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

  1. Reforms amid Great Expectations: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Outlook

    6 DAYS AGO

    Reforms amid Great Expectations: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Outlook

    With sub-Saharan Africa soon to have one of the largest working-age populations in the world, removing barriers to business growth and encouraging higher productivity industries will help provide the employment opportunities it needs. But reforms don’t come easy. Wenjie Chen and Andrew Tiffin are economists in the IMF’s Africa Department and produce the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. In this podcast, they say addressing development needs while realizing reforms that create sufficient jobs will help garner public support and improve regional prospects.  Transcript: bit.ly/4fqMdwQ  Read the full report at IMF.org

    22 min
  2. Global Financial Stability: Financial Markets Navigate Uncertainty

    OCT 22

    Global Financial Stability: Financial Markets Navigate Uncertainty

    As inflation and interest rates continue to decline and the likelihood of a recession slowly fades, financial markets have seen big equity gains. But the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) warns of several factors that could upend the recovery, including the apparent disconnect between market buoyancy and heightened uncertainty, especially related to geopolitical risks. Jason Wu and Nassira Abbas lead the IMF’s work on financial stability. In this podcast, they say while the near-term risks appear contained, medium-term prospects remain a concern. Transcript: https://bit.ly/48cGMyV Read the full report at IMF.org/GFSR

    19 min
  3. The Case for a Global Corporate Minimum Tax: Cory Hillier, Shafik Hebous

    OCT 10

    The Case for a Global Corporate Minimum Tax: Cory Hillier, Shafik Hebous

    While 21st-century globalization and international trade dramatically changed how multinational corporations operate, the way they are taxed is largely based on early 20th-century thinking. Recent efforts by the OECD and the UN to modernize the international corporate tax system include a minimum corporate tax to make it more equitable. The IMF has also joined the effort by providing its expertise on global tax policy. Senior counsel Cory Hillier and senior economist Shafik Hebous are coauthors of recent research that seeks to strengthen the impact of a corporate minimum tax.  Transcript: https://bit.ly/47YwFhb

    22 min
  4. Yuval Noah Harari on Human Evolution and the AI Revolution

    OCT 1

    Yuval Noah Harari on Human Evolution and the AI Revolution

    Stories can unify or divide but our ability to imagine them is uniquely human. Cooperation and trust, built through shared stories and narratives, are the foundation of human societies and economies. So what happens when humans no longer hold the pen? Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of several books on human evolution, including Sapiens, and Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. In this podcast, Harari says artificial intelligence is a risk to humankind's most valuable resource, trust.   Transcript: https://bit.ly/4dvy3Jb Find his books at ynHarari.com

    32 min
  5. Egypt: Stability Lays Groundwork for Transformation

    SEP 25

    Egypt: Stability Lays Groundwork for Transformation

    With all the instability within the Middle East and North Africa region of late, Egypt has nonetheless managed to reign in soaring inflation and win its largest-ever foreign investment. Egypt’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability in recent years have led to an arrangement under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for Egypt, which makes available US$820 million to help support its reform agenda. Ivanna Vladkova Hollar leads the IMF’s work in Egypt. In this podcast, she says that while stabilizing its economy is positive, Egypt’s next big step is an economic transformation that will lift its private sector. Transcript: https://bit.ly/4efXuzH Learn more about the IMF’s work in Egypt at IMF.org/Egypt

    20 min
  6. Nicholas Bloom on why Remote Work is Good for Growth

    SEP 3

    Nicholas Bloom on why Remote Work is Good for Growth

    Working from home was not an option for most people before March 11, 2020, when work and home life suddenly collided. The pandemic upended many aspects of doing business, but the daily commute is one routine that seems unlikely to return to what it was. Nicholas Bloom was studying the potential impact of remote work long before the pandemic launched it into the mainstream and now has data to suggest businesses should stick to the hybrid working model. Bloom is the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University.  Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Xbxfmz Read the article in Finance and Development: IMF.org/fandd

    16 min
  7. Women in Economics: Kate Raworth on Economics for the Living Planet

    AUG 29

    Women in Economics: Kate Raworth on Economics for the Living Planet

    The world has changed since postwar economic thought placed GDP growth as its guiding principle. 20th-century progress has pushed planetary resources to the limit and brings the sustainability of traditional macroeconomic models into question. In this podcast, Kate Raworth talks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe about her alternative model Doughnut Economics, which places economic objectives within the social and ecological boundaries of the living planet. Raworth is an ecological economist and the author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist.  Transcript: https://bit.ly/475TLBW

    21 min
  8. Raghuram Rajan on Blazing a New Path to India’s Development

    AUG 15

    Raghuram Rajan on Blazing a New Path to India’s Development

    For many emerging market economies, moving from an export-oriented strategy with labor-intensive manufacturing to a more sophisticated production process was key to their development. But the world is quickly changing, and Raghuram Rajan says India need not follow that same path. In their new book, Breaking the Mold, the former Reserve Bank of India governor and co-author Rohit Lamba argue that India has lost its labor cost advantage and must focus on developing its human capital. In this podcast, IMF Asia and Pacific Department Head Krishna Srinivasan and Raghuram Rajan discuss how India might leverage its growing workforce and pivot from “brawn to brain”. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3yt3iX2 Read Krishna Srinivasan’s book review in September’s Finance and Development: IMF.org/fandd

    26 min
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