VoxTalk Vaults

Jim O'Neill interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 11 December 2009

Jim O’Neill, head of global economic research at Goldman Sachs, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the crisis and its impact on the emerging giants of the world economy, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). They also discuss the value of economic research in both the commercial and academic spheres, and how the economics profession has come out of the crisis. The interview was recorded in London in September 2009.

Demetrios Papademetriou interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 04 December 2009

Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington DC, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the key elements of wise migration policy both at a time of economic crisis and for the longer term. The interview was recorded at the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009.

Partha Dasgupta interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 27 November 2009

Sir Partha Dasgupta of the University of Cambridge talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about why some countries are rich and others are poor. He argues that trust is the fundamental building block of societies – without it, there can be no basis for cooperation, which in turn leads to progress and economic development. The interview was recorded in Bristol, where he was delivering the Royal Economic Society’s annual public lecture in November 2009.

Patrick Low interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 20 November 2009

Patrick Low, chief economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO), talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the case for ‘critical mass’ decision-making as an element of the WTO’s overall decision rules in the future, once the Doha Round has been completed. The interview was recorded in Geneva at the inaugural Thinking Ahead on International Trade conference in September 2009.

Domingo Cavallo interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 13 November 2009

Domingo Cavallo, former minister of economy and minister of foreign affairs in Argentina, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the dangers of a future resurgence in world inflation, as economies that have adopted very expansionary monetary and fiscal policies in response to the crisis are tempted to ‘inflate away the debt’. The interview was recorded at the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009.

Douglas Almond interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 06 November 2009

Douglas Almond of Columbia University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research with Bhashkar Mazumder on women who are pregnant during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the impact of fasting on their children – in terms of birth weight and the likelihood of being a boy or girl, as well as later life health outcomes. The interview was recorded at the Centre for Market and Public Organisation in Bristol (UK) in October 2009.

Avinash Persaud interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 30 October 2009

Avinash Persaud, chairman of Intelligence Capital, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about financial regulation after the crisis, including whether it is feasible and desirable to introduce a ‘Tobin tax’ on financial transactions. The interview was recorded at the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009.

Gary Hufbauer interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 23 October 2009

Gary Hufbauer of the Peterson Institute for International Economics talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about potential conflicts between global agreements on tackling climate change and the rules of the international trading system, including possible outcomes from the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference. The interview was recorded in Geneva at the inaugural Thinking Ahead on International Trade conference in September 2009.

Jeffry Frieden interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 16 October 2009

Jeffry Frieden, professor of government at Harvard University, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about global economic governance – including the world trading system, financial regulation and the G-20 – and their interactions with domestic politics, particularly in the United States. The interview was recorded at the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009.

Tim Josling interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 09 October 2009

Tim Josling of Stanford University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about emerging challenges for the world trading system around trade in food and agriculture – including price volatility, the emergence of private food standards and the future of farm policies in developed countries. The interview was recorded in Geneva at the inaugural Thinking Ahead on International Trade conference in September 2009.