The former chief restructuring officer of the US joins Lex's Sujeet Indap to talk about the financialisation of American businesses, the causes of the 2008 crisis and the outcomes of the government response and reforms. Music by Podington Bear.
Peter Norton on the history of paying for big projects
Climate change is not a business cycle
Adam Tooze on Davos, econ 101 and the unexpected importance of China in the global economy
The history of what we now call opportunity zones
Olivier Blanchard on debt: “Relax. Don’t relax too much, but relax”
Adam Posen on central banks, China and the enduring power of the dollar
Robert Shiller: market narratives are 'like diseases'
What exactly is 'slack'?
Mariana Mazzucato on who creates value
The math wizard who became a customer loyalty scheme guru
Bill Janeway revisits the 'three-player game'
David Autor on what we now know about trade
Introducing Behind The Money
Sir Paul Tucker on the legitimacy of the central bank
Dan Drezner on the economics of ideas
An encore chat with Geoffrey West
Encore: Alice Rivlin on a career as an economic policymaker
Benn Steil on The Marshall Plan
ENCORE: Andrew Lo on adaptive markets
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