Ep 15: Goodbye and All That
Sad news, folks: this is it for Econ Central. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain why they are ending this show at just episode 15 -- and also...
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A weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma & Vivek Kaul that demystifies economic news in India, and looks at events there through the lens of economic thinking.
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Ep 14: The Big Deal About the IPL
The IPL starts this weekend. It is much more than a tamasha. It saved and revitalized cricket. In episode 14 of Econ Central, Amit Varma and...
Ep 13: Everyone Has Lost It!
Our media, our society and our politics have all gone nuts. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul examine this drift to the extremes in episode 13 of Ec...
Ep 12: Gegenpressing GDP
Our economy's contracted. And Lionel Messi's looking for someone new to contract with. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul dissect both situations in...
Ep 11: Congress Rebellion Revisited
Game theory explains the complexity of rebelling against the Gandhis -- and theory has now become practice. As fires rage in the house that...
Ep 10: Dhoni and India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's career is so resonant for most Indians. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 10 of Econ Central to discu...
Ep 9: Do We Need Billionaires?
In a world full of pain and suffering, some say that it is perverse that billionaires exist. Do we need them? Yes, we do, argue Amit Varma a...
Ep 8: Out-Arnabing Arnab
There is a race to the bottom in Indian media. It is rational. Its reasons are structural. The state and society must share the blame. Amit...
Ep 7: The Deep State of Real Estate
The Indian real estate market is an unusual beast: there is as much politics in it as economics. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in e...
Ep 6: The Hype Around the Stock Market
Our economy goes down, down, down. Our stock market is hyped up, up, up. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul make sense of this paradox in episode 6 o...
Ep 5: The Economics of the Chilling Effect
Dissenters are arrested, comedians are forced to apologise, online mobs are on the rampage. The incentives are aligned towards shutting up....
Ep 4: The Roving Bandits of Uttar Pradesh
When gangster Vikas Dubey's men gunned down eight policemen in UP recently, they were responding to incentives, both ancient and modern. Ami...
Ep 3: Petrol, Diesel and Custodial Murder
Why are petrol and diesel prices rising? What can the economic way of thinking reveal about custodial murder and the rule of law? Amit Varma...
Ep 2: Green Shoots in the Desert Sand
What are these green shoots India's government is speaking of? Is our economy getting better? Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul give context to the...
Ep 1: Should We Be Aatma Nirbhar?
Should we boycott goods from China? It isn't possible, says Vivek Kaul. It isn't desirable, adds Amit Varma. Welcome to episode 1 of Econ Ce...
Ep 0: Econ Central Kicks Off
In the preview episode of Econ Central, hosts Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain what this new weekly show on economics will cover.
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