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    Podzept is a podcast which addresses the current issues driving the world of economics and finance..
    Behind the Headlines: In-depth conversations with decision makers. Jim Reid digs deep for insights.

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    January 4, 2021
    (09:08 min)

    The delivery dilemma

    Analyst:
    Nizla Naizer
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    Even prior to the pandemic, there was an inevitable shift to online purchasing. But how do we ensure this widening acceptance of online buying does not backfire on the planet in the form of unsustainable delivery levels? We propose a system to bring all parties in the delivery value chain to the table, and suggest an incentive system that grades rewards with the intention of sending non-urgent deliveries to specific areas on specific days.
    November 16, 2020
    (14:26 min)

    The fundamental right to connectivity

    Analyst:
    Apjit Walia, Luke Templeman
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    The pandemic has shown how the ‘haves’ are more resilient than the ‘have-nots’. Much of this is based on the gap between the two groups based on their access to technology. The divide in the US runs deepest along race and location (urban versus rural). To narrow this gap, we lay out our vision to develop an initiative that covers the more than half of households without proper broadband connection and a computer.
    October 28, 2020
    (15:17 min)

    Election could bring sweeping changes to the economic outlook

    Analyst:
    Matthew Barnard, Matthew Luzzetti
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    The 2020 election is now less than a week away. While all elections have implications for the economic outlook, the two candidates for this year’s contest have historically divergent views on essentially all important aspects of economic policy. In this podcast, we consider the implications for the economic outlook of the possible combinations of president and Senate.
    September 30, 2020
    (12:18 min)

    America's Racial Gap & Big Tech's Closing Window

    Analyst:
    Apjit Walia, Paul Trussell
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    The exponential growth of the digital economy is going to leave large chunks of minorities with little or no access to jobs. We conduct a bottom up societal study and it shows that 76% of Blacks and 62% of Hispanics could get shut out or be under-prepared for 86% of jobs in the US by 2045. If this digital racial gap is not addressed, in one generation alone, digitization could render the country’s minorities into an unemployment abyss.
    September 28, 2020
    (13:28 min)

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    Analyst:
    David Folkerts-Landau, Luke Templeman
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    The widening generational divide should be a key source of alarm for investors, financial markets and society as a whole. Young people perceive themselves as the losers on issues ranging from housing to climate change to student debt. In turn, this anger is manifesting itself into political outcomes, with elections around the world increasingly fought along generational lines.
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