What is going on with the world's economy? It all started way before 2025 says Ha-Joon Chang, one of the world’s leading economists. He joins us to unpack the deeper causes of today’s instability and inequality. Get Edible Economics here: https://shorturl.at/kZM7f

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*This episode was published in December 2023*

It feels like we pay a lot of tax in the UK but is that really true? Where do our taxes actually go? Are they wasted? And are we going to have to pay more in the future? Paul Johnson is the Director of the insanely well respected Institute for Fiscal Studies and in this episode he explains how we’ve got into this pickle, how we can get out of it - and why our feelings about paying too much tax might not be rooted in reality. 

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What happens if you die tomorrow? Do you have a will? 60% of people don’t — creating legal and emotional chaos. Meanwhile, 1 in 3 Brits are relying on inheritance to fund their future. It’s no surprise inheritance disputes are rising fast. Martin Holdsworth, a lawyer with 20 years' experience, explains why — and how to avoid them.

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Do you think you're paid fairly? Yota Trom says you're probably not, but how do you get a pay rise? Yota's a career coach who's built a system that's already helped over 500 people climb the ladder - including taking one client from £35k to £150k in 2.5 years. Here's how you can do it too.

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From housing to wages to stability – younger generations are facing a very different situation to their parents. Were the baby boomers just in the right place at the right time, or have they shaped the system in their favour? We're learning from YouTuber Tom Nicholas(@Tom_Nicholas) who's made a feature-length film called Boomers: The Rise of the Gerontocracy.

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Is AI going to solve our productivity problem? Diane Coyle is an Economist and Professor at the University of Cambridge where she looks at the economic impact of the digital economy, including artificial intelligence. Her new book is called ‘The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters’ (https://shorturl.at/PuHgF).

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Can anyone learn to be good at investing? Toby Newbatt, a personal finance YouTuber (@TobyNewbatt), certainly thinks so. When he first started investing, he knew next to nothing and definitely made some mistakes. But over time, he taught himself what he needed to know—even reading over 40 books on the subject!

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How often do you question your money habits or what your saving or investing for? Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments and she thinks we need to question whether our financial goals are really what we want. (https://profilebooks.com/work/tiny-experiments/).

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What is happening to China? With a massive property market collapse, unsustainable levels of debt, and widespread data manipulation, is this the end of growth for the world’s second-largest economy? And what steps should we take to protect ourselves from a country that doesn’t play by the rules?

Ian Williams spent over 20 years as a foreign correspondent covering China. He has written a book titled Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy.

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The wealth transfer from baby boomers to their children is set to be the largest in history. This has created an unfair system—where parental wealth is the main determinant of success in life—says generational historian Dr Eliza Filby. She has written a book called Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad. She travelled around the UK to explore who wins, who loses, and what we should be doing about it.

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