VoxTalk Vaults

John Whalley interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 11 July 2008

Just ahead of the ‘mini-ministerial’ of the World Trade Organisation, which is intended to conclude the Doha Round, John Whalley talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the prospects for reaching an agreement. He notes the potential conflict between the trade liberalisation agenda and the big global issues that have emerged since the Round was launched in 2001, notably national security and climate change.

Carmen Reinhart interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 07 July 2008

Carmen Reinhart talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about Vox's first book, which brings together key columns on subprime and the continuing turmoil in financial markets. She recalls Charles Kindleberger, who characterised financial crises as 'a hardy perennial'.

Anne Krueger interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 04 July 2008

Anne Krueger of Johns Hopkins University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about trade liberalisation and its impact on economic growth and living standards, particularly in developing countries. The interview was recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in New Orleans in January 2008.

Luigi Zingales interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 04 July 2008

Luigi Zingales talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about corporate fraud in large US companies and the role of various actors in exposing fraud, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, auditors, employees, industry regulators and the media.

Guido Tabellini interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 04 July 2008

Guido Tabellini talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the role of culture and institutions in economic development over long periods of time. This was the subject of his presidential address to the annual congress of the European Economic Association, held in Budapest in August 2007.

Michael Woodford interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 30 June 2008

In an interview recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in New Orleans in January 2008, Michael Woodford talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the communication strategies of central banks and their importance for the effectiveness of monetary policy.

Richard Baldwin interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 30 June 2008

In this inaugural Vox Talks audio interview, Vox Editor-in-Chief Richard Baldwin and editorial board member Romesh Vaitilingam discuss the achievements of Vox in its first year, some of the ‘greatest hits’ and plans for the future.

Charles Wyplosz interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 30 June 2008
Charles Wyplosz talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the freezing of the interbank market as the commercial banks went from high-risk strategies to extreme caution, without taking any responsibility for their crucial role in the operations of the market and the wider economy.

John Taylor interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 30 June 2008

John Taylor of Stanford University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about ‘better living through monetary economics’. The interview was recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in New Orleans in January 2008 and based on a paper in which he discusses the links between the ‘great awakening’ in monetary theory, the ‘great regime shift’ in monetary policy and the ‘great moderation’ in macroeconomic volatility over the past 30 years.