Econ Podcasts

Todd Buchholz of Victoria Says Humans Can Adapt to Global Warming

AC Grayling, a professor of philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, talks about his book "Descartes: The Life and Times of a Genius," the philosophical impact Descartes has had on French politics, and the impact of terrorism on personal freedom.

Robert Fogel, Economist, Expects EU Challenges, India Economic Growth

Sasha Issenberg, journalist and author of "The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy", talks about the economic history of sushi, the global expansion of sushi consumption and the outlook for tuna farming

Lerrick of Carnegie Sees Need for `Reform' at World Bank, IMF

Democratic political strategist Douglas Schoen, a partner at Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates Inc., talks about the impact of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's resignation on the Bush administration, the outlook for the Democratic and Republican parties in the 2008 elections, and Shoen's book "The Power of the Vote: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators and Promoting Democracy Around the World."

Ehrlich, Professor, Says Human Capital Important to U.S. Growth

John Allison, CEO of BB&T Bank on Strategy, Profits, and Self-Interest

The Ethics of Economic Rationalism

International banking-A discussion with Henry Tricks, Finance Editor of The Economist

In This Week's Economist

Politics and the Internet

Neo-liberalism
Neo-liberalism, according to Brian Doherty, senior editor of Reason magazine, is now at the centre of US politics. He explains what neo-liberalism is and why conservatives are disappointed with George W Bush.

Happiness
Will Wilkinson from the Cato Institute reviews the research on happiness and outlines his views on how this research has been misread by those on the left who argue against free markets and economic growth