With students at Columbia and other universities across the country demanding that their schools divest from Israel over the war in Gaza, Adam and Cameron discuss the economic angle: endowments, investments, and billionaire donors. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The new film Civil War, which follows a group of journalists making their way across a swath of fractured and war-torn America, is a box-office hit. It’s also an opportunity for Adam and Cameron to speculate on the economic implications of a real civil war in the United States. For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Learn more about your ad choices...
This episode features a live taping Adam and Cameron did at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC—covering the possible impact of a wider war in the Middle East and the economics of a future Biden or Trump administration. For more podcasts, check out the latest episode of Disorder, 'How Small States Can Save the World,' featuring Former President of Armenia Dr Armen Sarkissian: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
As the Israel-Hamas war drags on, about half of the Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine, and the other half are experiencing acute food insecurity. Adam and Cameron discuss how humanitarian aid works in a crisis zone and what it would take to rebuild Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It will cost up to $3 billion to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland, which collapsed last month after it was struck by a container ship. Adam and Cameron discuss the implications for the city of Baltimore, the insurance industry, and global shipping. Also on the show: The economics of Tajikistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To mark the Easter holiday, Adam and Cameron discuss the economic thinking of Pope Francis and how it strays from the traditional approach of the Catholic Church. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze crashplan.com/ones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is the fourth installment of a mini series on the long shadow of COVID-19, marking four years since the start of the coronavirus. In this final segment, Adam and Cameron discuss whether the world is now better equipped to respond to similar crises. Also on the show: The economics of resort hotels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To mark four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam and Cameron are talking about the long shadow of the coronavirus. In Part 3, they look at how the pandemic affected the global economy. Also on the show: China's economy is facing a major rebalancing. Can it keep rising? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To mark four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam and Cameron are talking about the long shadow of the coronavirus. In Part 2, they look at the economic impact of long COVID—which afflicts about 10 percent of people who contract the coronavirus. Also on the show, coinciding with the night of the Oscars: The economics of Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project—the U.S. endeavor to build the first nuclear bomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To mark four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam and Cameron are launching a miniseries: four episodes on the long shadow of the coronavirus. In Part 1, they look at its impact on the commercial real estate market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The United States’ top leaders are older than ever. Is capitalism inherently gerontocratic? Do older leaders govern better or worse historically? And could a leader’s advanced age sap economic confidence and have a pocketbook effect? Adam and Cameron dig in. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prabowo Subianto is on track to win the presidential election in Indonesia, raising concerns about a backslide towards authoritarianism in the world's third largest democracy. Adam and Cameron discuss the political and economic implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In today’s episode, Adam and Cameron look at the political realities as they assess both the United States’ and the European Union’s willingness to continue funding Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia. In the second segment, the two take a historic look back at how Las Vegas became Sin City and whether or not having a “fun” economy is beneficial to residents in the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The market value of Novo Nordisk, the Danish company that makes the weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, hit $500 billion this past week—a rare achievement for a European firm. Novo Nordisk is owned by a non-profit foundation, which gives the company an unusual corporate structure. Adam and Cameron discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Boeing's stock price has fallen by 14 percent since a hole blew open on one of its 737 Max 9 planes mid flight earlier this month. The plane has had other safety issues over the years. What are the implications for Boeing and its European rival, Airbus? Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The attacks by Houthi militants on cargo ships in and around the Red Sea is posing a serious threat to global trade—serious enough to prompt American-led air strikes on the group in Yemen. Thirty percent of all global containers pass through the Red Sea Strait. Adam and Cameron discuss the economic implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The theme of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos is "Rebuilding Trust." Do the rich and powerful have our trust? Do they deserve it? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: Will the Biden administration block the $14.1 billion bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to take over U.S. Steel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the coming year, a record number of elections will be held around the world, including in Taiwan, India, Britain, the European Union, and the United States. Adam and Cameron look ahead at 2024 and specifically at the potential impact of these elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam and Cameron look at the biggest economic stories of 2023, from inflation surges to the declining growth rate in China to the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and life generally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just in time for Christmas, Adam and Cameron talk all things Santa and touch on topics ranging from elves, to reindeer, to the political status of the North Pole, in a tongue in cheek look in the holiday. Adam does his best to give real economical analysis to some farcical questions while also offering insight and historical perspective to the holiday celebrated across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Member states at the U.N.-led conference on climate change in Dubai have agreed to "transition away" from fossil fuels. Was it an unprecedented deal or a vague agreement that amounts to very little? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: Germany's 17 billion euro budget crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, is a far-right libertarian and former television personality. He's also an economist who has promised to slash spending and close the country's central bank. Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Filmmaker Ridley Scott's movie on Napoleon Bonaparte is an ambitious portrayal of a man considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. It's also the worst film Adam has ever seen. On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss the movie and the man—including his economic policies. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money factormeals.com/ones50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wars and climate change around the world have had a huge impact on the insurance industry and the way it assesses risk. Adam and Cameron break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A 5,000-word essay titled “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” is getting a lot of attention in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Written by the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, the essay is a paean to technology as a driver of wealth and happiness but also a jingoistic glorification of late-stage capitalism and American nationalism. Adam and Cameron discuss. Brought to you by: factormeals.com/ones50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Adam and Cameron talk about the United Nations, which operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. The money is provided by member states but what does it buy them? Also on the show: The economics of Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam and Cam do a live show at the Hertie School in Berlin. The two discuss topics including German political parties, Germany’s relationship to Israel, the efficacy of border walls both physical and virtual, and the state of higher education in Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 2023 U.S. deficit is expected to be around $2 trillion — about double the size of the 2022 fiscal year. Adam tends to be less concerned with deficits than other economic experts. But how does he feel about it this time? On today’s episode, Adam and Cameron analyze the current deficit. Then, they explore the World Series in baseball. Tickets for the livestream of our Oct 27 event in Berlin are still on sale: https://www.hertie-school.org/en/events/event-detail/event/ones-and-tooze-live-in-ber...
Egypt is struggling economically. Now it’s also facing pressure from the war between Israel and Hamas in the neighboring Gaza Strip. Adam and Cameron dig in. Also: Harvard University professor and economic historian Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in economics this year for her work studying the gender pay gap. What does that work tell us about today’s labor force? For other podcasts, check out: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/disorder Learn...
Hamas’s attack on Israel and the coming Israeli ground offensive in Gaza have significant economic implications for both sides. Adam and Cameron explore. Hey, Ones and Tooze listeners in Berlin! After the success of the last live show, Adam and Cameron are going to be doing another live taping on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Hertie School (Friedrichstraße 180, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Tickets are going quickly. Purchase them here: https://www.podfestberlin.com/event-details/ones-and-tooze-live-in-ber...
