web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:28:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) InequaliTalks - Episodes Tagged with “Globalization” https://inequalitalks.fireside.fm/tags/globalization Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 What is the most unequal region of the world? How deep does gender discrimination run in our societies? What happens to poor households during a housing boom? How is land distributed today? How can minimum wage reduce racial inequality? Can we really expect politicians to fix inequality? InequaliTalks presents accessible research done by young economists on one of the most pressing issues in the public conversation: inequality. InequaliTalks is supported by School of Cities at the University of Toronto. en-us episodic A Podcast about Economics and Inequality Clémentine Van Effenterre What is the most unequal region of the world? How deep does gender discrimination run in our societies? What happens to poor households during a housing boom? How is land distributed today? How can minimum wage reduce racial inequality? Can we really expect politicians to fix inequality? InequaliTalks presents accessible research done by young economists on one of the most pressing issues in the public conversation: inequality. InequaliTalks is supported by School of Cities at the University of Toronto. no economics, inequality, research Clémentine Van Effenterre c.vaneffenterre@utoronto.ca Episode 2: A Pandemic in a Globalized World -- with Alessandro Sforza https://inequalitalks.fireside.fm/2 a9d4a8ff-4fe6-4bb0-aad0-583ee3aa58c8 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 Clémentine Van Effenterre full 1 Clémentine Van Effenterre COVID-19: did globalization help or hurt us? 23:06 no What would have been the economic impact of COVID-19 in a less integrated world? Is trade openness a good or a bad thing to mitigate the shock of a pandemic? How can we quantify the welfare effect of such a large disruption in production? Alessandro Sforza explains why the economic effects of a pandemic crucially depend on the extend to which countries are connected in global production networks. Recommendations: - "The Reach of Rome: A Journey Through the Lands of the Ancient Empire, Following a Coin" by Alberto Angela https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/227125/the-reach-of-rome-by-alberto-angela-with-translation-by-gregory-conti/9780847841288 Paper: - "Globalization in the time of COVID-19" by Alessandro Sforza and Marina Steininger https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SeHWV20aIWdqpdwZSiVfm57BJrUqKy6Q/view covid 19, globalization, trade, economy What would have been the economic impact of COVID-19 in a less integrated world? Is trade openness a good or a bad thing to mitigate the shock of a pandemic? How can we quantify the welfare effect of such a large disruption in production? Alessandro Sforza explains why the economic effects of a pandemic crucially depend on the extend to which countries are connected in global production networks.

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