EBRD podcasts

What challenges do women entrepreneurs face? What does it take to succeed as a woman in business? Listen to the latest episode of Pocket Economics with the EBRD’s Charlotte Ruhe.

The latest episode of the Pocket Economics podcast looks at what it means to be gay or lesbian in the modern workplace, asking how sexuality affects salary levels. Cevat Giray Aksoy, Principal Economist at the EBRD, Researcher at the London School of Economics and an expert on inequalities in the labour market helps us shed light on this issue.

What is family empowerment? What role do families play in shaping modern economies? Listen to the latest episode of Pocket Economics with Oriana Bandiera, Professor of Economics at London School of Economics (LSE) and an expert on poverty reduction, inclusion and labour policies.

What makes us happy and how should we measure life satisfaction? EBRD Chief Economist Sergei Guriev explains the findings of our Life in Transition Survey, the largest of its kind ever carried out in the EBRD regions.

What is gender equality and why does it matter? The EBRD’s Chief Counsellor for Social Issues and the Director of its Gender team, Michaela Bergman, discusses the importance of gender equality in encouraging economic growth.

How does inequality affect economic growth, the fate of reforms and people’s happiness? EBRD Chief Economist Sergei Guriev discusses inequality and globalisation. Inequality is the central theme of the EBRD’s Transition Report 2016-17.

How much will it cost to combat climate change? And who should pay the bill? Who should contribute more: developed or developing countries? Climate change is fast, expensive and the scale of the challenge is enormous. Mattia Romani, EBRD Managing Director for Economics, Policy and Governance, former Chief Economist of the Global Green Growth Institute explains how we can finance the battle against...

Do reformers have to be popular to be successful? It’s a conundrum thinkers have agonised over for centuries. Our guest, the EBRD’s Chief Economist, Sergei Guriev, looks at how the concept of political economy has evolved and discusses the dynamic between rulers, ruled and reforms. He also analyses the importance of leaders’ popularity in both democratic and authoritarian regimes and previews our...

Microcredit used to be regarded as a tool that, by funding the creation and expansion of microenterprises, could help lift households out of poverty. However, in recent years, the notion that microfinance is a “miracle cure” has been subject to intense debate. Ralph De Haas, EBRD’s Head of Research, author of numerous publications on microcredit including ‘Microcredit: neither miracle nor mirage’...