Adam Smith is considered the 'father' of modern economics. And with good reason - he is quoted and referred to more than any other economic author. The recent book by Glory Liu Glory Liu 'Adam Smith's America' shows why and how it played on the minds of economists, politicians

Our latest Society of Professional Economists SPE Podcast interview with Vicky Pryce - we talk about the UK elections, economic outlook, what we should expect from the new Labour government and what are the priorities of Chancellor Reeves. We also touch upon the uncertainty surrounding the French

Last Society of Professional Economists Society Of Professional Economists Podcast before the summer break - and what a send off! I spoke to Shannon O'Neil , Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations about trade, tariffs, globalisation (and de-globalisation!) and the contrast between inter- and

My podcasts and interviews for the Society of Professional Economists Society of Professional Economists are also now on Spotify and Apple Podcast podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soc-e… and open.spotify.com/show/7247KddpE…

Glad that Zingales in the comment post interview with Raj Chetty mentioned about the role played by religion and marriage in social mobility. open.spotify.com/episode/1Dh0Wt… Lots of literature and research out there that could be integrated with work by Opportunity Insights, such as that of

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We're back! Join and listen to my Society of Professional Economists interview with Stephen Millard Deputy Director at National Institute of Economic and Social Research where we discuss the current state of UK economy, the first 2 months of the new Labour government and four sectors in particular need for more investment: the green transition,

Wise words. well said Ryan Bourne! #bemoreaustrian thetimes.com/business-money…

I have just started my Society of Professional Economists podcast career - i am at number 10 - so it was good and a pleasure to speak to a real expert, David Beckworth at Mercatus Center who runs the Macro Musings podcast now in its 458th episode. spe.org.uk/speakers/podca… We talk about the Fed recent

Someone asked me last week who should win the Nobel Prize in Economic Studies and i said Joel Mokyr for his role on progressing understanding of culture and economics. It went to Daron Acemoglu Simon Johnson and James Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and

This is the original paper by Reilly Steel that John Burn-Murdoch uses in his article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Essentially high is more conservative and low is more liberal... it is just one study but it is fascinating... Article on the FT here. x.com/jburnmurdoch/s…

My latest interview for the Society of Professional Economists Society Of Professional Economists is with Nick Eberstadt from American Enterprise Institute on one of the most pressing issues for our future society and economy: demographics, labour participation, and the future of work. spe.org.uk/speakers/podca… In the

At the end of my latest Society of Professional Economists podcast with Nick Eberstadt, see it at x.com/fgaddo/status/…, we discussed dignity of work: a shout out to one of the best book on the topic by David L. Bahnsen: Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life - amazon.com/Full-Time-Mean…. You should read