Science & Medicine

The Nepali Economist

Surath Giri

A podcast discussing the principles of economics and their applications in real life, Nepalese economy, history of economic thought, and the world economy.

Episodes

10 episodes

10: Where Did The Poor's 9.3 Trillion Dollars Go? (गरिबहरूको ९३ खर्ब डलर कहाँ गयो?)

Hello dear listeners! Welcome to the tenth episode of The Nepali Economist. In this episode, I try to find the answer to the question: where...

00:14:26Oct 20, 2021

09: The Other Path to Prosperity (समृद्धिकाे अर्काे बाटाे)

Hello, dear listeners! Sorry about the long, long gap after the eighth episode. I finally welcome you to the ninth episode of The Nepali Eco...

00:16:18May 26, 2021

08: The Story of Markets (बजारको कथा)

Dear listeners, Welcome to the eighth episode of The Nepali Economist. In this episode, I talk about the marvel of the markets - what they a...

00:14:41Dec 19, 2020

07: The Value of Money ( पैसाको मूल्य)

Dear listeners, I am back after a long hiatus of about 4 months. In the 7th episode of the podcast, I build on the things we discussed last...

00:14:21Oct 28, 2020

06: Where Do Prices Come From? (मूल्य भन्ने चीज कहाँबाट आउँछ ?)

Welcome to the sixth episode! Why are footballers or fashion models paid more than doctors and health workers? Why is life-saving water chea...

00:13:25Jul 1, 2020

05: The Public Choice Theory (राजनीतिज्ञहरू किन भ्रष्ट हुन्छन् ?)

Welcome to the fifth episode! In this episode, I discuss the Public Choice Theory, aka the economic way of thinking about politics. I talk a...

00:14:11Jun 19, 2020

04: The Law of Comparative Advantage ( तुलनात्मक लाभको सिद्धान्त र आत्मनिर्भरता )

And here comes the fourth episode! In this episode, I discuss why trade is important and what is the law of comparative advantage which stat...

00:14:20May 29, 2020

03: The Unintended Consequences (अवाञ्छित परिणामको कथा)

Thank you for liking the second episode! In this episode, I discuss the unintended consequences through examples of the cobra control progra...

00:17:30May 5, 2020

02: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (सित्तैमा के पाइन्छ, के पाइँदैन ?)

Thank you for your overwhelming response to the first episode. In this episode, I talk about instant gratification vs delayed gratification...

00:13:50Apr 17, 2020

01: Incentives Matter (उत्प्रेरणाको कथा)

Welcome to the very first episode of The Nepali Economist. In this episode, we'll discuss one of the most important principles of economics....

00:13:16Apr 2, 2020