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Learn about groundbreaking new research, commentary and policy ideas from the world's leading economists. Presented by Tim Phillips.

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Episode recorded on 19 June 2026 at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum in Paris.

Twice before, the world's savings and debts have piled up in the wrong places, and twice the imbalance broke something. The first time it took the Plaza Accord to fix it. The se... more

Lose your job at 25 and someone will help you find another. Lose it at 55 and the talk quietly turns to how you might wind down towards retirement.

Policymakers tend to assume job search training works for the young and not the old, so they rarely s... more

Who kept the courts sitting and the streetlights lit when the state had almost no money to pay anyone?

Two hundred years ago, British local government ran on unpaid labour. In a parliamentary survey of the boroughs from 1835, two in three of the peo... more

Defence spending is rising whether voters like it or not. The UK has committed to 2.5% of national income and aims for nearer 3.5% over the next decade, £30bn a year for each percentage point. What does the country get back? Can defence spending be p... more

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John Van Reenen
Economist, expert on innovation and defense economics
London School of Economics; CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep34: Making defence spending pay
Philipp Ager
Professor at University of Mannheim and CEPR
University of Mannheim; CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep33: Did the sewing machine liberate women?
Steve Cecchetti
Senior economist; CEPR and Brandeis University
Brandeis University; CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep32: The digital money supply
Mark Schankerman
Professor at the London School of Economics; CEPR researcher
London School of Economics; CEPR
Episode: S9 Ep31: How well does patent screening work?
Livio Stracca
Economist, European Central Bank
European Central Bank
Episode: S9 Ep30: Redefining the monetary standard
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

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Tim Phillips
Host of VoxTalks Economics; anchors episodes on macro policy, global finance, and institutional economics.

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S9 Ep34: Making defence spending pay
Q: What procurement reforms help maximize pro-growth outcomes?
Open, competitive, and market-driven procurement like the Open Innovation Programme can unleash broader participation and translate research into practical military technologies with civilian spillovers.
S9 Ep34: Making defence spending pay
Q: Can defense R&D actually boost civilian innovation?
Yes, historical evidence and recent studies indicate defense R&D can crowd in private R&D and raise productivity, though the magnitude depends on procurement design and data access.
S9 Ep34: Making defence spending pay
Q: Why do we need to spend more on defence now?
Because geopolitical threats have intensified, making defense investment essential for national security, which also has implications for growth through potential innovation spillovers.
S9 Ep32: The digital money supply
Q: Do stablecoins create money in the same way as banks?
Stablecoins do not create money through lending; they back their tokens with reserves and investments, so in aggregate they do not expand the money supply the way bank lending does, though their use and regulation continue to evolve.
S9 Ep32: The digital money supply
Q: Where does money come from and who creates it?
There are two kinds of money: public money created by central banks and government institutions, and private money created by commercial banks when they issue loans and credit deposits, which are accepted because the central bank stands behind them.

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