Zero Down

By Arthashastra, Miranda House

A space aimed at exploring the world through the eyes of an economist, and making concepts fun, relatable, and real.

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How many episodes does Zero Down have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.

Zero Down episodes:

October 03, 2023 52. Will Threads takeover Twitter?
In this episode of ZDP Chaahat, Khushi and Sejal venture into the realm of tweets, threads and trendsetters. The suspense is real, the stakes are high, and our mics are primed to bring you an electrifying debate that'll leave you on the edge of your earbuds.
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7min
September 08, 2023 51. Economic Contributions of Mughal Women
In this episode of ZDP Khushi, Prattyashee and Harsha explore the economic contributions of Mughal women. They study and discuss the role of influencial royal Mughal women in imprinting a Mughal presence through coinage, architecture, trade and market.
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13min
April 02, 2023 50. The Economics of Marriage
In this episode of ZDP Soumya, Sredha and Reeti explore the institution of Marriage from an economics lens. They talk about how behavioural economics can manipulate the rational thinking human mind when it comes to marriage. Using a variety of economics concepts from game theory in doing dishes to moral hazard theory they try to analyse the institution of marriage which is considered to be so sacrosanct.
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13min
March 28, 2023 49. Blink-it and Buy-it, but how?
In this episode, Manmeet and Sejal dive into the journey of Blinkit since 2013 till now, when the company is owned by Zomato. Through different instances and theories, the episode unwraps the goodness of the e-commerce platform, Blinkit with its costs and impact overall.
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10min
March 26, 2023 48. Twitter buyout - The Bird is Freed ?
Wars, scandals and politics have one thing in common.

Twitter.

In this episode of Zero Down, the hosts Dhwani and Khushi, dive into the Twitter buyout case exploring the reasons behind this takeover by Elon Musk. They discuss the repercussions of this buyout on Twitter, it’s market standing, it’s employees, and the Twitter users. Even as Musk describes himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist’, did he really free the bird?
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17min
March 25, 2023 47. The Economic factors that led to the Rise in Punk Culture
Way back in the mid-70s, an exciting new trend crawled its way off the streets and into our living rooms. It was grimy, intense, raw, and loud. Unfiltered and unaffected by all of the usual restrictions of the music industry – it was punk – the start of something completely new.In fact, the punk mindset of disruption has even transformed the branding environment.

Let us explore the history of punk,and punk culture? And many more!
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10min
November 28, 2022 46. ZDP Shots: Evolution of Economics
In this episode, Gungun and Chaahat talk about how and what, did the economic concepts of Invisible Hand, An Ideal World, Foreign Competition and Public Goods come from.
The topic and excerpt is derived from the book “A Little History of Economics” by Niall Kishtainy.
Full of colourful stories and compelling facts, this conversation tells you everything you need to know about economics, in the most intersection tangent. So, are you ready to dive into this intellectual treasure trove!
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13min
November 22, 2022 45. ZDP Shots: Decoding East Asian Crisis
In this episode, Devanshi, Mannat and Kanupriya throw some light on the infamous East Asian Crisis 1997.

No one could have ever predicted that the nations known for their stable and conservative budgetary policies will fall in the vicious trap of financial crisis. Yes, we are talking about the East Asian crisis 1997 that affected the world economy severely.

So what are you waiting for? Put your earphones on and discover the reasons, consequences and the recovery of the cri
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9min
November 15, 2022 44. ZDP Shots: India poised for 7% growth?
In this episode Apeksha, Muskan and Naina take a dig into the growth projections of India for the coming year.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, expressed that India will be the fastest growing economy in the world this year with at least 7% growth despite the challenges posed by the Ukraine crisis. But Reuters poll said “India's status as world's fastest-growing major economy to be short-lived”
Confusing, right?

Let’s find out whether these predictions are ac
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10min
November 08, 2022 43. ZDP Shots: End of the Second Elizabethan Era: UK Economy in Turmoil
In this episode of Zero Down Shots, Anshu and Kunjal walk us through the Economy of the United Kingdom. With the sudden change of its Prime minister & death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK has many challenges in front of it. They discuss the economic situation of the UK both before and during the pandemic, with a special emphasis on the economical changes the nation is experiencing as an aftermath of the queen’s death.
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12min

FAQs about Zero Down:

How many episodes does Zero Down have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.