45 min
Why governments can borrow more than they think. Prof. Bezemer
Are governments finally hitting their debt limits? In this interview, Professor Dirk discusses the role of bond markets and central banks on government borrowing
May 28
40 min
Are we already in a new World War? prof. Paul Poast
Interview with prof. Paul Poast from University of Chicago
May 21
1 hr
Will western governments soon hit their debt limits? Prof. John Cochrane
Economics professor John Cochrane discusses the limits of government borrowing. Is public debt sustainable? What caused the latest inflation episode?
May 19
50 min
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