Welcome to Project Syndicate Podcasts – a hub for conversation on the world’s most pressing issues. On Opinion Has It, host Elmira Bayrasli sits down with leading economists, policymakers, Nobel laureates, academics, and more. Listen and subscribe to all episodes from your favorite podcast app. Find Opinion Has It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or via RSS Feed.
Opinion Has ItSep 10, 2019Stephanie Kelton & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the potential benefits and dangers of financing public spending with unlimited debt.
Opinion Has ItAug 13, 2019Asha George & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how social and cultural biases generate disparities in health outcomes between men and women, hindering progress towards gender equality.
Opinion Has ItJul 30, 2019Bill Emmott & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the making of Boris Johnson, and how his rise to prime minister will shape the outcome of the United Kingdom’s looming withdrawal from the European Union.
Opinion Has ItMay 7, 2019Elmira Bayrasli & William J. Burns
discuss the diplomatic back channels that helped drive the negotiations leading to the Iran nuclear deal, and how they help serve US interests abroad.
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Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial in the long run, policymakers should never ignore its disruptive short-term effects on workers.
There is a reason that the US Federal Reserve chair often has a haunted look. Probably to his deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that President Donald Trump will be reelected next year.
