Global Economy Podcasts
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EPISODE 37 October 2020
Episode 37: Globalisation Comes to the Rescue with Oscar Guinea
By: Fredrik ErixonA new consensus is growing across the European Union – and other parts of the world too: that globalisation has gone too far. The argument goes as...
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EPISODE 36 July 2020
Episode 36: Asia and the Pacific Region – A Protracted Recovery with Chang Yong Rhee
By: Fredrik ErixonThe global economy, says the International Monetary Fund, is projected to shrink by 4.9 percent in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more...
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EPISODE 35 July 2020
Episode 35: 10 Years of EU Trade Policy with Lucian Cernat
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Oscar GuineaOn his last days as the Chief Trade Economist of the European Commission, Lucian Cernat talks to Oscar Guinea about the evolution of EU Trade Policy...
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EPISODE 34 July 2020
Episode 34: UK Trade Policy (after Brexit) with David Henig
Research Areas: UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: Fredrik ErixonIn this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to David Henig, the director of the UK Trade Policy Project. They discuss what is the UK trying to accomplish...
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EPISODE 33 July 2020
Episode 33: Learning to Love Trade Again with Frank Lavin
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonGlobal trade policy is in poor health. The relevance and integrity of the WTO have been eroded. Trade wars and commercial frictions have replaced...
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EPISODE 32 June 2020
Episode 32: Can the West Make the State Competent Again? with Adrian Wooldridge
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: governanceBy: Fredrik ErixonThe Covid-19 crisis has shed new light on state failures in the West. Good government is a vital source of global competitive advantage - and,...
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EPISODE 31 June 2020
Episode 31: How Innovation Works with Matt Ridley
Research Areas: Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Fredrik ErixonFredrik Erixon talks to Matt Ridley - a journalist, thinker, author and businessman - about his new book, How Innovation Works: And Why It...
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EPISODE 30 June 2020
Episode 30: The State of International Free Trade with Dan Ikenson
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonFredrik Erixon talks to Dan Ikenson, the director of the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies. They start their...
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EPISODE 29 June 2020
Episode 29: Trade in Large Federal Markets with Michelle Egan
By: Fredrik ErixonIn this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Michelle Egan, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam of the School of International Service...
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EPISODE 28 May 2020
Episode 28: Covid-19 and the Future for European SMEs with Veronique Willems
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Fredrik ErixonSmall and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) represent two-thirds of total employment in Europe. Over the years, their role in economic growth and business...
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EPISODE 27 May 2020
Episode 27: Trust and Trade in the Age of Covid-19 with Ambassador Darci Vetter
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonThe pandemic has put great challenges to firms and the leadership of organisations. In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Darci Vetter, a senior...
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EPISODE 26 May 2020
Episode 26: What Is Stopping Trucks at Borders Between EU Member States? with Joanna Jasiewicz
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Matthias BauerIn the outbreak of COVID-19, the EU international freight traffic was close to collapsing with the obstruction of trucks from delivering goods to...
