OECD Podcasts

Migration integration is a vital issue - and a long-term investment that pays off, says Thomas Liebig of the OECD. If governments succeed in effectively integrating migrants, then everyone wins. The social and economic costs of migration drop and the benefits of migration grow, for migrants, communities and countries alike. For more information, go to: http://www.oecd.org/migration/ https://www.oe...

We have 12 years to make changes and keep the temperature rise under 1.5 °C. This was the message from the IPCC, which is the UN’s international scientific body on climate change. Economist John Roemer shares his blueprint on how to head off climate catastrophe. For more information go to: http://www.oecd.org/environment/ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment Host: Clara Young Producer: Robin...

Specially tailored skills training is helping indigenous people get jobs, says Canadian indigenous businesswoman Dawn Madahbee Leach. This includes in the mining industry, which offers employment prospects in remote areas, home to many indigenous communities. And, Leach argues, indigenous involvement in mining can improve the sector’s environmental record. Host: Clara Young Producer: Robin Allison...

Are humans better than the purely self-seeking, competitive, 100% rational agents Smith and Friedman make us out to be? Billionaire tech investor Nick Hanauer thinks not. He thinks it’s time to replace the zero-sum, trickle-down economic model with a kinder, gentler and more realistic one that takes into account humans’ capacity to cooperate. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/economy/ www.o...

Professor Robert Allen provides some historical context for the current upheavals in the world of work and discusses why adjusting to these changes may be more challenging than we think. For more information go to: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/employment Host: Kate Lancaster Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox!...

Our social world is incredibly nuanced and complex, says Maeve Cohen of Re-thinking Economics. It cannot be condensed into one economic model, we need to be holistic and humble, looking at different schools of thought and being prepared to acknowledge when we’re wrong. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/economy/ www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics Host: Kate Lancaster Producer: Robin Allison Dav...

Professor Steve Keen, a self-described contrarian and anti-economist, talks with us about what caused the financial crisis and how to avoid it in the future. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/economy/ www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics Host: Kate Lancaster Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/news...

Ten years after the financial crisis, Erika Widegren talks about what Europe needs to do to avoid another meltdown. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/economy/ www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics Host: Kate Lancaster Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oec...

One country that symbolised the crisis of the last 10 years was Greece. Its insolvency embarked the country on a long regime of bail-outs and austerity. This August, Greece officially emerged from the crisis, with the OECD forecasting GDP growth again. So, did the austerity work? The former Greek finance minister and co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM) remains unconvinced. Mr Var...

If you’re scratching your head over stuck wages and dwindling job benefits, massive corporate outsourcing is one place to look. David Weil, author of The Fissured Workplace, explains how companies’ use of indirect contractors is one reason wages aren’t going up. David Weil is the Dean and Professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School of Social Policy and Management. He served as US Wage and Hou...

What’s so new about the gig economy, anyway? Jeremias Prassl, author of Humans as a Service, says we’ve had “uberised” jobs in the past; that experience can come in handy when it comes to dealing with gig workers today. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/employment/ www.oecd-ilibrary.org/employment Host: Clara Young Producer: Alison Benney Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to yo...

“We aren’t transforming technology into productivity the way we should be." Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, discusses the impact of machine learning on our jobs and lives. What are policy makers doing – or not – to smooth the transition? For more information go to: http://www.oecd.org/innovation/ Host: Kate Lancaster Producer: Robin Allison Davis Get the l...

En marge du forum sur les marches émergents organisé à l’OCDE le mercredi 11 juin 2018, Michel Camdessus ancien Directeur Général du FMI et Gouverneur de la Banque de France s’exprime sur la nécessité de réinventer la coopération internationale dans un contexte de montée croissante des inégalités partout dans le monde. For more information go to: www.oecd.org/economy/ www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economi...

Ten years after the crisis: Regulate, yes, but how much? Economic historian Michael Bordo reflects on the state of play 10 years after the Lehman Brothers failure and warns against the temptation to over-regulate. For more information go to: http://www.oecd.org/economy/ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics Host: Clara Young Producer: Alison Benney Get the latest OECD content delivered directly...