BusinessWeek -- Mandel on Economics
By Businessweek
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Podcast Description
Mandel on Economics features Michael Mandel's unique take on the economy and financial markets. Mandel, BusinessWeek's chief economist and author of the new textbook Economics: The Basics, lays out the big picture about booms and busts, innovation and growth, and what comes next for the U.S. and global economy
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoIs U.S. Inflation Picking Up? | Most economists watch the finished-goods PPI, which is falling. But producer price inflation in the service sector is starting to pick up | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoUnemployment: How High? | The unemployment rate went over 10% in October--but the history of financial crises suggests it could keep rising well into 2010. | 11/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoA Gloomy Bet on the Future? | Buying Burlington Northern was an "all-in wager" on the economic future. But the railroad mostly ships coal, agriculture, imports, and building products--not a recipe for fast growth | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoTracking Intangible Investments | Intangible investments such as R&D are falling as scientists and engineers are laid off, but the bad news is not getting picked up by the GDP statistics. | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoIf GDP Rises, Is the Downturn Over? | Third-quarter real GDP is expected to rise. But as Joe Stiglitz and Amartya Sen argue in a new report, GDP is a poor measure of well-being. Rising GDP does not mean the downturn is over. | 9/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoThe U.S.: No Longer No. 1 | The U.S. has fallen to second place on the latest Global Competitiveness Index, put out by the World Economic Forum. But the U.S. is still ranked first on innovation, which is good news | 9/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoRecession Over? Not So Fast | The latest data show some good economic news. But that may just be a temporary effect of the stimulus, says chief economist Mike Mandel, and the true recovery may still be in the future. | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoQ2 Productivity Rises 6.4% | BusinessWeek's Chief Economist Michael Mandel on the Q2 productivity growth and why this isn't a sign of economic strength | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoGrading Health-Care Reform | Obama's health-care plan expands coverage but doesn't cut costs. Still, it's an essential first step toward fixing the system--and the next step may require a Republican President | 8/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoA Weak and Unpopular Federal Reserve | Americans now give the Fed a lower rating than even the IRS. That will only make it harder for Ben Bernanke to preserve the Fed's independence | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoStraight Talk at the Fed | Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why he thinks Fed Chairman Bernanke is on the right track as he keeps interest rates low | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoObama's Financial Reform Has Holes | Chief Economist Mike Mandel analyzes President Barack Obama's proposal to beef up U.S. financial regulation. His conclusion: It can't handle increasingly global financial institutions | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoWhy I'm Worried About Manufacturing | Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why the record low in factory capacity utilization is a bad sign for the future of the U.S. economy, in the absence of renewed innovation. | 6/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHard Times for the Well-Educated | Chief Economist Mike Mandel talks about the sharp rise in the unemployment rate for college grads, and what it means for the economy | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoAmerica's Innovation Shortfall | An era of innovation? BW Economist Mike Mandel suggests that the last 10 years have brought slow commercialization of many key technologies, a possible cause of the U.S. financial crisis | 6/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoBad News and Good News about Housing | With real estate values down 32% from the peak, the housing market may not recover for years. But the broader economy can bounce back just fine without housing, says Mike Mandel. | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoNearing the Bottom? | Chief Economist Mike Mandel lays out his view of the next 6 months: A bottom for output and the stock market, continued pain in the labor market, combined with long-term optimism | 5/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoThe Dark Side of Productivity Growth | Productivity is growing rapidly--but that's not good news for the economy. Businesses are cutting the engineers, scientists, and designers who help propel innovation. | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoObama's Tax Mistake | President Obama may raise taxes on profits that U.S.-based multinationals earn overseas. Mike Mandel explains how Obama can strike a blow for jobs by cutting corporate taxes instead | 5/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoThe Economic Impact of Swine Flu | Just as the economy starts to shake off the impact of the financial crisis, along comes swine flu. A pandemic today -- however unlikely -- could dramatically hurt growth | 4/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoHow to Avoid the Next Crisis | Mike Mandel proposes "regulation by simplification" to make the financial system more transparent and understandable to both regulators and bankers. | 4/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoFalling Retail Sales: Good News? | The U.S. economy got into trouble because consumers borrowed too much and spent too much on imported goods. Mike Mandel explains why falling retail sales may be a necessary part of the fix | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoThe Collapsing Trade Bubble | The trade deficit in February fell to $26 billion, as the global trade bubble continues to collapse. Mike Mandel explains why this is a long-term plus for the U.S. economy. | 4/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoThe Truth About the Saving Rate | Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why Americans have actually cut back on spending more than the official numbers show, and why the actual saving rate is higher than reported | 3/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoThe Only U.S. Sectors Still Growing | Michael Mandel, BusinessWeek's chief economist, explains why the health and education sectors are still creating jobs, and how they may provide support for the economy | 3/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoThe Great Repudiation? | BusinessWeek's Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why bank nationalization may be bad news for foreign bondholders--and why it could create the next foreign policy crisis | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoA Bad Decade in the Stock Market | Chief Economist Michael Mandel notes that over the past decade, the real return on the stock market, including dividends, is getting close to -50%. What does that mean going forward? | 2/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoWill the New Bank-Rescue Plan Work? | Chief economist Mike Mandel explains that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's new bank-rescue plan is "incremental" and may not be bold enough to fix the crisis. | 2/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoCan Obama Control Executive Pay? | BW Chief Economist Mike Mandel draws a parallel between Barack Obama's public attack on excessive bank executive pay and Ronald Reagan's 1981 attack on the air traffic controllers' union | 2/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoDavos and the Financial Crisis | As global business and political leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains why they must avoid the temptation to push each other off the lifeboat. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoA Chinese Depression? | BW Chief Economist Mike Mandel explains why China, so far relatively unscathed, could be badly hurt by the rapid fall in global trade | 1/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoDeflation and the Recovery | Mike Mandel, BusinessWeek's chief economist, explains why price deflation, combined with monetary and fiscal stimulus, might help lead the way to economic recovery in late 2009 | 12/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoHealth Care Keeps Creating Jobs | BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains why health care and other industries in the 'intangible economy' have continued to generate jobs, despite the financial crisis. | 12/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoHow Long Will the Downturn Last? | In the sixth of his video podcast series, BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel talks about how long this recession might last and how strong the recovery will be | 12/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoObama's Fiscal Stimulus Plan | In the fifth podcast of his series, BW Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains how some of the millions of jobs President-elect Barack Obama hopes to create may come from outside the U.S. | 11/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoThree Roads Out of the Crisis | In the fourth of his video podcast series, BusinessWeek Chief Economist Michael Mandel lays out three possible roads the U.S. can take to escape the financial crisis | 11/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoDid Globalization Cause the Crisis? | In the third of his video podcast series, BW's Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains why big trade deficits have forced Americans to borrow overseas, setting the stage for the crisis | 11/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoMandel: Economic Crisis Causes | BW's Mike Mandel explains how the economic and financial crisis has been partly caused by a "technology drought"--the lack of big breakthroughs in biotech and alternative energy. | 11/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoThe Real Cause of the Financial Crisis | Mike Mandel, BusinessWeek's chief economist, explains how falling real wages helped cause the financial crisis. Next up: the role of technology | 10/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 39 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Mandel On Economics
Mr. Mandel is the Chief Economist for Business Week. In this podcast he's taking a factual approach to looking at the economic landscape while backing it up with simple data and simple concepts. I applaud the effort as too often economic ideas are served with a generous helping of political agenda. Please keep up the good work.
Viewers also subscribed to
- Business Intelligence for Global Executives
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- View In iTunes
- The Wandering Economist
- TenMinuteLessons
- View In iTunes
