Crash Course Economics

Monopoly Power and EU Competition Policy — with Angela Wigger

During the pandemic and its aftermath, the world witnessed a revival of new narratives and strategies related to industrial policy in a geopolitically competitive environ

Rentierism and Big Pharma — with Nick Dearden

In this episode we do a deep dive into the realm of Big Pharma. As with Big Tech, this industry epitomises large-scale rentier income extraction by corporations. Despite

Asset Managers and the Rise of Rentier Capitalism — with Brett Christophers

Embark on a journey encompassing Brett Christophers' latest three books in this Crash Course Episode. He provides a comprehensive overview of the ascent of rentier capita

Enshittification: The Rise and Fall of Big Tech — with Cory Doctorow

In this first Crash Course episode of the new series, we invite writer-activist Cory Doctorow to explore the rise of Rentier and Monopoly Capitalism in the tech sector. I

The future of the EU fiscal framework — with Ludovic Suttor-Sorel

In this special one-off we focus on European fiscal policy, following FiscalMatters' week of debate in which the future of the EU fiscal framework is discussed: “Too

Big Tech vs The Public — with Francesca Bria

Innovation economist and digital policy expert Francesca Bria joins us to talk about her experiences trying to counter the power of Big Tech and using technology for demo

Big Tech & the Global South — with Nandini Chami

In this fourth Crash Course episode of the series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we take a closer look at how we could resist the enormous and all-encompass

Platforms and the limits of Competition Policy — with Farwa Sial

In this third episode, we discussed the challenges that Big Tech confronts us with in terms of regulation. The platform economy has fundamentally changed our societies an

Intellectual Property & Monopoly Capitalism — with Cecilia Rikap

In this second Crash Course episode of the series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we will zoom in on intellectual property. We have invited political economi

The rise of Technoscientific Capitalism with Kean Birch

In this first Crash Course episode of our series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we take a bird’s-eye view before we dive into more specific issues in the ep

Arrested development and austerity: Avoiding the debt trap with Daniel Munevar & María José Romero

Since March 2020, 80 IMF lending arrangements have been approved. These arrangements arise in an era of historical global debt levels. The world is witnessing an insuffic

Confronting Debt in the Global South with Dominic Brown

Dominic Brown will discuss the strategies being proposed by popular movements in the Global South to confront their debt. He will reflect on current movements and their d

What is Subordinate Financialization? with Ewa Karwowski

Ewa Karwowski will guide us through ways to quantify and recognize financialization in the global south. Also we will discuss why this particular theoretical frame may be

Dependency Theory and Uneven Development with Ingrid Kvangraven

In this episode of Crash Course Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez discuss Dependency Theory with Ingrid Kvangraven. How does dependency theory help us to formulate diffe

Debt, Dependence and Development in Historical Perspective with Andew Fischer

Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez speak with Andew Fischer about Debt, Dependence and Development in Historical Perspective. This lecture presents several past and pres

Monetary policy against austerity? with Daniela Gabor

Daniela Gabor speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about monetary policy and austerity in the fourth and final webinar of Crash Course series on monetary polic

Monetary policy: effects on the Global South with Pablo Bortz

Pablo Bortz speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about monetary policy and the effects on the Global South in the third webinar of Crash Course series on monet

Central banking, Finance and Power with Benjamin Braun

Benjamin Braun speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about central banking, finance and power, in the second webinar of Crash Course series on monetary policy,

Crisis, central banks and democratic control: the building blocks for change

Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez speak with Jens van’t Klooster about crisis, central banks and democratic control. What are the historical origins of central bank ind