IFS Zooms In: The Economy
Hosted by Helen Miller and Helen and Christine Farquharson · Institute for Fiscal Studies
4.9from 126 ratings
- 198
- Episodes
- 94
- Transcribed
- 126
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About IFS Zooms In: The Economy
The IFS podcast about the UK economy, tax, public spending and living standards. Each week, IFS Director Helen Miller speaks to leading economists and researchers to explain the economic issues shaping the UK. Step beyond the headlines with in-depth, independent analysis from the experts at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Category
- government · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
94 of 198 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Are renewables making electricity more expensive?
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So Peter first, why do the windmills deserve £80? You only wanted £20. So I only wanted £20. And part of the reason is because I've built this expensive wind farm. And once that wind farm is built, Basically, the generation is free. So any output I produce, I want to sell. And I'll be willing to accept a very low price for it because I'll be willing to accept whatever's going on. So that's the difference between me and a gas power plant. The gas power plant, you need expensive fuel. We know the gas price has gone up recently. And that's one of the reasons gas is so expensive relative to wind in this situation. […]
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- Peter Levell
- Stephen Jarvis
- Jonathan Cribb
- Heidi Karjalainen
- Eduin Latimer
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 2,052,634
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 123 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts IFS Zooms In: The Economy?
Helen Miller and Helen and Christine Farquharson host the show. Published by Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Does IFS Zooms In: The Economy take guests?
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