The Other Hand
Jim Power & Chris Johns
Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming."cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2023 • 34min
Fretting over Irish inflation completely misses the point of the Euro? Things could be worse: UK has much lower trend growth, much higher core inflation - stagflation nation.
UK interest rate rises risk house price collapse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2023 • 31min
Chat GPT skills now needed for entry level finance jobs. Extraordinary times for a few US companies. Gas prices spike - hopefully only for a short while
Another dot.com bubble? In conversation with Gary McCarthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2023 • 28min
Ukraine floods, Putin waits for Trump. Broken windows policing - why we are paying the price for Obama's inaction.
Strange economic data and broken correlations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2023 • 26min
Is the housing crisis solvable? How much is it to do with a population that has nearly doubled? Will S. County Dublin have to be told to add an extra three stories?
Lessons from Sydney's suburbs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2023 • 29min
Boom or recession: data says both! What's going on?
Some energy prices now back to historic norms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 2, 2023 • 31min
Don't poke Twitter! Saying nice things about Ireland is not allowed! Biden runs rings around the Republicans over the debt ceiling. Lower inflation brings interest rate hope to Europe.
Revolutions can be revolting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2023 • 35min
Germany in recession, US growth up, even the UK is doing better. Working from home - what happens if there is a recession: power back to the employers?
Irish labour market still going gangbusters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2023 • 35min
Banks making out like bandits. Energy companies making out like banks. Wholesale Energy prices down again.
Economists are using the wrong model Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 23, 2023 • 30min
Does Leinster's battering by Rochelle carry any lessons for Ireland's chances at the World Cup? The Rugby Special edition of the pod is back by popular demand!
With Nathan Johns of The Irish Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2023 • 35min
Guns, babies and Jesus: America tries to export its culture wars to the UK. A debt bomb in the housing market? "Brexit has failed", but Farage is still here.
Brexiteers promised the end of UK manufacturing. They may have been right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
