Episodios

  • 7: All roads lead to Rome: the persistence of public goods provision in economic development

    7: All roads lead to Rome: the persistence of public goods provision in economic development
    Mar 1 2023
    Pablo Selaya interviewed by Tim Phillips, 30 May 2018

    Recent evidence suggests that infrastructure put in place by the Roman empire over 2,000 years ago might have lasting economic consequences to this day. In this Vox Talks, Tim Phillips talks to Pablo Selaya about his recent research on the persistence of historical public goods provision, in the form of road network development in Roman times. The specific features of these roads - originally built for military access into newly-conquered territories - meant the transport network grew to be uniquely extensive and efficient, with lasting benefits for economic development.
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    12 m
  • 7: The economics of Brexit

    7: The economics of Brexit
    Jun 29 2018
    Swati Dhingra, Karl Whelan, Luc Frieden interviewed by Tim Phillips, 29 June 2018

    2 years on from the UK’s referendum vote to leave the EU, substantial questions about the path to Brexit remain. In this special edition of Vox Talks, Tim Phillips talks to Swati Dhingra, Karl Whelan, and Luc Frieden about how the process of Brexit negotiation is itself impacting UK households already, from food price inflation to bilateral trade relations across Europe. The data suggests these effects are not transitory, but will persist beyond the current climate of policy uncertainty.
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    12 m
  • 7: The delicious question: What can we learn from Bretton Woods?

    7: The delicious question: What can we learn from Bretton Woods?
    Jun 22 2018
    Nauro Campos interviewed by Tim Phillips, 22 June 2018

    The issue of how to reform the EU is well discussed in research and policy. But through which institutions and in which order these reforms should take place is less well debated. Nauro Campos discusses the role of Europe’s institutions in its successes and failures. Based on the findings of the recent CEPR eBook, “Bretton Woods, Brussels, and Beyond: Redesigning the Institutions of Europe”, he suggests that the risks of not reforming these institutions are at least another recession across Europe, but also threats to the European project itself.
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    17 m
  • 7: Cryptocurrencies: (Non)sense and sensibility

    7: Cryptocurrencies: (Non)sense and sensibility
    May 25 2018
    Jon Danielsson interviewed by Tim Phillips, 25 May 2018

    The advent of cryptocurrencies has captured the imaginations of consumers, businesses, and investors alike. Policymakers are grappling to regulate them, while economists are still working out the potential that cryptos have to disrupt financial markets. In this Vox Talks, Jon Danielsson takes a different view, explaining why cryptos "just don't make sense", and why they should be treated with some scepticism. 
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    11 m
  • 7: Working hours, political views, and German reunification

    7: Working hours, political views, and German reunification
    May 14 2018
    Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln interviewed by Tim Phillips, 14 May 2018

    CEPR Research Fellow Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln was this year's winner of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. In this edition of Vox Talks, she discusses her research on working hours, the origins of our political views, and the lessons we can draw from the German reunificatioin. 
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    22 m
  • 7: Trade agreements: Brexit and the way forward

    7: Trade agreements: Brexit and the way forward
    Apr 30 2018
    L Alan Winters interviewed by Tim Phillips, 30 April 2018

    Brexit is due to be completed in less than a year, which will have a fundamental impact on the UK's trading relationships with the rest of the world. In this Vox Talks, Alan Winters discusses how modern trade agreements are made, and why they are harder to negotiate than many assume. In order to avoid huge disruptions of trade, the UK must negotiate new agreements across the globe - a task made more difficult by the need to harmonise the sometimes contradicting regulations of different countries.
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    18 m
  • 7: Reconciliation and reform: Risk-sharing and market discipline in the Euro Area

    7: Reconciliation and reform: Risk-sharing and market discipline in the Euro Area
    Mar 12 2018
    Jeromin Zettelmeyer interviewed by Tim Phillips, 12 March 2018

    Any reform of the Euro Area's fiscal and financial infrastructure must address the balance between member countries' risk-sharing and their market discipline. In this Vox Talk, Jeromin Zettelmeyer discusses the proposals put forward in a new CEPR Policy Insight, "Reconciling risk sharing with market discipline: A constructive approach to euro area reform", that sets out six reforms to improve financial stability within the Euro Area in a way that addresses the deadlock between members' currently polarised interests.
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    21 m
  • 7: Rising house prices and inequality

    7: Rising house prices and inequality
    Feb 8 2018
    David Miles, Alan M. Taylor, Thomas Steger, Jagjit Chadha interviewed by Tim Phillips, 08 February 2018

    Long-run trends in house prices are inextricably linked to growing inequality and other macroeconomic policy challenges. In this special edition of Vox Talks, Tim Phillips speaks to participants of the CEPR-Imperial College Business School conference, 'Housing – Learning from the past and looking to the future', which took place at Imperial College on 19th January 2018.
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    18 m