Institute for New Economic Thinking
Brunnermeier: Europe’s Future Will Be Settled By a Battle of Ideas
Interviewed by Institute President Rob Johnson, Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier — co-author of Europe and the Battle of Ideas — sees the fate of the embattled European union as depending on the outcome of a battle of ideas...
TLDR News
Will the UK Collapse After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
A few weeks ago we put out a video called will the EU fall apart after Brexit. People commented it was the UK who was going to fall apart. So we answered the question, will the UK fall apart after Brexit? Will each country decide to go...
TLDR News
Game Theory Explains Why No Deal is Inevitable - Brexit Explained.
It seems like Brexit is at a stand still. There's not been much progress recently and May's deal appears to be failing. Game theory might explain why we've not been moving forward. We explain what game theory is and how it influences...
Curated Video
Why Europe's nationalist parties all sound alike
Nationalist parties in the European Union are gaining momentum. At a time when the EU is increasingly fractured, they are united on many issues. What are they?
TLDR News
Does Johnson Understand How His Deal Affects Northern Ireland? - Brexit Explained.
Towards the end of last week, Johnson made some remarks in Northern Ireland to explain how his deal would impact the Great Britain/Northern Ireland border. The problem is many think he doesn't actually understand how it will work...
TLDR News
Theresa May's Chequers Deal - Brexit Explained
UPDATE: Around the time of this video's release the EU rejected the Chequers Plan we discuss in the video. We found out hours before the release of the video, once the video was already queued and scheduled. We had been working on the...
TLDR News
May's Proposed Brexit Deal Explained - Explaining Brexit
The UK and EU have finally reached an agreement on the terms of the UK leaving the EU. We discuss what is included in this 585 page proposed deal. Including the Irish/Northern Irish backstop, citizens rights, and the divorce payment.
TLDR News
Why Is The UK Going To Pay The EU £37 Billion? - The Divorce Bill Explained
The UK is set to pay the EU an estimated £37 Billion as part of its Brexit plans to leave the EU. Why does the UK need to pay them so much and what is the money actually for?
TLDR News
Will Northern Ireland Leave the UK After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
There's a lot of change coming with Brexit and few are as affected as the citizens of Northern Ireland. As such some are calling for Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom all together and become part of the Republic of Ireland....
Next Animation Studio
EU to use drones to catch cheating farmers
Authorities across Europe are turning to drones in a bid to catch farmers who may be ignoring EU farming regulations or claiming illegal subsidies. The drones can be used to catch offenders who have ignored regulations and felled trees...
TLDR News
What the EU Election Results Mean for Brexit - Brexit Explained
Last week people across the EU went to the polling station to cast the votes for a new bunch of MEPs. The results of these elections could have serious ramifications for Brexit and the EU as a whole. The success of the Brexit Party may...
TLDR News
Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan - Brexit Explained.
Boris Johnson has spent a lot of time talking about Brexit, but until recently his actual plans were pretty unclear. Recently though he presented his three step, ABC, plan for Brexit. In this video we discuss all three plans, if they are...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Europe Will Find A Way Forward with the Euro
UC Berkeley’s Barry Eichengreen continues to hold the view that the breakup of the Euro will be too difficult and costly for member countries. He argues that using RMB internationalization to speed up domestic reforms in China is a...
Financial Times
Brexit financial services battle with Brussels explained
FT financial editor Patrick Jenkins explains what the battle between Brussels and the UK is about over the future relationship of the City of London with the EU, and why EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has rejected the UK's ‘enhanced...
TLDR News
What EU Elections Tell Us About How Europe Feels - Brexit Explained
Last week people across the EU went to the polls to vote for their new representatives in the European Election. This is an important vote and gives us a reading on the feelings of people across, and how they feel about politics and the...
TLDR News
What Will Happen To The Irish Border After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
One of the biggest issues the UK faces in Brexit negotiations is working out how the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland will operate. The UK will share a border with an EU country which means the current open borders may no...
TLDR News
Does the EU Really Need the UK Still UK EU Negotiation Update - TLDR News.
Back in 2018 we first posed this question, and 2.5 years later it feels as relevant as ever. With negotiations stalling, Coronavirus pulling focus & Britain seemingly losing interest, some are questioning if a deal is even possible -...
Financial Times
Italy's 'parallel currency' and why it's worrying the eurozone
FT economics commentator Martin Sandbu looks into the controversy surrounding the 'mini-BOT', a proposed new type of Treasury bill, how it would work, and whether it threatens membership of the euro.
TLDR News
Brexit Update, Pret Scandal & Student Loans - This Week in Parliament.
This Week in Parliament is a series we are currently trialling where we keep you up to date with the latest news from the UK's Parliament. This week we discuss issues including the Pret allergy scandal, changes to agricuture law after...
TLDR News
European Single Market - Explaining Brexit.
With the UK about to leave the EU many options lie in front of Britain. One choice is to stay in the European Single Market. Doing this means they get to keep trading with the EU free of tariffs, quotas and taxes.
TLDR News
Will The EU Collapse After The UK Leaves? - Brexit Explained
There are many people who believe that without the United Kingdom the European Union is in major trouble. So are they right, will the EU fall apart without the UK?
TLDR News
Do Protests Actually Work? - TLDR Explains.
A couple weeks ago around a million people headed to London to protest Brexit. It made a big splash in the media, but realistically it's not going to stop Brexit from happening. So we discuss the purpose of protests and why people...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Massimo Cingolani: Identifying Weaknesses in the Eurozone
The great achievement of the EU has been to reduce the probability of violent nationalist conflict among some of its members to a vanishing small probability while improving the economic lot of its members. But in spite of the...
Financial Times
Brexit: a cry from the Irish border
‘Jacob Rees-Mogg you're right. You don't need to visit the border... you need to have lived here.’ Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the real impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film...