Episode 6. In this episode of the Policy Implications Podcast we discuss how oral traditions (such as stories, beliefs and customs) can be a powerful measure of contemporary attitudes towards trust, risk-taking and gender norms. Also, we discuss if we should pay special attention to myths and stories that we tell our children and whether folklore affects the way their economic norms are formed.

Guest: dr Melanie Meng Xue  - New York University (Abu Dhabi)

More details on the research discussed in this episode can be found here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w25430​

Episode 5. In this episode of the Policy Implications Podcast we discuss the impact of social media on the political preferences of their users, the differences between the US and the European Twitter-users and if those differences can be exploited by the political campaigns to maximize the probability of winning. And finally, we discuss the role of owners of the social media on the modern political arena and what social media users should be conscious about when using their accounts.

Guest: dr Carlo Schwarz - Bocconi University

More details on the research discussed in this episode can be found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3719998

Episode 4. In this episode of the Policy Implications Podcast, we discuss the Citizen Science phenomenon and its application in social sciences. We also talk about the new research of prof. Piotr Lis (jointly with Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak and Baptiste Bedessem) in which Citizen Science was used to map out the boundaries of the urban areas of several Polish cities.

Guest: prof Piotr Lis - Coventry University

More details on the research discussed in this episode can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350277682_Can_citizen_science_increase_trust_in_research_A_case_study_of_delineating_Polish_metropolitan_areas

Episode 3. In this episode of the Policy Implications Podcast, we discuss the urbanization processes in Poland and try to answer the question of what kind of future awaits Polish cities: are they going to shrink or expand into suburban areas. We also try to understand the socio-economic consequences of those urbanization processes.

Guest: prof Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak - IRMiR

More details on the research discussed in this episode can be found here: https://papers.olhazadorozhna.com/IRMiR_Jak%20definiować%20granice_3.pdf

Episode 2. In this episode of the Policy Implications podcast, together with prof. Dimitrios Tsomocos from Oxford University we discuss the financial stability of European banking system and whether it is ready for the COVID-19 crisis.

Guest: prof Dimitrios Tsomocos - Oxford University

More details about the research discussed in the episode can be found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3639644

In the first episode of the Policy Implications Podcast, we discuss the new research of prof. Aneta Hryckiewicz (jointly with Natalia Kryg and Dimitri Tsomocos) on the bank resolution mechanisms and the best instruments available to policymakers to help banks in distress.

Guest: prof Aneta Hryckiewicz - Kozminski University

More details about the research discussed in the episode can be found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3639644