508 Videos
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Governing With A Higher Purpose To Spur Innovation
Nov 7, 2014
How can the state manage its central role in the innovation economy if the state itself has become an instrument for facilitating corporate predation?
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Government Risk and Private Sector Reward
Oct 29, 2014
How should the government recoup the benefits from the fruits of its research? And what role should the government play going forward in important areas such as clean tech?
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The Consequences of Money-Manager Capitalism
Oct 20, 2014
In the wake of World War II, much of the western world, particularly the United States, adopted a new form of capitalism called “managerial welfare-state capitalism.”
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Two Hundred Years of Politics and High Finance
Oct 16, 2014
These videos cover not only Dr. de Cecco’s seminal research on the international gold standard, but his views on the international monetary system between the wars, the formation of the Bretton Woods system, and its breakdown – all topics on which Dr. de Cecco has written copiously.
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Fixing The Eurozone Architecture
Oct 8, 2014
Has the euro experiment largely failed to meet the needs of the people who use it? If so, what can be done? Andrea Terzi suggests innovative ways to repair the Eurozone’s flawed fiscal architecture.
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What’s the Difference Between Growth and Prosperity?
Sep 30, 2014
Peter Victor challenges the basis of our obsession with economic growth
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The Tenacity of the Free Market Ideology
Sep 23, 2014
Fred Block discusses his book, “The Power of Market Fundamentalism”.
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Austerity Defangs the Celtic Tiger
Sep 11, 2014
Will the “Celtic Tiger” re-emerge or is Ireland’s recovery stunted by austerity programs?
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Creating A Legal Foundation For Finance
Sep 4, 2014
How does the law interact with finance? Katharina Pistor on the paradoxical relationship between law and finance.
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Early Interventions Lead To Higher IQs
Sep 2, 2014
We can change who we are. We can improve ourselves in various ways, and we can give ourselves possibilities to grow intellectually.
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Cyber Security & Centralized Data, What Could Go Wrong?
Aug 26, 2014
What is the scale of effort that is actually required to initiate global cyber warfare? Amir Herzberg elaborates on cyber security, cyber warfare and basic privacy in the global digital age.
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Healthcare In The 21st Century
Aug 9, 2014
Many believe that we already have a healthcare problem. But let’s get this straight: healthcare is a solution. Joon Yun posits a new way of thinking about health, illness and aging.
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Beyond Dodd-Frank
Aug 3, 2014
Has the Dodd-Frank Act had its intended effect?
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Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurship in India
Jul 23, 2014
Ajay Kela on creating a culture of entrepreneurship in India.
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Who Wins and Loses From Innovation?
Jul 1, 2014
Improved access to education is often touted as the key to addressing racial inequality in the economy, but Lisa Cook’s research into the innovation economy shows that women and African-Americans are underrepresented despite their educational qualifications.