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    Economics Explained: Global Trends and Financial Insights

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    11 apr 2026
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    Explore global trends and financial insights with Economics Explained. Gain expert economic analysis on macroeconomics and the evolving global economy.

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    1

    France’s Economic Tug-of-War

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    0:18
    0:36
    0:48
    2

    The New Consensus and its Limits

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    1:29
    2:06
    0:36
    2:43
    2:54
    3:28
    3:42
    4:16
    4:27
    3

    The Ghost in the Machine of Fiscal Policy

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    6:19
    6:41
    6:49
    7:17
    7:26
    7:51
    7:59
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    8:42
    4

    The Hidden Architecture of Digital Choice

    8:58
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    10:15
    10:21
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    10:59
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    6:19
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    5

    The Global Game of Industrial Policy

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    The Power of the Multiplier

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    12:23
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    7

    The Decent Work Deficit

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    12:23
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    23:35
    24:02
    15:43
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    The Behavioral Ethics of the Digital Age

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    26:17
    26:24
    26:45
    6:19
    27:21
    27:27
    27:49
    12:23
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    Practical Playbook for the Modern Listener

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    6:19
    30:43
    30:47
    31:09
    31:14
    31:36
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    Closing Reflection and Wrap-up

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