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Listen to the World's top economists discuss their research and deconstruct global economic trends.

    Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Outlook

    Wenjie Chen on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Outlook

    Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly emerging from four turbulent years with higher growth expected for nearly two thirds of countries in the region. But while inflation has almost halved and debt has broadly stabilized, economies are still grappling with financing shortages and impending debt repayments. Wenjie Chen is deputy head of the team that publishes the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. In this podcast, she says the surging global demand for critical minerals key to renewable energy systems could help the region overcome the ongoing funding squeeze.  
    Transcript: https://bit.ly/3WbU6iT
     Read the full report at IMF.org

    • 23 min
    Global Financial Stability: Fragilities Along Disinflation’s Last Mile

    Global Financial Stability: Fragilities Along Disinflation’s Last Mile

    As inflation slowly subsides and optimism pervades financial markets, the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) warns of potential setbacks. Fabio Natalucci and Jason Wu head the GFSR team. In this podcast, they discuss risks associated with debt and the private credit market, struggling real estate sectors in China and the US, cybersecurity, and a host of other risks to the much anticipated soft landing.
    Transcript: https://bit.ly/4axvy8z

    • 26 min
    Kristalina Georgieva: The 2020s: Turbulent, Tepid or Transformational?

    Kristalina Georgieva: The 2020s: Turbulent, Tepid or Transformational?

    IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva kicks off the 2024 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings from the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, with her customary curtain raiser speech. Go to IMF.org to follow the Spring Meetings and find all the IMF flagship reports, including the World Economic Outlook, the Global Financial Stability Report, and the Fiscal Monitor.
    Webcast and transcript: https://bit.ly/4aRkmDg

    • 24 min
    Jeffry Frieden: How Politics and Economics Interact

    Jeffry Frieden: How Politics and Economics Interact

    Even optimal economic policies create winners and losers, and that’s where politics steps in. Trade liberalization is an example of a policy that can make a country better off as a whole, but what happens to workers who lose out to cheaper goods? Jeffry Frieden says while politics is often messy, it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure.
    Frieden is a Professor of Government at Harvard University.
    Transcript: https://bit.ly/4cU34qZ
    Read A Place for Politics at IMF.org/fandd

    • 23 min
    Suresh Naidu: Why Labor Market Model Falls Short

    Suresh Naidu: Why Labor Market Model Falls Short

    For decades, the standard labor market model has been ruled by supply and demand, but a younger generation of labor economists is questioning that approach. Suresh Naidu is a Professor of Economics and International Public Affairs at Columbia University. He says while the supply and demand model is not wrong, it only tells part of the story. In this podcast, Naidu and journalist Rhoda Metcalfe discuss why today’s labor market model sometimes fails to reflect the real world. 
    Transcript: https://bit.ly/4aHBqvz 

    • 16 min
    Women in Economics: Olivia Mitchell on Retirement Reality

    Women in Economics: Olivia Mitchell on Retirement Reality

    It wasn’t that long ago when retiring in one’s 50s was an achievable goal. But with life expectancy steadily rising and pension systems doomed to fall short, the prospects for an early retirement are fading fast. Olivia Mitchell wrote the book on retirement and modern pension research and has spent her career helping people improve their financial literacy. Mitchell is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She sat down with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe to discuss the challenges of today’s economy for Americans planning their golden years.
    Transcript: https://bit.ly/49snKUp

    • 22 min

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