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In a nod to the renewed sexiness of the subject of trade policy, the BBC has re-broadcast my ten-part series from 2018, with a new final episode broadcast on 2nd May. Details here. The episodes will be available for at least a year after they go out.
Episode 6 of the 4th season of IAST’s Crossing Channels podcast, in which Diane Coyle, Jacques Crémer and I try to cut through to the essentials in asking what Europe should do about technological innovation, under the skilful chairmanship of Richard Westcott. Listen here.
You can listen here. Very thoughtful questions from Louise, who is an excellent interviewer.
Competing for Souls: Paul Seabright Explores Religion’s Economic Power
Michael is a great interviewer – he’d read The Divine Economy carefully and thought hard about the arguments. It lasts a bit over an hour and a half.
The last episode in Season 3 of the wonderful IAST Podcast series Crossing Channels is now available here, in which I take part with the excellent Diane Coyle and Ruth Mace. It’s hosted by the incomparable Rory Cellan-Jones in his farewell appearance.
Watch this space for an announcement about my book project with Guido Friebel, provisionally entitled Alternatives to Assassination: How to persuade elderly leaders to concede power gracefully.
In the academic year 2024-25 I am teaching the following courses at TSE:
In the Winter semester:
The Long Run History of Trade (outline), M2 program for PPD and EEE, Tuesdays at 14h-15h30 and Thursdays at 9h30-11h in MH 202, beginning on 7th January 2025.
Economics of Religious Competition, PhD program, Mondays at 9h30-12h30 for five weeks in TSE Auditorium 6, beginning on 13th January 2025.
Module “The Economic Impact of Immigration”, in 2nd-year undergraduate program (in French), Fridays at 12h30-14h for four weeks, beginning on 24th January 2025.
In the Fall semester I taught:
Evolution of Economic Behavior (outline).
Understanding Real World Organizations (outline).
Causal Inference – jointly with Mateo Montenegro (outline).
Any enquiries about material for any of these courses should be directed to Paul.Seabright@tse-fr.eu.
This BBC Radio 4 broadcast, featuring an interview with me beginning at around the 21 minute 30 second mark, is available as a podcast from BBC Sounds here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000twhw
beginning with the first episode here:
La vidéo de notre session sur les JECO avec Charlotte Cavaillé, Emeric Henri et Régis Sauder se trouve ici:
Here is an interview on RTE Radio 1 about my lecture at the Royal Irish Academy: it is in the podcasts of Monday 13th January