President Trump looks set to step up the tariff battle against China as he embarks on the fruitless task of eradicating their $380 billion trade deficit. With no peace talks on the horizon its very likely his administration will impose a 25% tariff on all Chinese imports. Meanwhile, we’ve seen the US dollar reach multi-year highs, the Renminbi falling to new lows and the Chinese stock exchange shedding foreign investors by the bucket load. So, can China survive this battle?

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John McDonnell has proposed that all companies over a certain size would be required to transfer equity into an inclusive ownership fund, which would issue shares to people working for that company. So, is this a good idea? Will it make companies more effective, or is it an example of extreme socialism. Steve Keen says its as socialist as Germany.

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John McDonnell has proposed that all companies over a certain size would be required to transfer equity into an inclusive ownership fund, which would issue shares to people working for that company. So, is this a good idea? Will it make companies more effective, or is it an example of extreme socialism. Steve Keen says its as socialist as Germany.

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A few weeks back Jean Claude Juncker suggested that the Euro should be established as a reserve currency to challenge the reliance on the US dollar. In this podcast, Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen if there is a realistic chance of that ever happening, and why did the US dollar become the reserve currency in the first place? Given that Steve is not a supporter of the Euro, because its existence distorts the ability of sovereign states within the EU to control their own economies, is there a better alternative that Europe could provide if it wanted to challenge the dominance of the mighty US dollar?

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A few weeks back Jean Claude Juncker suggested that the Euro should be established as a reserve currency to challenge the reliance on the US dollar. In this podcast, Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen if there is a realistic chance of that ever happening, and why did the US dollar become the reserve currency in the first place? Given that Steve is not a supporter of the Euro, because its existence distorts the ability of sovereign states within the EU to control their own economies, is there a better alternative that Europe could provide if it wanted to challenge the dominance of the mighty US dollar?

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Today William D Nordhaus and Paul Romer were announced as joint winners of the Noble Prize for Economic Science. Yes, science! Neither would qualify for the profession's newest award, to be launched next year, simultaneous to the Noble award ceremony. In this podcast Professor Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the launch of the ‘Nobble Prize for Economics’ for those with barking mad assumptions that have (or will) pervert the course of economics for some time. Steve suggests Ben Bernanke would be a notable contender as well as, of course, Milton Friedman.

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Today William D Nordhaus and Paul Romer were announced as joint winners of the Noble Prize for Economic Science. Yes, science! Neither would qualify for the profession's newest award, to be launched next year, simultaneous to the Noble award ceremony. In this podcast Professor Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the launch of the ‘Nobble Prize for Economics’ for those with barking mad assumptions that have (or will) pervert the course of economics for some time. Steve suggests Ben Bernanke would be a notable contender as well as, of course, Milton Friedman.

It’s often argued, by politicians and business owners, that higher wages cut into company profits, which is bad for the economy. Yet, lower wages cuts spending, and that’s worse for the economy. In this podcast Phil Dobbie asks how much more productive the economy would be if we saw a smaller difference between low wage earners and the filthy rich.

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It’s often argued, by politicians and business owners, that higher wages cut into company profits, which is bad for the economy. Yet, lower wages cuts spending, and that’s worse for the economy. In this podcast Phil Dobbie asks how much more productive the economy would be if we saw a smaller difference between low wage earners and the filthy rich.

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One of the reasons people voted for Brexit was to “take control of our borders”. Around the world, western leaders are echoing a similar message. It seems migrants are viewed more as a drain on resources than a boost to the economic output of a country. At the other end of the spectrum, there are some who argue that the world should have complete labour mobility and, if people could live where they wanted, then world GDP would double. Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen where this the optimum point on the spectrum. Is labour mobility a good thing or a bad thing?

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