Ones and Tooze

Adam and Cameron discuss what really caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse and what other potential calamities to look for in the coming weeks and months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Environmentally conscious investing has been a thing for at least two decades now, with many corporations around the world embracing it. But the backlash is now a thing as well, driven largely by anti-woke activists and lawmakers. On the show this week, Adam and Cameron explain the mechanics of ESG—environmental, social and governance investing—and break down the arguments for and against.Also on the show: The economics of divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation rates only rose by half a percentage point in January – the slowest annual rate for inflation in more than a year. Still, after periods of inflation, most economists expect a recession in the near future. But will it be a hard landing recession with many job losses, or a less painful soft landing?On this week’s episode, hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze discuss how plausible a soft landing scenario may be. Plus: the financials of therapy, the fourth part of Adam and Cam's special series on the economics of love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poland has had an incredible economic rise since the collapse of communism, even as its government has become increasingly illiberal. Are the two things connected? Or contradictory? Adam and Cameron dig in.Also on the episode: The economics of marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Elon Musk's fortune dwindles to a mere $190 billion, a new oligarch has been crowned the richest person in the world: Bernard Arnault of France. On the episode this week, Cameron and Adam discuss how Arnault made his money and what his empire tells us about his home country.Also on the show: the economics of chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode happens to overlap with Valentine's Day, so we thought we'd use that as an opportunity to start a new series on the economics of love. For the next several weeks, we're going to be spending part of every show talking about romantic relationships from an economic perspective.We thought we'd start this week with the place that most romantic relationships tend to start, and that is with dating, specifically with dating apps. And the data point there is 39 39%. That is the share of all heterosexual couples who now report having met their partner online. That makes online including dating apps the most popular single method of meeting a romantic partner more popular than all the traditional avenues, whether through family friends at a bar, their work, church in the neighborhood, etc..And actually, that means heterosexual couples are only now catching up to same sex couples. 65% of same sex couples say they met their partner online. So they have been ahead of the curve. All this adds up to dating apps, being in the center of our national romantic life. So we thought we'd dig in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special bonus this week, we share an episode from Heat of The Moment, a podcast from FP and the Climate Investment Funds which offers a hopeful perspective on the climate crisis. The latest season focuses on a "just transition," the idea that as we shift to climate-smarter energy, food systems, infrastructure, and more, we bring everyone along. Also that the communities and industries who historically made their living from fossil fuels or unsustainable practices, for example, aren't left behind. And that those most vulnerable to the effects of this transition are heard and also reap the benefits of this new economy.Follow the series here on Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When activist short-seller Hindenburg Research issued a scathing report about the Adani Group this past week, the value of the Indian conglomerate plunged quickly. Adam and Cameron discuss Hindenburg's findings and what they say about the Indian economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With news that Western countries will send tanks to Ukraine, Cameron and Adam discuss how the weapon system could help fend off Russia—and why it won't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three years ago, a new virus wreaked havoc on China and triggered a public health and economic crisis around the world. Today, COVID is still roiling China and destabilizing the world economy.\ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices