VoxTalks Economics
By VoxTalks
<p>Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.</p>
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MAID's Unseen Costs: Bans Drive Practice Underground
Bans on medical aid in dying don't stop the practice; they drive it underground, creating less oversight and potentially worse outcomes. Explore the complex trade-offs beyond binary choices.
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Government R&D Drives Breakthroughs, Not Startups
Government investment, not venture capital, fuels America's most transformative breakthroughs. Discover how high-risk public R&D crowds in private investment for disproportionately large returns.
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China's Asymmetric Liberalization Fueled Supply Over Consumption
China's growth strategy suppressed household income to fuel investment, creating a global trade imbalance. Rebalancing toward consumption is a decades-long challenge requiring fundamental shifts.
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Stablecoins Fund US Deficits by Drawing Global Savings at Risk
US stablecoin strategy funds deficits by drawing global savings, offering cheap funding but risking regulatory gaps and financial instability.
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Global Imbalances Persist Due to Superficial Policy Fixes
Superficial policy fixes mask global economic imbalances, leading inevitably to crises. True advantage lies in understanding and navigating underlying fiscal and investment dynamics.
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World Trade System Dismantled; Global South Rebuilds Regional Blocs
Global trade is now a weaponized arena, not a safe haven. While the US faces its largest trade deficit, the rest of the world is self-organizing new, regional trading blocs.
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Bank of England's Capital Mistake Risks Systemic Instability
Lowering UK bank capital requirements ignores escalating global uncertainty and risks enabling shareholder payouts over vital lending and systemic resilience.
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Political Isolation and Information Echo Chambers Fueled January 6th Insurrection
Political and information isolation amplified partisanship, turning protests into insurrection by weaponizing electoral process misinterpretations within insulated networks.
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Blockchain's Promise Replaced by Re-emergent Intermediaries and Regulation
Blockchain's promise of decentralization is challenged by new intermediaries, regulatory pressures, and the reassertion of market power, revealing a complex, paradoxical reality.
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AI's Underestimated Economic Growth from Self-Improvement Feedback Loops
AI's economic impact is vastly understated; feedback loops from automating AI research could trigger explosive, unbounded growth beyond traditional models.
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Financial Repression: The Dangerous Normalization of Debt Management
Governments increasingly use financial repression, once a distortionary tool, to manage high debt, masking symptom management over fundamental reform and crowding out private investment.
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Debt Forgiveness Fuels Ukraine's Long-Term Growth and Investment
Radical debt restructuring, including forgiveness, is an economic imperative for Ukraine's recovery, unlocking long-term growth and attracting investment by signaling a commitment to a new development trajectory.
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Alpha Political Males Amplify Global Conflict Through Selection Cycles
Alpha political males are increasingly selected during times of tension, creating a feedback loop that amplifies global volatility and conflict. Discover the hidden psychological metrics driving leadership and international outcomes.
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Rule-Based Management Outperforms Charismatic Leadership in Ethiopia Experiment
Discover the surprising truth: rule-based management, not charisma, drives organizational success and stability. Learn how prioritizing process over personality creates a predictable, effective environment.
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Unintended Consequences of Policy Interventions Across Societies
Policies intended for good can cause unexpected societal shifts. Understand these second and third-order effects to gain a crucial advantage in driving meaningful change.
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Human Cost of Abrupt US Foreign Aid Cuts
Abruptly ending US foreign aid halts life-saving programs, costing hundreds of thousands of lives annually and dismantling decades of global health infrastructure.
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Europe's Strategic Reorientation: Defense Innovation Over Economic Retaliation
Europe faces a choice: economic retaliation or strategic reorientation. The real challenge lies not in tariffs, but in rebuilding defense and innovation to secure sovereignty and values.
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Leveraging Longevity: Unlocking Economic Potential Beyond Age Discrimination
Lifespans are lengthening, yet our economic structures and attitudes towards age are stuck in the past, creating untapped potential and exacerbating inequality.
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Tariffs Trigger Dollar Depreciation Through Retaliation and Risk Repricing
Tariffs can cause the dollar to depreciate by triggering retaliation and repricing US risk, a counter-intuitive finding that reshapes understanding of global finance.
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