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20 September 2023

Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.

Podcast

13 September 2023

Assessing the State of the Union 2023

In this episode, we look at the 2023 State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

Podcast

07 September 2023

Backstage at BAM 23: Assessing the risks and prospects of European banking system

Giuseppe Porcaro and Nicolas Véron speak with Sharon Donnery about European banking supervision.

Podcast

31 August 2023

What to expect from the BRICS expansion

The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.

Podcast

30 August 2023

The story of China’s electric vehicle industry

China's EV industry is not just about rapid growth and success; it involves intricate geopolitical dynamics that could put its success at risk.

Podcast

22 August 2023

Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making

Exploring the complex intersection of geopolitics and Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making.

Podcast

16 August 2023

Why do employers want employees back in the office?

Leaders maintain a belief that employee collaboration is negatively impacted by remote work, but the evidence to support this assumption is mixed.

Podcast

09 August 2023

Read with Bruegel: Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation

A deep dive into the history of central banking over the four centuries before 1800.

Podcast

02 August 2023

Read with Bruegel: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations

Examining the past, present and future of the global energy system.

Podcast

26 July 2023

Read with Bruegel: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests

Exploring the unintended consequences of the use of sanctions as a diplomatic weapon.

Podcast

19 July 2023

Assessing China’s quest for innovation

What potential bottlenecks might be hindering the transformation of China’s innovation efforts into productivity growth?

Podcast

12 July 2023

Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium

The ongoing steel and aluminium negotiations between the EU and the US and their initial negotiation proposals are examined.

Podcast

05 July 2023

The triple purpose of EU industrial policy

How can the European Union’s industrial policy advance decarbonisation while fostering strategic autonomy and economic efficiency?

Podcast

28 June 2023

Read with Bruegel: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century

How do scholars write the future of global politics?

Series

21 June 2023

Read with Bruegel

The Sound of Economics is bringing you a book review series for summer 2023.

Podcast

21 June 2023

Read with Bruegel: The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

Jeromin Zettelmeyer sits down with Martin Wolf to discuss his latest book, ‘The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism’.