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    Soumaya Keynes

    Columnist & Podcast host

    Soumaya Keynes became economics columnist for the Financial Times after eight years at The Economist where she covered economics, trade and globalisation. Soumaya won an award for comment from the Society for American Business Editors and Writers. She also co-hosted The Economist's Money Talks podcast and co-founded the Trade Talks podcast.
    Email Soumaya Keynes @SoumayaKeynes  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
    • Monday, 8 July, 2024
      Global Economy
      Podcast: What are we getting wrong about economics? With Angus Deaton

      Soumaya Keynes talks to the Nobel Prize winner on The Economics Show

    • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
      Behavioural economics
      How much cash would it take for you to quit your job?

      Economists are turning to new ways of finding out

      Illustration of a person relaxing on a hammock strung between two trees
    • Monday, 24 June, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast27 min listen
      Does pay transparency work? With Zoe Cullen and Pilita Clark

      New research finds more transparency doesn’t always mean more pay

    • Monday, 17 June, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast30 min listen
      Are we in for a hard landing? With Olivier Blanchard

      A talk with Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the IMF

    • Friday, 14 June, 2024
      Global inflation
      Is a recession worse than inflation?

      Economists have been asking people what they think

      Illustration of one figure climbing up a down escalator while another figure hangs off the moving handrail coming down
    • Monday, 10 June, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast26 min listen
      Thinking about the global economy with Martin Wolf

      Martin Wolf and Soumaya Keynes discuss China, AI and the outlook for interest rates

    • Friday, 7 June, 2024
      Economy
      When is it OK for economists to experiment on people?

      A recent study has raised ethical questions about research

      Ann Kiernan illustration of humans in test tubes.
    • Monday, 3 June, 2024
      News in-depthThe Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast26 min listen
      Are we getting inflation right? With Neel Kashkari

      Soumaya Keynes talks to the president of the Minneapolis Fed

    • Monday, 27 May, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast34 min listen
      The Economics of Parenting

      A conversation with Emily Oster about raising children, and data

    • Friday, 24 May, 2024
      US employment
      What if the government insured you against a pay cut?

      New evidence from the US suggests such a scheme could pay for itself

      Illustration of a figure falling from a height, two figures holding a banknote as a safety net
    • Monday, 20 May, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast30 min listen
      Has the US finally borrowed too much?

      A conversation with Jason Furman about the limits of debt

    • Friday, 17 May, 2024
      Labour party UK
      How large might Labour’s ‘dullness dividend’ be?

      The academic evidence suggests that the gains from greater certainty are not to be sniffed at

      Ann Kiernan illustration of graph with lines through vote ballot box with Labour Party roses.
    • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
      The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast1 min listen
      Introducing: The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes

      Soumaya and a host of special guests explore the hottest topics in economics

    • Friday, 10 May, 2024
      Artificial intelligence
      How to get big numbers when predicting AI’s effect on growth

      Consider its scale, scope and speed

      Ann Kiernan illustration of an Ai droid gardening, gently touching seedlings.
    • Friday, 3 May, 2024
      Working from home
      Is remote work good for women?

      Being in the office affects time devoted to giving and getting help

      Illustration of a woman sitting at a home desk working, looking out a window
    • Friday, 26 April, 2024
      Economic statistics
      How economists could make themselves more useful

      There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want

      Ann Kiernan illustration of Soumaya Keynes talking though a loudspeaker with an graph emanating from it
    • Friday, 19 April, 2024
      UK society
      The economics of running

      Does a hotter economy really make you faster?

      Ann Kiernan illustration of runners and other people participating in sport
    • Friday, 12 April, 2024
      Global Economy
      Macroeconomists, meet Hank: how new models are changing the discipline

      Incorporating inequality into the field is an uphill battle

      Ann Kiernan illustration of a figure standing on the edge of a cliff, while a group of mountaineers is climbing a higher hill in the distance.
    • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      Growth — it’s time for a reckoning

      Daniel Susskind argues that there is too much muddled thinking on the topic

      Protesters wave flags. One holds a banner with the word ‘Degrowth’
    • Friday, 5 April, 2024
      Sovereign debt
      How to squash government debt

      What lessons can we learn from Jamaica’s example?

      Ann Kiernan illustration of a figure surfing on the crest of a Jamaica flag-coloured wave
    • Friday, 22 March, 2024
      Social Media
      Would a subscription model make social media better?

      These platforms aren’t free, and regulators are trying to manage the price

      Ann Kiernan illustration of a person feeding a coin into a slot in a mobile phone displaying numerous apps
    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Political Fix podcast27 min listen
      Jeremy Hunt: tax-cutting wizard or fiscal drag queen?

      Will the Tories’ spring Budget shift the political dial?

    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Consumer trends
      Americans are still sweeter on stuff than before the pandemic. How long can it last?

      A dig into the data offers some clues

      Illustration of the Rodin’s Thinker sitting on a pile of items
    • Friday, 1 March, 2024
      Income tax
      If you have to call a tax cut ‘smart’, it probably isn’t

      What a clever option would really look like

      Ann Kiernan illustration of the Budget red box with a paper chain of people extending from inside it
    • Friday, 23 February, 2024
      US-China trade dispute
      A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first

      Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe

      Ann Kiernan illustration of Donald Trump standing in front of a blue background with a downward trending graph and yellow stars crossed out.
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