The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes

The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, digestible analysis and incisive conversation. Soumaya Keynes digs deep into the hottest topics in economics along with a cast of FT colleagues and special guests. Come for the big ideas, stay for the nerdery. Soumaya Keynes is an economics columnist for the Financial Times. Prior to joining the FT she worked at The Economist for eight years as a staff writer, where as well as covering trade, the US economy and the UK economy she co-hosted the Money Talks podcast. She also co-founded the Trade Talks podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Every guest on The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes

118 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Douglas Irwin

   Trump and the history of tariffs. With Doug Irwin · Jan 2025

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   Keyu Jin

   Martin Wolf talks to Keyu Jin: Has China’s economy run out of gas? · Mar 2025

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   Alvin E. Roth

   Should economics have fewer taboos? With Alvin Roth · May 2026

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   Tyler Cowen

   What an economist eats for lunch (in 2026), with Tyler Cowen · Feb 2026

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   Daniel Yergin

   Will energy security fears change the global energy market? With Daniel Yergin · Apr 2026

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   Melissa Kearney

   How will falling fertility rates hurt the economy? With Melissa Kearney · May 2026

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   Bill Gates

   Bill Gates: how international development can survive the Trump presidency · May 2025

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   Austan Goolsbee

   Will AI help the Fed conquer inflation? With Austan Goolsbee · 2 episodes

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   Dan Wang

   China and the limits of its ‘engineering state’. With Dan Wang · Sep 2025

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    David Autor

    Martin Wolf talks to David Autor: could AI be a bigger threat to US jobs than China? · Apr 2025

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    Emily Oster

    The Economics of Parenting, with Emily Oster · May 2024

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    Mariana Mazzucato

    Martin Wolf interviews Mariana Mazzucato: Can the state innovate? · Dec 2024

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    Rebecca Diamond

    The economics of weight loss, with Rebecca Diamond and Claer Barrett · Jul 2026

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    Richard Thaler

    What economics gets wrong about human behaviour, with Richard Thaler · Nov 2025

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    Zoe Cullen

    Does pay transparency work? With Zoe Cullen and Pilita Clark · Jun 2024

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    Daron Acemoglu

    Rethinking the AI boom, with Daron Acemoğlu · Sep 2024

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    Mervyn King

    Martin Wolf talks to Mervyn King: why central banks got inflation wrong · Apr 2025

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    Minouche Shafik

    What future for aid and development? With Minouche Shafik · Feb 2025

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    Paul Johnson

    How big a fiscal hole is the British government in? With Paul Johnson · Mar 2025

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    Chris Miller

    Who is winning the chip wars? With Chris Miller · Aug 2024

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    Larry Summers

    Martin Wolf interviews Larry Summers: Is Trump a threat to the US economy? · Dec 2024

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    Angus Deaton

    What’s wrong with economics? With Angus Deaton · Jul 2024

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    Christine Lagarde

    Martin Wolf speaks to Christine Lagarde: Europe’s ‘existential crisis’ · 2 episodes

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    John Burn-Murdoch

    Is AI (finally) making us more productive? With John Burn-Murdoch and Sarah O’Connor · 2 episodes

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    Nicholas Bloom

    Will AI solve the productivity puzzle? With Nick Bloom · Jul 2026

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    Paul Krugman

    How to win a trade war, with Paul Krugman and Chad Bown · May 2026

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    Ruchir Sharma

    Will US debt burst the AI bubble? With Ruchir Sharma · Sep 2026

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    Sam Bowman

    What’s wrong with Britain’s economy? With Sam Bowman · Nov 2024

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    Adam Ozimek

    How to get immigration right. With Adam Ozimek · Oct 2025

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    Alice Evans

    Why are birth rates falling? With Alice Evans · Feb 2025

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    Branko Milanovic

    Did globalisation kill neoliberalism? With Branko Milanović · Nov 2025

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    Dani Rodrik

    Making sense of Trump's tariffs. With Dani Rodrik · Feb 2025

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    Duncan Weldon

    How economics wins wars, with Duncan Weldon · Jun 2025

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    Jason Furman

    Has the US finally borrowed too much? With Jason Furman · May 2024

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    Joe Studwell

    Can African countries mimic Asia’s economic success? With Joe Studwell · May 2026

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    Kenneth Rogoff

    Martin Wolf talks to Kenneth Rogoff: Trump is accelerating the dollar’s decline · May 2025

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    Kimberly Clausing

    Would Trump’s tariffs really be that bad? With Kimberly Clausing · Nov 2024

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    Lant Pritchett

    Martin Wolf interviews Lant Pritchett: Is mass immigration inevitable? · Dec 2024

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    Michael Clemens

    What does a second Trump presidency mean for immigration? With Michael Clemens · Nov 2024

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    Robin Wigglesworth

    How to cut government debt, with Robin Wigglesworth · Sep 2024

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