Podcast produced by Rethinking Economics Italia. Every two weeks, we discuss a subject relating to Economics and question the common understanding of that subject. Our episodes take the formats of either interviews with Academic and professional experts or short stories we call "I want to know".
Is the economy stupid? is back and once more, we sought to explain to you this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics! This time, Isabel teaches you what bank runs are, the range of problems they can create and how economists figured out how to best avoid them.
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21 Nov 2022
18 - IWTK Rigged lottery
Is the economy stupid? is back with an IWTK! Damian tells Joe about a time when a famous author rigged the national lottery. How did that happen? How was it even possible to rig a lottery? And could we do it again today?
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4 Jul 2022
17 - Sex Work with Marina Della Giusta
Is the economy stupid? is back with a guest episode! Joe and Damian talked to Professor Marina Della Giusta about the economics of sex work. What is it? How can economics help to understand the stigma of sex work? What effects does the criminalization of sex work have and how can economics help to measure them?
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19 Apr 2022
16 - IWTK Fibonacci sequence in the stock market
Do you know what the Fibonacci sequence is? Did you know that it has been playing an important role in the stock market lately? If you want to learn more about this subject or just to get a refresher on it, listen to this IWTK and let Joe tell you everything you need to know!
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4 Apr 2022
15 - Benefits of psychedelic therapies with Elliot Marseille
Did you ever hear about psychedelic drugs, which notably include LSD? Did you know that medicine-researchers are considering to use them in a variety of treatments? On this week’s episode, we talk to Dr. Elliot Marseille on the economic benefits of psychedelics-assisted therapy. He tells us how he came to become an expert on the subject and discusses its contemporary state-of-affairs.
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14 Mar 2022
14 - IWTK Carbon Tax
Is the economy stupid? is back with a IWTK! Damian compares carbon taxes and cap-and-trade emissions schemes and discusses with Joe their potential benefits but also risks. Australian politics bonus included!
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21 Feb 2022
13 - Big Pharma's business model with Gabriela Hertig
This week on Is the economy stupid?, Gianluca and Damian had the chance to talk to Gabriela Hertig and discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that Big Pharma’s business model is flawed and should be reformed. Have a listen and see if you are as convinced as we are.
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13 Dec 2021
12 - 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics
Is the economy stupid? is BACK for season 2! Our newest member, Joe, explains to us how the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics helped people all over the world grasp the importance of natural experiments and gives us funny but informative examples to understand his point.
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7 Jun 2021
11 - Command Economy
"I want to know" about Command Economy: Yushan explains how Command economy with its pros and cons differs from a free market economy
17 May 2021
10 - Environmental and Green Economics
"I want to know" about environmental and green economics: in this episode Damian gives an introduction about how these themes are conceived in Economics
3 May 2021
9 - Business and Human Rights with Florian Wettstein
Florian Wettstein discusses with us the challenges of a possible reconciliation between business and human rights
19 Apr 2021
8 - Gross Domestic Product
"I want to know" about GDP: Gianluca explains how GDP originated and provides examples of some of its limitations
5 Apr 2021
7 - Cryptocurrency with Luca Fantacci
Luca Fantacci discusses cryptocurrency with us
22 Mar 2021
6 - Gig Economy
"I want to know" about Gig Economy: Gianluca explains how this rapidly growing trend bears risks for workers and provides the grounds for further discussions
8 Mar 2021
5 - Minimum Wage with Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi discusses Minimum Wage with us
22 Feb 2021
4 - Tulipmania
"I want to know" about Tulipmania: Damian explains how a common misconception influences our current understanding of financial markets and especially bubbles
8 Feb 2021
3 - Basic Income with Guy Standing - part 2
Guy Standing discusses Basic Income with us
25 Jan 2021
2 - Basic Income with Guy Standing - part 1
Guy Standing discusses Basic Income with us
11 Jan 2021
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