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Econwising

Haoyu Wang•economicsrevision.org
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Hi, I’m Haoyu, and welcome to Econwising, a subsidiary podcast series of Econwise. If you like my content, then please feel free to visit my website, Econowise: https://www.economicsrevision.org Or equally, my quora account: https://www.quora.com/profile/Haoyu-Wang-130
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On the value of human life...

Economics is a humanitarian subject: it is just a collection and formalisation of human sense. But in order to make it useful, we have used maths to quantify what previously was thought to be unquantifiable, and this has brought many advances in the subject, both in terms of practicality, as well as theoretically, with the development of mathematical economics. One of the biggest dilemmas faced within the subject is to quantify the value of human life. Would looking at the amount people donate t...

May 23, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 1

Nudging

One of the main breakthroughs in economics in recent years is the one of nudging, in the field of behavioural economics. This is just a fancy term for the process of presenting information in a different manner such that it influences the decision of the person concerned. So what are you waiting for?

Apr 14, 2021•15 min

The Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy

Monetary policy is of course something you don't want to be joking around, especially when considering that it has the health of the whole economy at stake. However, it should be worthwhile for us to ask whether this kind of intervention is worthwhile, particularly now that we have seen there are many other possible weapons under our arsenal.

Apr 14, 2021•6 min

Stoicism - Meditatio malorium

It's been a while now since the last episode. I have been pretty busy here days so apologies for that. I came across a book which talks about stoicism: it's called "hot to think like a roman emperor". And this is why I bought something which I have learned by reading this book here: meditate malorium. This is man exercise to prepare your for the worst, so what are you waiting for?

Apr 12, 2021•8 min

Financial Markets - Bonds

Bonds are probably what you would invest for your pension... They are safe, but that comes at its own price, too...

Mar 29, 2021•9 min

Financial Markets - Interest Rate Futures

This might be one of those less-heard-of things in the financial markets. But now that you know it, it would be a good idea to explore further...

Mar 27, 2021•9 min

Financial Markets - Commodities

The milk you are drinking might be sold on the commodities market... Not only is this market a way for its traders to hedge against the future, people involved tend to become very, what shall we say.. quirky?

Mar 24, 2021•7 min

Financial Markets - Forex

You definitely have heard of Forex, particularly now, that there are a ton of BS on YouTube in the form of ads that claim to make you rich by single clicks. For as ludicrous as it might seem, forex trading is actually a thing, and might be more important than you think

Mar 21, 2021•6 min

Financial Markets - Trading Shares

In this episode of the series introducing to you the Financial Market, we go on to explore some insights in share trading. Not only do we explore the different types of shares, but you are also likely to learn things you might want to look out for during shares trading!

Mar 19, 2021•8 min

Financial Markets - Indices

Welcome to this new section of Financial Markets, where we dive in deeper in our exploration of the financial market. Today we are going to talk about indices...

Mar 16, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Financial Markets - Introduction

Hello! Welcome to this mini series in which we dive in the financial market, to explore this rather unusual part of the economy. This episode will start with the basics, and provide a comprehensive introduction to the key components of the financial market

Mar 15, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1

An Alternative To Pensions

Pensions are certainly one of the most troublesome things governments have to deal with: for many countries, they represent the single greatest liability the government has to face. And as always, radical things need radical plans. So let's hear from Bill Ackman...

Mar 13, 2021•4 min•Ep. 28

The Monetary Nature Of The 2021 Budget

Of course, the government cannot get into resilience measure during times of crisis in which employment rates are soaring. Indeed, Keynes once said that the best way for economic recovery for a nation was to spend its way out of the crisis. This is true, of course, but we also have to keep an eye on debt. And it seems that Sunak has done just that...

Mar 12, 2021•5 min•Ep. 27

Modern Monetary Theory

MMT, or modern monetary theory has been one of the most hotly debated policies in the world up until now. It mainly advocates the fact that governments should not worry about debts. But everything sounds too good to be true...

Mar 11, 2021•7 min•Ep. 26

Why Are Property Rights So Important?

In this episode, we take the core ideas of the book "why nations fail" and turn them into a comprehensible interpretation of why property rights are so important. I think this is something everyone should be aware of, since its impacts is so far reached

Mar 10, 2021•7 min•Ep. 27

How Much Are House Chores Worth?

House chores are not calculated in GDP, because they are not financial transactions. Perhaps we should ponder around the underlying gender inequality as well as the economic potential of this thing which is so familiar, yet not well understood.

Mar 10, 2021•5 min•Ep. 25

A Better Option For Passive Income

Of course, generating passive income is an incredibly hard process. Indeed, in this episode, Ben LeFort gives out some better advices for building income quicker...

Mar 07, 2021•9 min•Ep. 24

What If Every Government Paid Off Its Debt?

Debt is always found to be not so good as a thing to have. But, do you know that government debt is not actually debt as we know it? In this episode, Clare Connolly goes on to explain why it is as such...

Mar 05, 2021•8 min•Ep. 23

Direct Carbon Capture

So many things have happened in coming years, and technology has made a huge progress. In this episode, Maggie Chua goes on to explain some of the things we need to be aware of before starting to suck all the Co2 we have emitted in the atmosphere back to earth...

Mar 03, 2021•9 min•Ep. 22

Misconceptions about AI

AI is mysterious. So mysterious, in fact, that there are many theories emerging from "keyboard warriors". These theories are not necessarily true...

Mar 02, 2021•9 min•Ep. 21

The Euro Debt Crisis

For me, the euro crisis was something I would definitely hear people throwing around quite often, even though I did not really understand the ins and outs of it fully. Why not take this as an opportunity? This episode provides content from: https://www.thebalance.com/eurozone-debt-crisis-causes-cures-and-consequences-3305524

Mar 01, 2021•10 min•Ep. 20

Why Fintech Will Not Kill Banks

Fintech has definitely gained significant recognition over the coming years: some might argue that they are going to challenge banks. However, this is unlikely the case, and we'll see why. This episode provides content from: https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/09/why-fintech-startups-arent-killing-banks-yet/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMiIVwjBoQTqEBfYC18lWR1THBE5MoAt8y9A61UwHE82NddwliDoECVRntrOcGKkmIay5BS_WlCaqsspOikH27PzUPDBvz4rrVVI3Qjkqj...

Feb 28, 2021•7 min•Ep. 19

Is The World Running Out Of Food?

It is no joke that the world's population is increasing at an unsustainable rate. It is also true that we are going to face calorie shortages if we don't change our consumption patterns. Time to dust off Malthus' theories?

Feb 27, 2021•7 min•Ep. 18
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