There is craziness going on in the American stock markets in the shares in particular of a company called GameStop which seems to have pitted Reddit message board users (and retail stock market investors) against big Wall Street Hedge Funds. But what's the real deal behind this David v Goliath financial battle? Econormist delves into the history of the 'short', both big and small to try and understand the current mad moment.
5 Jan 2021
S2 Ep7: EconoMIX Issue No. 11 - Books of 2020 Special
We kick off the new year with our traditional "best books we read in the past year" special, as we have friends of Econormist, from Monika Halan to Shankar Sharma sharing their favourite reads.
10 Dec 2020
S2 Ep6: EconoMIX Issue No. 10 - The Udupi Hotel In The Sky: Soorarai Pottru-nomics
In his latest film, Surya plays Nedumaaran, who is determined to revolutionize the airline industry in India with his 'udupi hotel in the sky'. But what exactly is the economic transformation that he was seeking? And why had it become necessary? In the latest instalment of EconoMIX, econormists Jayanth and Tareque break the blockbuster down and take a quick trip down India's civil aviation econ history.
15 Oct 2020
S2 Ep5: EconoMIX Issue No. 9 - Last Auction Heroes: Nobel Prize 2020 Episode
In the latest issue of EconoMIX, Tareque and Jayanth discuss the works and contributions of Econ Nobel winners Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom, and debate whether the auction at the IPL is efficient, should Amitabh Bachchan be going nuts with his bidding in Trishul and how auction design may partly be to blame for India's telecom mess.
23 Sept 2020
S2 Ep4: EconoMIX Issue No. 8 - Fireside Chat With Raunak Omkar on The Subscription Economy
Subscriptions are everywhere these days. But then, they have always been around, from milk to newspapers. What is it that drives the subscription business model? And how does one evaluate it? And is it the business model of the future? Excerpts from our virtual fireside econ chat - EconoMIX - with Raunak Omkar, co-fund manager and research head at PPFAS.
26 Aug 2020
S2 Ep3: EconoMIX Issue No. 7 - The Victory Project
Jayanth chats with Anupam Gupta and Saurabh Mukherjea about their new book, The Victory Project - Six steps to peak potential. Drawing from the experiences of two multifaceted finance wizards, the book explains principles of Simplicity, Specialization, Creativity and Collaboration. It delves into a treasure trove of material from global gurus as well as from highly successful Indian and American professionals, and it draws on the authors' own careers to show how readers can apply these principles to the fields of business and investment, even to life itself.
You can buy The Victory Project here (https://www.amazon.in/dp/0670093254/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_vjQrFbVT6AV92) and listen and/or subscribe to Anupam's podcast here (https://ivmpodcasts.com/paisavaisa-episode-list/tag/Anupam+Gupta)
Changing market dynamism. Is India about to be overrun by monopolies, like the United States? What's similar, whats different, and what are the possible implications on the markets and the economy? Excerpts from our first ever virtual fireside econ chat - EconoMIX - with Saurabh Mukherjea, best selling author and founder and CIO of Marcellus Investment Managers.
You can download their book 'Investing Through A Crisis' here (https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08BG9WT5S) All the royalties are donated to a project from Jai Vakeel Foundation (an NGO helping students) for the development of a digital library and equipping students and teachers with digital devices for continued learning through the Covid-19 crisis.
To access the graphics referred to by Saurabh in the talk, you can check The Economist's article (https://www.economist.com/business/2020/05/21/india-incs-profits-increasingly-belong-to-a-tiny-clutch-of-companies) or Marcellus Investment's blog post (https://marcellus.in/blogs/nifty-indian-gdp-a-complete-breakdown-in-relationship/).
26 Jun 2020
EconoMIX Issue No. 5 - The Economics of Liverpool’s Title Win
How is a football club like an economy? And how can they achieve success? Jayanth and Tareque try to glean some lessons from a tremendous season from Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who just ended a 30-year league title drought in style!
18 Jun 2020
EconoMIX Special Episode - Kapil Paaji And Opportunity Costs
What does the greatest ODI innings in Indian cricket history teach us about how to think of opportunity costs? And what does it have to do with Apple computers? We explore in our latest podcast episode
20 Jan 2020
EconoMIX Issue No. 4 - Booking Profits For The Year 2019
Econormists Tareque and Jayanth sit down for their annual ritual of taking stock of the books they liked during the last year, but this time with a twist - a slew of guests provide their favorite reads of the year and more fodder for your bookshelves!
3 Jan 2019
EconoMIX Issue No. 3 - Booking Profits For The Year
Econormists Tareque and Jayanth sit down for their annual ritual of taking stock of the books they liked during the last year, but this time with a twist - a slew of guests provide their favorite reads of the year and more fodder for your bookshelves!
25 Oct 2018
S1 Ep1: EconoMIX ISSUE no. 2 - Notes from a Crisis - The Great Recession, 10 years on
Econormists Jayanth and Tareque bring you a special report on our new episode of Economix - the economics fireside chat. The Great Recession happened 10 years ago but its effects are still being felt. So, to quote Bunny from Go Goa Gone - What do we know and what have we learned. Featuring special guests - Radhika Gupta, Eric Balchunas, Saurabh Mukherjea and Lovaii Navlakhi.
12 Oct 2018
S2 Ep1: EconoMIX ISSUE no. 1 - Nobel effort
Econormists Jayanth and Tareque welcome you to a brand new economics fireside chat. First up, who are the 2018 Economics Nobel Prize winners and why should their work matter to us.
21 Aug 2018
S1 Ep3: Learnings from Morgan Housel Session on Investor Behavior
This Edition of podcast has learnings from Morgan Housel 1st ever India address on Investor Behavior session which happened at Council of Financial Planners (COFP) India Retreat 2018. Jayanth & his Team @ COFP have recorded their learnings from Morgan's session.
27 Feb 2018
S1 Ep2: Beauty contests, Oscars and the stock market
What do newspaper beauty contest, your winning strategy for the Oscars office pool and speculative investment have in common? Jayanth and Tareque hunt for some clues through the works of John Maynard Keynes.
24 Feb 2018
S1 Ep1: A Strange Bank Robbery
Why would someone rob some Bull mojo? And what does any of this have to do with economics? The Econormists, Jayanth and Tareque, explore.
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