Ep 5: The Economics of the Chilling Effect

Econ Central by Amit Varma

Jul 15, 202001:22:28News & Politics

Dissenters are arrested, comedians are forced to apologise, online mobs are on the rampage. The incentives are aligned towards shutting up. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 5 of Econ Central to talk abou...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Econ Central.

Ep 15: Goodbye and All That

Sep 24, 2020 - 31:07

Sad news, folks: this is it for Econ Central. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain why they are ending this...

Ep 14: The Big Deal About the IPL

Sep 17, 2020 - 01:20:27

The IPL starts this weekend. It is much more than a tamasha. It saved and revitalized cricket. In episode...

Ep 13: Everyone Has Lost It!

Sep 10, 2020 - 01:09:58

Our media, our society and our politics have all gone nuts. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul examine this drift...

Ep 12: Gegenpressing GDP

Sep 3, 2020 - 01:24:40

Our economy's contracted. And Lionel Messi's looking for someone new to contract with. Amit Varma and Viv...

Ep 11: Congress Rebellion Revisited

Aug 27, 2020 - 01:06:48

Game theory explains the complexity of rebelling against the Gandhis -- and theory has now become practic...

Ep 10: Dhoni and India

Aug 20, 2020 - 01:20:10

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's career is so resonant for most Indians. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in...

Ep 9: Do We Need Billionaires?

Aug 13, 2020 - 01:23:29

In a world full of pain and suffering, some say that it is perverse that billionaires exist. Do we need t...

Ep 8: Out-Arnabing Arnab

Aug 6, 2020 - 01:20:55

There is a race to the bottom in Indian media. It is rational. Its reasons are structural. The state and...