New series of short films on Economics

Below are links to a number of recent films about economic research and policy debates - our thanks to Romesh Vaitilingam for collating them.

Two films have been launched ahead of the fifth Lindau meeting on economic sciences, 19-23 August 2014:

What makes a good economist? 6 Nobel laureates – Peter Diamond, Eric Maskin, James Mirrlees, Roger Myerson, Edmund Phelps and Robert Shiller – and 8 young economists from Lindau 2011 present their views:

http://blog.lindau-nobel.org/economists-set-the-co...

Challenges for the next generation of economists – the 6 Nobel laureates and 8 young economists present their views:

http://blog.lindau-nobel.org/economists-reflect-on-challenges/

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE AS ROMANTIC COMEDY

Trailer for new online film series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-t0AkSmmU

INNOVATION FOR UK GROWTH:
Five films from the UK Innovation Research Centre:

Innovation policy and the UK economy – interview with Alan Hughes on the state of UK innovation and the evidence base for policy:
http://ukirc.s24.net/research/innovation-policy/

Universities, business and the UK economy – interview with Michael Kitson on the role of research and higher education in stimulating
innovation and growth: http://www.ukirc.ac.uk/research/university-and-business-links/

Open innovation by UK businesses – interview with Ammon Salter on new managerial and strategic business practices:
http://www.ukirc.ac.uk/research/open-innovation/

Innovation in services – interview with Bruce Tether on the importance of innovation in the service sector and ‘servitisation’ by
manufacturers:
http://www.ukirc.ac.uk/research/service-innovation-2/

TEN NEW FILMS FROM THE ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY (RES):
http://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalEconomicSociety

'Financial fair play' in European football – interview with Stefan Szymanski on how there are no real benefits for fans or making football better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgxaboHzBzA

Changing how we teach economics – film about the need for curriculum reform:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0scyZZ9HmM

Good economists use theory and empirical analysis to illuminate real world problems – interview with Sir Charlie Bean, RES president:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxKOLN0g0Q0

Bright young things of economic research – short interviews with RES junior fellows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjuXzKNK3Q

Stock market volatility: what can we learn from options prices?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX82K6x_oLI

Do people buy too much or too little insurance?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL3VQ2JH21c

Who buys private health insurance?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKac8iwzliY

The psychology of scarcity – interview with Sendhil Mullainathan on how scarcity of time or money captures the mind and can lead to bad
choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=592cmhCzbZs

Costs and benefits of international financial integration – interview with Helene Rey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWmFf5G3yZk

How trade and technology affect jobs and inequality – interview with David Autor on his research on US labour markets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4x6bG7qPjk