
The Sound of Economics brings you insights, debates, and research-based discussions on economic policy in Europe and beyond. The podcast is produced by Bruegel, an independent and non-doctrinal think tank based in Brussels. It seeks to contribute to European and global economic policy-making through open, fact-based, and policy-relevant research, analysis, and debate.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 477 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessBusiness NewsNews | |||

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie discusses financial stability with Bruegel Director Jeromin Zettelmeyer and Olaf Sleijpen, President of De Nederlandsche Bank and a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing C... more
In this special live episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Bruegel Director Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Deputy Director Simone Tagliapietra and Non-resident Fellow Elina Ribakova about the 2026 State of the Union speech, deliv... more
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie sits down with Philip Luck, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies economics programme, and Bruegel’s Ignacio García Bercero and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard to discuss... more
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Bruegel’s Heather Grabbe and Stefanie Walter about Iceland’s referendum on restarting European Union accession talks, Switzerland’s upcoming votes on EU relations and what E... more
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The podcast is not about economics. It consists of professors in political science talking about how great they think the EU is.
For anyone who is a interested in trade or other aspects of economics, this podcast gets into the weeds with real expert contributors.
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The first two episodes have covered important and interesting topics in an enlightening way for the uninitiated and the more knowledgable alike. The insights from Bruegel scholars in this new format are inspiring!
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Known for conversant, policy-focused discussions, this show frequently covers European and global economics with a strong emphasis on policy implications, monetary systems, and geopolitical factors. Recent episodes cycle through topics such as labor market resilience and job quality in the face of AI and automation, the design and politics of safe assets in the euro area, the global AI stack and Europe's sovereignty, Brexit-era EU dynamics, and China–Europe trade and technology dynamics. Noteworthy aspects include in-depth, multi-guest conversations featuring leading think-tank researchers and policy-makers, a willingness to tackle complex regulatory and macroeconomic questions, and a tendency to connect technical topics (like ETS or AI gov... more
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Recent guests on The Sound of Economics include:
1. Philip Luck
2. Ignacio García Bercero
3. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
4. Heather Grabbe
5. Stefanie Walter
6. Nicolas Véron
7. Jim Freis
8. Karel Lannoo
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