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Institute for New Economic Thinking
Nicholas Wapshott: Keynes' Optimism vs. Hayek's Pessimism (2/5)
Watch Nicholas Wapshott discuss the different characters of Keynes and Hayek, which Wapshott says had a profound influence on their preferred policy programs. While Keynes was an optimist, Hayek was a pessimist who "assumed that if...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Satyajit Das: The Cultural Transformation of the World of Finance (1/6)
When Satyajit Das started to work at a commercial bank, the world of finance was simple: banks made money by lending it. That was 44 years ago, and the tools of the trade have changed quite a bit since then. In this INET interview with...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bringing in the Gunslinger: Nicholas Wapshott on Keynes vs. Hayek
Keynes and Hayek were defining figures in 20th century economics. In this INET interview, Nicholas Wapshott talks about his book, Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics, and about the intellectual clashes between two...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sylvia Nasar: The Discovery of Productivity Growth and the Welfare State (2/5)
In part 2 of this INET interview, Sylvia Nasar discusses how Alfred Marshall formulated his idea of productivity growth as an engine for economic change. Following in his footsteps, Beatrice Webb noted that the conditions of poverty...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sylvia Nasar: Charles Dickens, Economist (1/5)
In part 1 of this INET interview, Sylvia Nasar talks about her book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. She suggests that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was an early work of economics. Dickens realized that the old view of...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Nicholas Wapshott - Keynes vs. Hayek: The Debate Wages On (5/5)
In part 5 of this INET interview, Nicholas Wapshott discusses how the conflict between Keynes and Hayek has carried forward into modern debates over the proper role of governance. As policy debates still wage on today over austerity vs....
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Spence: How Global Supply Chains Raise Productivity in the US (3/5)
The US economy has been pretty good at generating jobs in the years leading up to the Great Recession. But nearly all jobs were created in the non-tradable sector, while employment stagnated in sectors that face international...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Media and Power.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics & Beyond Podcast [Rob Johnson]
Rob Johnson is not your average economist, and this is not your average economics podcast. Every week, Rob talks about economic and social issues with a guest who probably wasn’t on your Econ 101 reading list, from musicians to...
A&E Television
Biography: Singers
An extensive collection of video biographies of popular singers, present and past, from all musical genres. Each article includes its citation in several formats. (Note: Some entries have 'Singer' in their names but are not actual singers.)
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Eric Clapton Takes on Robert Johnson's Blues
Eric Clapton was inspired by the music of Robert Johnson and his blues recordings. Plenty of audio clips here.