New Economics Podcast

Last week saw a record number of the world's elite flying their private jets to Davos for the World Economic Forum. Oxfam reported that in the 10 years since the financial crisis, the number of billionaires around the world has nearly doubled. It’s fair to say, the economy isn’t working for everyone. Every week on this podcast we look at a different economic problem and how to solve it, but what if economics itself – the way we teach it, talk about it and think about it – is the real problem? Is economics a cold, hard science? Does it have strict rules, like the laws of physics? Or is the economy more like a computer that can be reprogrammed? This week, we're talking to three people working to democratise economics, widen understanding, and change how it's taught across the country: co-director of Rethinking Economics Maeve Cohen, Chief Exec of Economic Joe Earle, and campaigner and policy expert on feminist and intersectional economics Polly Trenow.  Enjoying the show? Tweet us your comments and questions @NEF! Produced by James Shield. Music: Podington Bear and Mr. Frisby's Beat Pocket under Creative Commons. The award-winning Weekly Economics Podcast is brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the UK's only people powered think tank. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org