Economics in business

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Episode 7 - Helping companies conquer country risk Mar 09, 2018

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In an era of geopolitical transformation, what do financial markets tell us about country risk premia? The answer may surprise you. Economist Rob Vaughan shares the latest trends from PwC's country risk premium model, and how this insight can help companies manage country risk.

Episode 6 - What's the economic cost of natural disasters? Jan 05, 2018

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Economist James Loughridge joins our host Laura Gatz to explain what our latest research can tell us about what's happening to the frequency and cost of natural disasters, and how this impacts an economy

Episode 5 - A vision for 2025 - using Economics to devise a Financial Services Strategy for the UK Nov 14, 2017

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Nick Forrest, our Head of Financial Services in Economic Consulting, discusses with new host Laura Gatz-Schulz how he and his team used economic principles and methods to help The CityUK develop a strategy for the Financial Services Sector.

Episode 4 - How will automation impact jobs? Aug 07, 2017

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John Hawksworth, Chief Economist at PwC UK, talks about our recent research analysing the impact of automation on jobs in the UK and other OECD countries. We explore which industries and types of workers are likely to be most affected, but also consider the potential job and productivity gains from technological progress.

Episode 3 - What's next for UK interest rates? Jul 10, 2017

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With inflation rapidly on the rise and the US Federal Reserve continuing to raise rates, could we see an increase in UK interest rates this year? We put this question to Andrew Sentance, Senior Economic Adviser at PwC, and discuss the wider outlook for monetary policy in the UK in this economics podcast.

Episode 2 - Closing the gender pay gap: the potential $2 trillion prize May 22, 2017

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We're joined by economists Jing Teow and Shivangi Jain to explore which OECD countries have made the greatest progress in closing their gender pay gaps and discuss what governments and businesses can do to speed up this progress.

Episode 1 - Beyond the BRICs: Where do the pockets of opportunity lie? Apr 28, 2017

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Welcome to the first in our series of Economics in business podcasts. Barret Kupelian, senior economist, shares his views on which mid-sized economies businesses should be looking at to expand their international footprint

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