Debunking Economics - the podcast

Steve Keen & Phil Dobbie

Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how it reflects on society.

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20 episodes
Updated Wednesday

Episodes20

Newest first

Wednesday · 44 min
AI, inequality and basic income
Can we have innovation when wealth is controlled in the hands of so few?
July 21 · 45 min
The Burnham Factor
7 Prime Ministers since 2016. Will Andy Burnham overcome what has destroyed all his predecessors?
July 17 · 41 min
The unrelenting progress of winner takes all economics
Capital accumulates, now more than ever. The question is, how do we stop it?
July 7 · 42 min
Too slow for zero?
Se are hurtling towards a climate catastrophe because we cling to the hope of decoupling
July 2 · 39 min
Challenges for the reserve currency
Why is the world so dependent on the US dollar and could it be losing its shine?
June 23 · 48 min
The world’s anti-migration shift to the right
Phil and Steve contemplate why the world has become so against immigration.
June 17 · 45 min
GDP is hopelesss as a relative measure
Phil and Steve debate whether there is a better measure of how well a nation is doing
June 10 · 44 min
Is Labour right to cut tax incentives for housing speculators?
Steve and Phil look into the Australian Labour Party's new approach to housing investment
May 20 · 38 min
Hedging an Uncertain Future
Phil and Steve discuss how hedging disguises the real enormity of a crisis.
May 13 · 45 min
Conditioned to borrow, not save
Phil and Steve look at the problems of a finance system engineered by debt
May 6 · 32 min
Improving Productivity
Steve saysthe only way to increase productivity is to use more energy, or drive more innovation.
April 30 · 38 min
Beating inflation?
Phil and Steve what can be done to control inflation during an energy crisis.
April 22 · 40 min
More Central Bank Independence?
Phil and Steve discuss who should be in charge of banking stability and price stability.
April 14 · 39 min
Energy - the AI Achille's Heel
Steve and Phil wonder whether the fuel crisis will highlight the problem with AI.
April 7 · 36 min
The looming diesel disaster
Phil and Steve discuss the escalating global energy crisis and Australia’s precarious response.
March 31 · 38 min
Understanding the Value of Value
Phil and Steve discuss how value is determined. And yes, it's episode 500.
March 24 · 41 min
Compound Growth in a Finite World
Steve and Phil look into the demands on the economy of compound growth from ivnestments.
March 17 · 35 min
Paying a war
Does the USD the world's reserve currency mean Trump can keep financing his war indefinitely?
March 11 · 42 min
Beyond the Barrel: Should We Windfall Tax Big Tech and Banks?
Streve and Phil look at the merits or otherwise of a windfall tax. Should it stretch beyond energy, Phil asks.
March 3 · 32 min
Is education wasted on the young?
Increasingly a university education is not living up to its promises. Phil and Steve ask why?

Debunking Economics - the podcast

AI, inequality and basic income

The Burnham Factor

The unrelenting progress of winner takes all economics

Too slow for zero?

Challenges for the reserve currency

The world’s anti-migration shift to the right

GDP is hopelesss as a relative measure

Is Labour right to cut tax incentives for housing speculators?

Hedging an Uncertain Future

Conditioned to borrow, not save

Improving Productivity

Beating inflation?

More Central Bank Independence?

Energy - the AI Achille's Heel

The looming diesel disaster

Understanding the Value of Value

Compound Growth in a Finite World

Paying a war

Beyond the Barrel: Should We Windfall Tax Big Tech and Banks?

Is education wasted on the young?