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Christoph Trebesch
Researcher at the Kiel Institute, expert on military spending and public finance
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Episode: S9 Ep29: Guns and Butter
Tommaso Frattini
Editor and researcher, Migration Observatory, University of Milan
Migration Observatory/CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep28: Immigration and integration in Europe
Alvin Roth
Nobel‑winning economist and author of Moral Economics
Stanford University
Episode: S9 Ep27: The right to choose to die
Paolo Surico
Guest, London Business School and CEPR
London Business School / CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep26: The public origins of American innovation
Yiping Huang
Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University; guest discussing the Paris Report No. 4
Peking University; Paris Report editors
Episode: S9 Ep25: Rebalancing the Chinese economy
Gilles Moëc
Chief economist at AXA
AXA
Episode: S9 Ep24: Stablecoins and Global Imbalances
Richard Baldwin
Professor at IMD Business School; author of World War Trade
IMD Business School; VoxEU/CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep22: World War Trade
David Aikman
Economist, former Bank of England staffer, VoxEU columnist
National Institute of Economic and Social Research / Bank of England alumni
Episode: S9 Ep21: The Bank of England's capital mistake?
John Vickers
Former Bank of England Chief Economist, chair of the Independent Commission on Banking (2010-2011)
University of Oxford
Episode: S9 Ep21: The Bank of England's capital mistake?

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Tim Phillips
Host of VoxTalks Economics, known for guiding insightful discussions with prominent economists and researchers.

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S9 Ep29: Guns and Butter
Q: do military booms lead to cuts in social programs?
Contrary to common belief, the study finds few cases where social spending is cut; social spending often keeps pace with inflation and may even rise, which helps explain why governments tend to increase both military and social outlays during booms.
S9 Ep29: Guns and Butter
Q: booms in military spending, are they financed by debt or are they financed by taxation?
Wars tend to be financed largely by debt due to their temporary nature, while peacetime booms use a more balanced mix of taxes and debt; longer, deterrent investments mix debt and taxes, with considerable heterogeneity across cases.
S9 Ep25: Rebalancing the Chinese economy
Q: How important are the policies set out in the 15th Five-Year Plan for transitioning toward less government involvement in growth and more market-driven dynamics?
It's about transforming the government's role to provide social protection and basic research, reduce direct resource allocation, encourage private sector and market-driven allocation, and ensure a smooth transition with a strong emphasis on efficient markets and strategic state support where market failures exist.
S9 Ep25: Rebalancing the Chinese economy
Q: Your analysis is different to many of the analyses of China's economy that I see, which tend to be focusing on what China can do to help other countries. You're looking at how China can sustain its growth, how China can help itself. Am I correct?
Yes, the core issue is rebalancing toward a more sustainable growth model driven by domestic demand, higher value-added production, and innovation, while managing external imbalances.
S9 Ep24: Stablecoins and Global Imbalances
Q: Why might stablecoins be attractive for investors compared to buying dollars directly, especially in emerging markets?
Stablecoins offer easier access to dollar-denominated exposure when direct access to foreign currencies is restricted, allowing interaction with a dollar-linked asset even in weaker financial systems, though this comes with regulatory and risk considerations.

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