VoxTalk Vaults

Axel Weber interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 02 October 2009

Axel Weber, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the need to rebalance between risk-taking and regulation in financial markets. They discuss the opportunity for central bankers and other G20 players to design and implement new regulation, and the likely future size of the financial sector in the overall economy. The interview was recorded at the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009.

Simon Evenett interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 24 September 2009

Simon Evenett of the University of St Gallen talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about ‘Broken Promises’, the latest report from Global Trade Alert, which collates information on state measures taken since last November that discriminate against foreign commercial interests, and reveals how the G20 countries have broken their 'no protectionism' pledge. The interview was recorded in Geneva at the inaugural Thinking Ahead on International Trade conference in September 2009.

Peter Heller interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 18 September 2009

At the Global Economic Symposium in Schleswig-Holstein in September 2009, Peter Heller of Johns Hopkins University spoke at a session on ‘dealing with the new social divides’. Afterwards, he talked to Romesh Vaitilingam about the challenges of restoring sustainable public finances after the fiscal stimulus – and the potential impact on growth in the developing countries and on the ageing populations of the industrial countries.

Dennis Snower interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 10 September 2009

Dennis Snower, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the 2009 Global Economic Symposium, which meets this week at Plön Castle in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He calls for a new age of global cooperation to supplement the age of globalisation, and to tackle such challenges as the financial crisis, climate change, failed states and failed multilateralism. The interview was recorded in September 2009.

Hyun Song Shin interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 04 September 2009

Hyun Song Shin of Princeton University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the role of securitisation, mark-to-market accounting and banks’ incentives in the current financial crisis, making an analogy between the feedback mechanisms that made London’s Millennium Bridge wobble dramatically when it was first opened and those that operate within the modern financial system. The interview was recorded in Princeton in August 2009.

Avinash Dixit interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 28 August 2009

Avinash Dixit of Princeton University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about game theory in economics: its emergence and development after the Second World War, particularly from the 1970s onwards; its applications in business, public policy and daily life; and the future research agenda. The interview was recorded in Princeton in August 2009.

Bruce Sacerdote interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 21 August 2009

Bruce Sacerdote of Dartmouth College talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research on the academic performance of school children from New Orleans who were forced to relocate as a result of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The interview was recorded at the Centre for Market and Public Organisation in Bristol (UK) in February 2009.

Robert Shiller interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 14 August 2009

Robert Shiller of Yale University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his book, co-authored with George Akerlof, Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why it Matters for Global Capitalism. The interview was recorded in London in May 2009.

Helen Ladd interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 07 August 2009

Helen Ladd of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about her research on the impact of parental choice on educational segregation, which analyses data on the changing racial composition of schools in North Carolina. The interview was recorded at the Centre for Market and Public Organisation in Bristol (UK) in June 2009.

Dean Karlan interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 31 July 2009

Dean Karlan of Yale University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research programme on microfinance, which uses experimental methodologies to examine what kinds of products work and why. They also discuss his work on ‘commitment contracts’, which people can use to try to modify their own behaviour. The interview was recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco in January 2009.