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Economics Explained

Economics Explained

On Economics Explained, we take a look at interesting countries, policies, and decisions from the point of view of an economist. The world is an interesting place and we hope to uncover some of this intrigue in our short, informative podcasts.

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311 episodes

  1. Living Paycheck to Paycheck? So Is Everyone Else 19:36
  2. What Happens When AI Is Free ... South Korea Tried It 14:09
  3. Has Inequality Ever Been Worse? 21:39
  4. Why Europe's GDP Growth Is Crippling Its Economy 17:18
  5. Cuba Was Barely Holding On… And Then The Oil Ran Out 21:59
  6. How Kim Jong Un "Accidentally" Fixed North Korea's Economy 18:41
  7. The Economy Gave Up On Young People ... It's Starting To Show 21:01
  8. Does Taiwan Have Dutch Disease? 18:03
  9. Why Are Countries Abandoning OPEC? 14:42
  10. Uruguay Has No Resources, But They're Rich 22:23
  11. The Iran War Looks Very Different from Europe 19:42
  12. Did Pensions Destroy France? 24:14
  13. What Is The Net Worth Of The World 30:49
  14. Iran's Economy Was Collapsing … And Then The War Started 16:48
  15. Where Has Venezuela's Oil Gone? 16:55
  16. Dubai Was An Economic Miracle, Then They Got Bombed 21:55
  17. The End Game of U.K Economics 21:20
  18. How AI Will Play Out, Explained 51:38
  19. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ... Literally 20:30
  20. How Has Nepal Been Going? 24:13
  21. Why Essential Workers Are Going Extinct 16:28
  22. MIT Just Found The Cause Of The AI Bubble 17:46
  23. Has the World Become Uninsurable? 16:56
  24. Finland's Happy Little Economic Crisis 16:28
  25. How Much Does Clickbait Cost the Global Economy? 14:54
  26. How Economics Has Changed Dating 14:50
  27. What’s Really Behind Africa’s “Economic Miracle” 21:08
  28. Is Degrowth the Only Answer? 18:58
  29. Why $129,000 Is the New Poor 14:55
  30. The Rise Of The Middle Powers 33:40
  31. Did China Just Drop The Ball On Global Dominance? 16:15
  32. A Short Story About Why You Cannot Buy A House 12:51
  33. The $400 Trillion Problem No One Wants to Talk About 17:05
  34. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: Explained 18:50
  35. Why Everyone is leaving New Zealand 14:23
  36. Stagflation 15:57
  37. What Happens When Capitalism Doesn't Need Workers Anymore? 15:29
  38. Is the survival of humanity economically viable? 17:54
  39. Why do We Still Need to Work? 15:56
  40. Do We Still Need Central Banks? 18:39
  41. Iran's Economic Dilemma 16:00
  42. Have Europe's Great Powers Given Up? 49:50
  43. China’s Debt Problem Is 300% Bigger Than America’s 24:08
  44. Denmark Should Not be Rich 20:45
  45. Why Foreign Aid Fails 21:13
  46. Is Gen Z Actually As Poor As They Claim To Be? 15:50
  47. How Malaysia Did Economics Differently 17:38
  48. Is This the Recession the US Needs to Have? 15:08
  49. Why Everyone Thinks California Is Collapsing 15:17
  50. Is the Australian Economy Doomed? 16:11