The Credit Crunch and Global Recession

A podcast series about the credit crunch and global recession featuring Oxford academics. This series will examine how the current crisis developed, analyse market and government responses to it, and look at what might happen next.

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Episodes

Taming the Casino Banks

In this podcast the experts discuss whether the 'casino' banks that are considered too big to fail are simply too big, and explain the arguments for and against splitting them up.

Mar 15, 2010•29 min

Bank bonuses, breakups and regulation

In the first podcast of 2010, the experts discuss bank bonuses, proposed break-ups and tighter regulation of the banking and financial sectors.

Jan 28, 2010•29 min

Challenging Macroeconomics

In part 6, our experts examine new models for monetary and fiscal policy, global financial markets and a world economy characterised by global imbalances.

Aug 11, 2009•52 min

UK Budget and Global Recovery Plans

In Part 5, our experts examine the British economy in light of the recent Budget, and assess whether a global recovery may be on the horizon.

Jun 04, 2009•48 min

G20: Solutions to Global Depression?

In this fourth podcast Linda Yueh and Jonathan Michie discuss the G20 debates over co-ordinated fiscal expansion, global regulation, and the role of the IMF.

Mar 31, 2009•27 min

Credit Crunch Live

Economics students of St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford pose questions to a panel of experts about the credit crunch and global recession.

Feb 25, 2009•1 hr 9 min

Bank Bail-outs and Obama's Green New Deal

In this second podcast, Linda Yueh and Jonathan Michie discuss President Obama's Green New Deal, banking bail-outs, quantitative easing and whether we can spend our way out of the economic crisis.

Jan 28, 2009•31 min

Global Recession: How Did it Happen?

Linda Yueh talks to Jonathan Michie about the credit crunch and looming global recession, the effect it has had on both banks and businesses, and how a Green New Deal may provide a solution to the crisis.

Dec 22, 2008•37 min

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