Debunking Economics - the podcast

Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how i

Episodes

Total: 435

It’s curious isn’t it how we talk about household savings, rather than net debt. Many people do have

So, if economics is all about the allocation of scarce resources, isn’t energy the most scarce resou

We are obsessed with the need to own things, not least, our homes. But for younger people that is in

The global share market has always been dominated by the US, now we’re seeing a number share of very

Labour has romped to victory in the UK and they need to get cracking on all their election promises.

Paying for our old age

2024/7/3

In the UK the proportion of the population aged over 65 has grown from 16 percent in 2000 to over 19

Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay recently launched the Greens Manifesto in the run up to the UK electi

The UK election debate changed tune when Nigel Farage agreed to stand for Reform, promising to cut m

Imagine if Keir Starmer, the UK Labour leader, had said, let’s not get too obsessed with government

There’s been a debate brewing post-pandemic about how much inflation has been elevated by companies

The UK is heading to the polls on July 4th and the Conservative Party is heading for annihilation. Y

Steve is on hols this week, so Phil takes a look back at a couple of Debunking Economics podcasts fr

Should we tax wealth more? The UK’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reevs wouldn’t be drawn o the question

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer has said if he wins the next general election, within 5 years he will

Cheap news is bad news

2024/5/1

The new industry is struggling to survive, with far reaching consequences on public accountability a

Fool’s Gold

2024/4/24

There are two types of people who buy gold. Speculators who see it as a risk-adverse asset class to

Sadly for Donald Trump, America seems to have been doing quite well in his absence. It has weathered

For a while now Dr Edgar Feige has been a proponent of an automated transactional tax. The idea is t

There’s been a lot of speculation lately about the role of immigration and its impact on inflation.

End of the Rising Sun

2024/3/27

The Bank of Japan has just lifted interest rates for the first time in 17 tears. The central bank ha