Soumaya Keynes
@SoumayaKeynes
Economist columnist @FT Host of The Economics Show pod https://www.ft.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes Singer-songwriter at http://bit.ly/2Z6gvjp
We can promise irreverent humour, and a LOT of nerdery. You can pre-order it in the UK here: amazon.co.uk/dp/103509018X/ And in the US there are links here: simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-W… Technically, we're still writing it, so if you have thoughts then do get in touch...
The Economics Show is great, and, like Alphaville, outside the FT’s pricey paywall. So we’re going to start cross-posting the pod and the transcript, with an open comment field for anyone who wants to discuss. Here’s the first one, with @DmitryOpines . on.ft.com/3GtKFpV
NEW EPISODE Old friend @SoumayaKeynes joins @ChadBown on an emergency episode explaining President Trump’s sweeping April 2 tariff announcement. They cover history, the dollar, and even U.S. laws to clarify what we know about the tariff actions so far. tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/207-wh…
Coming up on The Briefing Room on Radio 4 at 4 and @BBCSounds, @DAaronovitch and guests discuss the next round of Trump’s tariff hokey cokey. What does it mean for world trade? @SoumayaKeynes @JustinWolfers @MeredithCrowle1 Philip Coggan bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
How economics wins wars, with Duncan Weldon ift.tt/8Bedg5U
What does China want from the US? With Jay Shambaugh ift.tt/Nm8Eqlg
How should central banks respond to US tariffs? ift.tt/ypoYX7m
This weekend you can get your tariff analysis in podcast form, by listening to the latest episode of @Trade__Talks Feat. me, Kathleen Claussen, @MauriceObstfeld and @D_A_Irwin podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/207…
Martin Wolf speaks to Andrew J Scott: Can societies age gracefully? ift.tt/CKH9bav
Martin Wolf interviews Lant Pritchett: Is mass immigration inevitable? ift.tt/y3naoij
Is Trump a threat to the US economy? With Larry Summers ift.tt/ENcd8B5
Monday morning’s commute went well with Philip Lane’s reflections on ECB monetary policy. Recommended listening. @FT @ecb @OlafStorbeck @SoumayaKeynes on.ft.com/4igKXOY
Is the Eurozone in trouble? With Philip Lane ift.tt/VYbMwK1
Probably the best economics columnist I read is off for some parental leave! Soumaya goes on hiatus with a great piece on the evidence base on impacts of parental leave. Still striking how much much leave provision varies acrosss OECD.
Is there such thing as too much parental leave? In my final column before I start my own parental leave, I parse the evidence. Some of it is a little awkward… 1st 300 clicks free to read on.ft.com/3Z93SSR