Institute for New Economic Thinking
A Hereditary Meritocracy
The promise of capitalism was that anyone could rise to the highest levels of society, purely by merit. Instead, the reality now is that the educational and social requirements for success are inherited, entrenching deep inequalities....
The Wall Street Journal
A Financial Outlook
What does 2022 hold for markets, the economy, trade and inflation? Barclays CEO Jes Staley talks to the Wall Street Journal about the next stage of the economic recovery, the return to work, and what it all means for frothy markets.
Curated Video
The Role of Microfinance Schemes in Developing and Emerging Economies
The video discusses the role of microfinance schemes in developing and emerging economies, examining the need for financial assistance for projects to enable sustainable economic growth, the challenges faced in accessing official credit...
Curated Video
Assessing the Price Mechanism: Advantages and Disadvantages with Examples.
This video discusses the price mechanism and its functions in free markets. It explains how prices play a role in rationing, signaling information about markets to producers and consumers, and providing incentives for firms to alter...
The Wall Street Journal
Dara Khosrowshahi On Uber's New Rules For The Road
Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi discusses the evolution of the 'sharing economy,' progress on rebuilding trust with local regulators around the world, and the path forward for gig economy workers.
Financial Times
Brexit: why the pound is under pressure
The FT's Katie Martin explains the weak pound is mainly down to no-deal Brexit worries and sterling's two-year low against the dollar and euro will affect holidaymakers looking forward to trips abroad this summer
Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Tuckett - Minding the Markets
"Minding the Markets: An Emotional Finance View of Financial Instability" summarizes the findings of David Tuckett's interviews with fund managers.
The Wall Street Journal
Syngenta CEO on How War in Ukraine Impacts Food Systems
J. Erik Fyrwald discusses the effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on global food supplies and how industry players can avoid what some say is an impending global food crisis.
The Wall Street Journal
ESG Outlook: The Big Picture
Morgan Stanley's Vice Chairman of Global Capital Markets, Melissa James, discusses how ESG considerations impact institutional governance, IPO strategies and capital raises.
Curated Video
Understanding the Funding for Lending Scheme: An Unconventional Monetary Policy Tool
The video is a lecture presentation that discusses the Funding for Lending scheme, an unconventional monetary policy tool introduced by the Bank of England in 2008 to stimulate the economy when interest rates had reached the lower bound...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Cambridge Conference - Kicking Off the New Institute
This explains why the inaugural conference is held in Cambridge University and what they hope to accomplish in terms of new ideas for academic theory and economic policy.,
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Conventional Wisdom Failed Us
Lord Adair Turner of the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom discusses the "massive intellectual mistake" that led to the global financial crisis
Curated Video
The Loanable Funds Theory: Explaining Interest Rates in Economics
This video explains the loanable funds theory. It also highlights the role of credit creation and destruction by banks in determining interest rates. The video explains the factors that influence the demand and supply of loanable funds...
Seven Dimensions
Improving Profitability
In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of regularly reviewing financial statements and market trends to improve business profitability. They emphasize the need for transparency and tough decision-making during difficult...
Economics Explained
How To Invest In Chinese Stock Markets (And Why You Absolutely Should Not!): Stock Exchanges Explained
China has been home to the most extreme economic growth in human history. In four short decades, the nation has gone from a struggling backwater filled with poverty to this, a nation of glistening skyscrapers and more Gucci stores than...
Financial Times
How soyabeans crisis is coming home
Argentina, a leading producer of soyabeans, has suffered a drought - pushing prices up. Soyabean meal is a key source of protein used to feed chicken, pigs, cows and fish around the globe as well as an important kitchen ingredient.
The Wall Street Journal
The Global Battle For Listings
Exchanges around the world are fighting to take tech unicorns public. What is the outlook for tech companies going public and what does it take to win now? Stacey Cunningham, President of NYSE Group, sits down with WSJ's Gerard Baker.
The Wall Street Journal
Navigating the Carbon Markets
With more companies turning to carbon credits as part of their emissions-reduction strategy, IHS Markit Head of Environmental Solutions Kathy Benini gives an overview and looks at the potential impact of new regulations.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Back and Forth Book Banter on a Range of Issues
The Author of "Capitalism 4.0" engages INET's Executive Director on a variety of issues in the news that are related to his sweeping new book on Capitalism's future. Anatole Kaletsky interviewed by Robert Johnson in New York City, June...
Curated Video
Investment Banks: Activities and Importance in the Economy
The video introduces investment banks, what they are and the activities they undertake. The video describes the main difference between investment banks and commercial banks. The video also provides an overview of the top investment...
XKA Digital
Man international partnership work
Peter Woodd has over thirty years' experience serving in executive and board level positions in global, multi- national companies in the UK, Europe and the USA and in a number of companies founded and directly managed by him. During his...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Garry Schinasi: The Challenge of Large, Complex Financial Institutions (3/7)
The panelists discuss large complex financial institutions at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Garry Schinasi, a Visiting Fellow at Bruegel in Brussels. The other panelists are Erik...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What Would Bagehot Say?
In part 5 of INET's interview with Perry Mehrling, he says that the intellectual tradition of the British banking school still has influence in the real world of banking, but academia has moved away from them and become more technocratic...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Katharina Pistor - What Finance (and Economics) Can Learn from Law
Without law and legal institutions, financial markets won't work. That's what economists discovered about 15 years ago, when former socialist countries turned towards capitalism. But economists still conceive of law too narrowly, mainly...