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The Paradox of Progress: A Conversation with Hamish McRae

The Paradox of Progress: A Conversation with Hamish McRae

A discussion with the award-winning economics writer Hamish McRae, discussing the implications of technological change, the economic rise of China and India, the difficult business of making predictions decades in advance, and the apparent plateauing of living standards in the developed world.

The Moral Limits of Markets: A Conversation with Professor Yew-Kwang Ng

The Moral Limits of Markets: A Conversation with Professor Yew-Kwang Ng

Leading economist Professor Yew-Kwang Ng in conversation with research director of our Morality & Markets project, Dr Simon Kaye. Are some goods are just too problematic to be distributed by markets? Is hedonistic utilitarianism a plausible foundation for policy? What is the best approach to tackling climate change?