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  • Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.
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  • S7 Ep33: The effects of disability hiring quotas

    S7 Ep33: The effects of disability hiring quotas
    Jul 5 2024
    More new research from the CEPR-PSE Symposium 2024.

    More than 100 countries have some form of quota regulation that requires firms to hire people with disabilities. Does this example of affirmative action help people who have a disability to find a job, and what is the impact on the firm, and on fellow workers? Christiane Szerman tells Tim Phillips about the surprising labour market effects of a hiring quota in Brazil.
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    18 mins
  • S7 Ep32: Will tax or finance get us to net zero?

    S7 Ep32: Will tax or finance get us to net zero?
    Jul 1 2024
    If we’re going to get to net zero in time, economists argue that carbon taxation alone is the best policy. But less than a quarter of emissions are subject to any carbon pricing. And even then, the price of carbon is far too low. So how much climate finance will it take to fill that gap to get us to a socially optimal solution? Lasse Heje Pedersen talks to Alissa and Tim about how he estimates the rate of exchange between the cost of capital and a carbon tax, and what that implies for policy.
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    30 mins
  • S7 Ep31: Location, location, location

    S7 Ep31: Location, location, location
    Jun 28 2024
    The first in a series of VoxTalks Economics based on some of the most interesting presentations from the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2024.
    Imagine that one day, you are offered the chance to move to a new, better, bigger house in the same city as you live, with the government paying for 90% of your mortgage. This is what happens in Brazil, where millions of people have been given access to better housing. But how big is this prize really? Gabriel Ulyssea tells Tim Phillips how many of the beneficiaries discovered that location matters most in real estate.
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    24 mins
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