The Sound of Economics

By Bruegel

What's The Sound of Economics about?

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.

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The Sound of Economics episodes:

04.18.2024
What visions for Europe? Unpacking EU parties’ economic strategies
The EU elections are around the corner. What economic plans are the parties advocating for?
04.17.2024
Climate change, the next big financial threat
A warming planet poses new risks to European sovereign debt. How can the continent protect itself?
04.10.2024
1982: the debt crisis that could have destroyed Western banking
What we can learn from four decades of financial turmoil and recovery.
04.03.2024
One grid to rule them all? The future of a European single electricity market
Envisioning a better-integrated European electricity market
03.27.2024
Capital markets union - why now?
What is hindering the EU from achieving a Capital markets union?
03.20.2024
Key take-aways from China’s Two Sessions
Unpacking China’s biggest annual political event
03.13.2024
How war in Ukraine brought Europe together
EU countries have resisted splintering factions since Russia’s 2022 invasion
03.06.2024
The complexities of AI regulation
How to balance legal certainty with evolving technology and international competition?
02.28.2024
South Korea's semiconductor strategy
Economic ties are being reshaped by the semiconductor industry's evolution
02.21.2024
What to do with frozen Russian assets
How could the EU help further fund Ukraine two years into the war?
02.14.2024
Strengthening EU competitivenss
Views and policy solutions on EU competitiveness.
02.07.2024
Skills anticipation for the green transition
How do we build a workforce that has the skills needed for the future and how do we ensure the process works for everybody?
01.31.2024
Ten years of Europe’s banking union
How far along is Europe’s banking union, and what is next?
01.24.2024
Industrial strategies for Europe’s green transition
Industrial policies are not necessarily incompatible with competition and should be designed so that they do not slow down structural change and business dynamics.
01.17.2024
China’s third attempt to internationalise its currency
What will happen if China manages to strengthen the RMB?
01.10.2024
Taking stock of EU economic security
When we discuss economic security, what are we actually talking about?
12.20.2023
A year in review
As 2023 closes, we look back at some of the most important and interesting economic policy developments from Europe and the world.
12.14.2023
Expectations and outcomes of the 24th EU-China summit
Was the Summit another ‘dialogue of the deaf’?
12.13.2023
Ukraine’s future with the EU
Will Ukraine’s official accession talk start? If yes, what happens after?
12.06.2023
The state of play in global tax deal
Discussing the latest developments in international tax cooperation.
11.29.2023
The role of civil society in skills development
How can civil society help close the skills gap?
11.22.2023
Greening EU fiscal rules
How to achieve debt sustainability and environmental sustainability in the bloc?
11.15.2023
The evolution of EU-China relations
A glimpse into the evolving landscape of Europe's engagement with China.
11.08.2023
Can/Should robots look after the young and the old?
Exploring the potential, ethics and the willingness of people to automatise unpaid domestic work.
10.31.2023
EU financial stability in times of war
Delving into the EU economic and financial outlook amid geopolitical conflicts.
10.25.2023
Charting Poland’s post-election path
What Poland’s election means for the country and for Europe.
10.18.2023
Understanding local government debt in China
How can China navigate the country towards a more sustainable and balanced economic future?
10.11.2023
Skills-based hiring: tackling the labour shortages
What is skills-based hiring and how can it improve labour or skill shortages?
10.04.2023
Read with Bruegel: Ways of being
The search for more-than-human intelligence.
09.27.2023
The state of play in EU-LATAM trade
Are we seeing a fatigue of ‘The Brussels Effect’?
09.20.2023
Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal
Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.
09.13.2023
Assessing the State of the Union 2023
In this episode, we look at the 2023 State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
09.07.2023
Assessing the risks and prospects of European banking system
Giuseppe Porcaro and Nicolas Véron speak with Sharon Donnery about European banking supervision.
08.31.2023
What to expect from the BRICS expansion
The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.
08.30.2023
The story of China’s electric vehicle industry
The story of China's EV industry is not just one of rapid growth and success; it also involves intricate geopolitical dynamics which could put its success at risk.
08.22.2023
Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making
Exploring the complex intersection of geopolitics and Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making.
08.16.2023
Why do employers want employees back in the office?
Leaders maintain a belief that employee collaboration is negatively impacted by remote work, but the evidence to support this assumption is mixed.
08.09.2023
Read with Bruegel: Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation
A deep dive into the history of central banking over the four centuries before 1800.
08.02.2023
Read with Bruegel: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Examining the past, present and future of the global energy system.
07.26.2023
Read with Bruegel: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests
Exploring the unintended consequences of the use of sanctions as a diplomatic weapon.
07.19.2023
Assessing China's quest for innovation
What potential bottlenecks might be hindering the transformation of China’s innovation efforts into productivity growth?
07.12.2023
Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium
The ongoing steel and aluminium negotiations between the EU and the US and their initial negotiation proposals are examined.
07.05.2023
The triple purpose of EU industrial policy
How can the European Union’s industrial policy advance decarbonisation while fostering strategic autonomy and economic efficiency?
06.28.2023
Read with Bruegel: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century
How do scholars write the future of global politics?
06.21.2023
Read with Bruegel: The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Jeromin Zettelmeyer sits down with Martin Wolf to discuss his latest book, ‘The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism’.
06.14.2023
China's growing economic ties with the Gulf States
How China and the Gulf States are building bilateral economic relations.
06.08.2023
Debt dynamics: Exploring EU borrowing in changing times
Rising interest costs for the EU borrowing will exert further pressure on the funding of important EU programmes. The EU should thus quickly review how interest costs are accounted for in its budget and financial framework.
05.31.2023
China’s growth: what is to come?
Decelerated economic growth has and will continue to determine China’s position in global, regional and national spheres.
05.24.2023
Skills-shift: navigating the future of work
How can we equip people with the skills they need to adapt to a rapidly changing labour market?
05.17.2023
How should the European Union’s industry respond to the energy crisis?
Having weathered the 2022 energy crisis, it is time to consider its longer-term repercussions on the European Union’s industry.

What's The Sound of Economics about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Sound of Economics episodes:

What visions for Europe? Unpacking EU parties’ economic strategies

Climate change, the next big financial threat

1982: the debt crisis that could have destroyed Western banking

One grid to rule them all? The future of a European single electricity market

Capital markets union - why now?

Key take-aways from China’s Two Sessions

How war in Ukraine brought Europe together

The complexities of AI regulation

South Korea's semiconductor strategy

What to do with frozen Russian assets

Strengthening EU competitivenss

Skills anticipation for the green transition

Ten years of Europe’s banking union

Industrial strategies for Europe’s green transition

China’s third attempt to internationalise its currency

Taking stock of EU economic security

A year in review

Expectations and outcomes of the 24th EU-China summit

Ukraine’s future with the EU

The state of play in global tax deal

The role of civil society in skills development

Greening EU fiscal rules

The evolution of EU-China relations

Can/Should robots look after the young and the old?

EU financial stability in times of war

Charting Poland’s post-election path

Understanding local government debt in China

Skills-based hiring: tackling the labour shortages

Read with Bruegel: Ways of being

The state of play in EU-LATAM trade

Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

Assessing the State of the Union 2023

Assessing the risks and prospects of European banking system

What to expect from the BRICS expansion

The story of China’s electric vehicle industry

Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making

Why do employers want employees back in the office?

Read with Bruegel: Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation

Read with Bruegel: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations

Read with Bruegel: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests

Assessing China's quest for innovation

Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium

The triple purpose of EU industrial policy

Read with Bruegel: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century

Read with Bruegel: The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

China's growing economic ties with the Gulf States

Debt dynamics: Exploring EU borrowing in changing times

China’s growth: what is to come?

Skills-shift: navigating the future of work

How should the European Union’s industry respond to the energy crisis?