Pablo Selaya interviewed by Tim Phillips, 30 May 2018

Recent evidence suggests that infrastructure put in place by the Roman empire over 2,000 years ago might have lasting economic consequences to this day. In this Vox Talks, Tim Phillips talks to Pablo Selaya about his recent research on the persistence of historical public goods provision, in the form of road network development in Roman times. The specific features of these roads - originally built for military access into newly-conquered territories - meant the transport network grew to be uniquely extensive and efficient, with lasting benefits for economic development.

Swati Dhingra, Karl Whelan, Luc Frieden interviewed by Tim Phillips, 29 June 2018

2 years on from the UK’s referendum vote to leave the EU, substantial questions about the path to Brexit remain. In this special edition of Vox Talks, Tim Phillips talks to Swati Dhingra, Karl Whelan, and Luc Frieden about how the process of Brexit negotiation is itself impacting UK households already, from food price inflation to bilateral trade relations across Europe. The data suggests these effects are not transitory, but will persist beyond the current climate of policy uncertainty.

Nauro Campos interviewed by Tim Phillips, 22 June 2018

The issue of how to reform the EU is well discussed in research and policy. But through which institutions and in which order these reforms should take place is less well debated. Nauro Campos discusses the role of Europe’s institutions in its successes and failures. Based on the findings of the recent CEPR eBook, “Bretton Woods, Brussels, and Beyond: Redesigning the Institutions of Europe”, he suggests that the risks of not reforming these institutions are at least another recession across Europe, but also threats to the European project itself.

Jon Danielsson interviewed by Tim Phillips, 25 May 2018

The advent of cryptocurrencies has captured the imaginations of consumers, businesses, and investors alike. Policymakers are grappling to regulate them, while economists are still working out the potential that cryptos have to disrupt financial markets. In this Vox Talks, Jon Danielsson takes a different view, explaining why cryptos "just don't make sense", and why they should be treated with some scepticism. 

Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln interviewed by Tim Phillips, 14 May 2018

CEPR Research Fellow Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln was this year's winner of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. In this edition of Vox Talks, she discusses her research on working hours, the origins of our political views, and the lessons we can draw from the German reunificatioin. 

L Alan Winters interviewed by Tim Phillips, 30 April 2018

Brexit is due to be completed in less than a year, which will have a fundamental impact on the UK's trading relationships with the rest of the world. In this Vox Talks, Alan Winters discusses how modern trade agreements are made, and why they are harder to negotiate than many assume. In order to avoid huge disruptions of trade, the UK must negotiate new agreements across the globe - a task made more difficult by the need to harmonise the sometimes contradicting regulations of different countries.

Jeromin Zettelmeyer interviewed by Tim Phillips, 12 March 2018

Any reform of the Euro Area's fiscal and financial infrastructure must address the balance between member countries' risk-sharing and their market discipline. In this Vox Talk, Jeromin Zettelmeyer discusses the proposals put forward in a new CEPR Policy Insight, "Reconciling risk sharing with market discipline: A constructive approach to euro area reform", that sets out six reforms to improve financial stability within the Euro Area in a way that addresses the deadlock between members' currently polarised interests.

David Miles, Alan M. Taylor, Thomas Steger, Jagjit Chadha interviewed by Tim Phillips, 08 February 2018

Long-run trends in house prices are inextricably linked to growing inequality and other macroeconomic policy challenges. In this special edition of Vox Talks, Tim Phillips speaks to participants of the CEPR-Imperial College Business School conference, 'Housing – Learning from the past and looking to the future', which took place at Imperial College on 19th January 2018.

Thomas Sampson, Dennis Novy interviewed by Tim Phillips, 08 January 2018

The average British household is already worse off than it was before the Brexit vote. Dennis Novy and Thomas Sampson discuss how much of the rise in inflation is due to Brexit. Higher prices are costing the average household £404 a year.

Fabio Ghironi interviewed by Tim Phillips, 07 December 2017

Most macroeconomists have accepted that their tools need to incorporate more real world phenomena, such as financial intermediation and labor market frictions. Fabio Ghironi discusses the need to incorporate more microeconomics to macroeconomics.