Navigating out of the COVID crisis
Will economies simply come bouncing back? Not with the accumulated levels of private debt says @profstevekeen. So what should governments and central banks do now?
Debunking Economics
Phil talks to Prof Steve Keen on the lies and misunderstands of the economics profession
A history of recessions, and why this is not so different
Steve Keen compares this economics downturn with those that have gone before – the ones without a pandemic.
A very cloudy summer for tourism
How will the travel industry manage this summer? I talk to @SimonCalder about the plight of airlines and other tourism operators. Inbound tourism also looks a little sick – made worse by Brexit, says Simon
Removing the green premium
The BiIl Gates approach to the climate crisis is to eradicate the carbon-free premium. But in today’s Debunking Economics podcast Steve Keen says that only goes part of the way to a solution.
Yellen’s global tax is a non starter
Janet Yellen wants the world to agree a universal rate of corporate tax. Has she got a cat in hell’s chance of making any headway? No way says @profSteveKeen on this week’s Debunking Economics podcast. But would it solve anything anyway?
Central banks investigate digital money
Central banks around the world are looking at introducing their own digital currencies. I ask @profstevekeen, what exactly do they mean, and what’s their end game?
The fallacy of the supply curve
Last week @profstevekeen showed why the law of demand was useless. This week on the Debunking Economics podcast he pulls apart the supply curve.
The fallacy of the demand curve
It’s the most fundamental aspect of economic teaching – the law of demand. But @ProfSteveKeen says its all wrong. Listen in to this week’s Debunking Economics podcast to find out why.
Global Britain, owned by the world
Brexit has got off to a very bad start, but what about global Britain. I ask @profstevekeen if the government has a plan? They seem focused on FDI and share listings, but will they do us any good?
Vaccination is a global pursuit
This is no time for vaccine nationalism. As the WHO said, nobody wins the race until everyone wins the race. This week, in this free edition of the Debunking Economics podcast, Steve Keen and I talk about how to fund the international role out of a vaccine programme.
