Inside the Economist’s Mind is a podcast that opens the door to how economists think, work, and solve real-world problems. Designed for economics students, early-career professionals, and curious minds, this show explores the logic behind big decisions—combining theory, data, and modelling with practical insights from the field.
Stop Showing Your Work: How to Speak Like a Senior Economist
Are you tired of losing your audience's attention during technical briefings? In this episode, we break down the essential communication skills every economist needs to move from "technical accuracy" to "communication usefulness".We explore why your audience often needs a decision-useful message before a deep dive into your data, and how you can preserve your rigor while reducing the mental effort for your listeners.What you’ll learn:
The "Insight Before Detail" Principle: Why starting with the "what" matters more than the "how".
The ECON Framework: A 4-step structure (Evidence, Context, Outcome, Next step) to make your messages executive-ready.
Common Mistakes: Avoid "Caveat Overload" and the trap of starting with your method instead of your message.
The 2-Minute Forecast: How to structure a concise update that covers headlines, drivers, risks, and implications.
Handling Stakeholders: Use the Acknowledge, Answer, Bridge technique to handle tough questions without getting defensive
28 Jun 2026
High-Impact Webinar Strategy for Analysts
This episode explores the following key themes and strategies:
Shifting from Reports to Narratives: The discussion emphasizes that webinars for analysts should not be mere "report readings" but structured stories designed to influence decisions and client engagement.
Strategic Planning: It covers the importance of the "Core Strategic Question"—defining what the audience should know, feel, and do differently after the session. It also categorizes webinars into three types: Engage (building awareness), Sell/Solutions (demonstrating value), and Inform (delivering deep research insights).
The Narrative Structure: The episode details how to build a webinar backward, starting with a clear conclusion and supporting it with evidence through a beginning (context), middle (evidence), and end (conclusion).
The 4 Ps of Delivery: The hosts likely discuss the "4 Ps" essential for high-impact delivery: Preparation (mastering content without a script), Pace (one slide every two minutes), Personality (being conversational), and Participation (using tools like polls and Q&A).
Visual Design and Engagement: Listeners are guided on slide design principles—specifically the "one idea per slide" rule—and how to use engagement tools like chat reactions and short videos to maintain audience attention.
Core Principle: The episode concludes by reinforcing that a successful webinar is not a data dump of everything an analyst knows, but rather one clear story, for one audience, with one purpose.
15 Nov 2025
CBA vs. CEA: The Economic Evaluation Tools Shaping Government Decisions
Learn the different economic evaluation methods used to ensure efficient resource allocation. We explore when to use Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)—which converts all benefits into dollar values—and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)—which calculates outcomes like ‘lives saved’ per dollar spent. Discover how these quantitative methods are applied ex ante to inform funding decisions and ex post to review program effectiveness. We also touch upon key considerations, including the complexity of assumptions and ethical issues like equity and discounting future generations.
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