Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Weinstein - When Banks Fail, the Case of Japan
What happens to Main Street when Wall Street fails? Japan expert David Weinstein squeezes a unique data set to answer this question. While in the US you will find data on banks and data on firms separately, in Japan there's data that...
Global Ethics Solutions
Discovering Sources of Ethical Dilemmas
No matter who you are or what you do for a living, there is always a possibility that an ethical dilemma can occur. The key to overcoming these dilemmas is identifying and understanding the source. In this course you will learn about...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Current Political Climate
Describes how the broken political system allows opportunities for other institutions to make change and step in to that leadership role
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Roger Guesnerie: What Can Economists Know? 3/5
Roger Guesnerie, Professor of Economic Theory and Social Organization, Paris School of Economics speaks on panel entitled "What Can Economists Know: Rethinking the Foundations of Economic Understanding at the Institute for New Economic...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Moritz Schularick: Credit Booms Gone Bust
Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff tell the history of financial crisis as a tale of excessive public debt. But what more commonly drives financial instability, says Moritz Schularick, is excessive private debt. Financial crises are...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jeff Sachs - Money Talks: The Distortion of Money in Democracy 2/5
In Part 2 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about money in American politics. Sachs sees a "system of legalized corruption" that has distorted political outcomes....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
William White - Anatomy of Crisis: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy The current economic and financial crisis, and it is both,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Satyajit Das: The Cultural Transformation of the World of Finance (6/6)
In the early stages of the crisis, policymakers were terrified and therefore willing to cooperate. Now, fear is gone and national interests dominate. But it takes consensus to tackle the pressing issues of our time: the environment,...
History Hit
Protest, Spirit of the People: Word of mouth
How did students organize with no social media like we have today? How was the next protest handled compared to the previous one? Protest, Spirit of the People, Part 4
Institute of Art and Ideas
What are Western values?
Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now, we seem on the backfoot unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the value and importance of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Stephen Kinsella -- Irish Crisis Demands New Economic Thinking
Most "state of the art" macro models trivialize financial flows and largely neglect the interaction between finance and industry. That is why they failed at predicting and illuminating the collapse of the Irish economy. Stephen Kinsella...
Financial Times
Gold is king but should you buy it?
Gold is king in times of crisis, and is seen as a safe haven for investors. However, as the FT's Robert Armstrong explains, it is also traditionally associated with fear, hoarding and inflation, and betting on gold is a bet against history
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics Is in Need of Radical Reform
"Openness" and "restructuring" led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. But if it also led to the collapse of orthodox economics, James Galbraith wouldn't mind. The University of Texas economist outlines how the profession has become...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Crisis and a More Cohesive Europe
In part 3 of INET's interview with Erik Berglöf, he discusses how the crisis stressed the new growth model of European enlargement and integration, and put the new system at a crossroads
Sustainable Business Consulting
Options for Climate Policy
Describes other ways that countries are combating climate change
Institute for New Economic Thinking
George Soros, Perry Mehrling, William White, Roman Frydman - Anatomy of Crisis
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1 Q&A: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
TLDR News
Does Coronavirus Impact Trump's Re-election in 2020 - TLDR News
With COVID-19 impacting the whole world at the moment, it's unsurprising that its ripple effects can also be seen in the 2020 election. So in this video, we'll be asking, how will it affect 2020 and more specifically how will it impact...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Helene Rey - Countries Balance Sheets and International Currencies
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 4: Toward a New Global Financial Architecture
Seven Dimensions
The Power of Checklists in Crisis Management
In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of having a checklist in crisis management. They emphasize the need for thorough preparation before, during, and after a crisis, and highlight the role of checklists in guiding actions...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
James Galbraith - Inequality and Economic and Political Change: A Comparative Perspective
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7: The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sheila Dow: The Economics of Uncertainty
Welcome to our video series called "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features Sheila...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yanis Varoufakis: The Global Minotaur 1/4
In part 1 of this four-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about Varoufakis's new book The Global Minotaur: America, The True Origins of the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Keynes' Primer: His Three Key Insights
In part 1 of INET's interview with Lance Taylor, he discusses his book "Maynard's Revenge," which demonstrates that Keynes' insights have never been truer than today
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Dirk Bezemer - Growth and Crisis: The Two Faces of Credit
At least since Joseph Schumpeter we know that credit is good for economic growth. At least since 2007 we know that too much credit foreshadows financial turmoil. Inspired by Keynes and Minsky, Dirk Bezemer pieces together a cross-country...