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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, 5 August, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast32 min listen
    Rethinking income inequality, with Chris Giles

    New research questions the rate of income inequality in the US

  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast30 min listen
    What happens when manufacturing goes away? With Amy Goldstein

    What the rebound of one town can tell us about the US economy

  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast36 min listen
    What does the US get wrong about China? With Adam Posen

    The case for a dovish stance on an economic rival

  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Education
    Even a PhD isn’t enough to erase the effects of class

    A new study shows that it plays out differently to barriers based on race or gender

    Ann Kiernan illustration of Graduation Cap platform, some graduates standing on top, some climbing up with a helping hand
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast29 min listen
    Have we reached the limits of monetary policy? With Hyun Song Shin

    Soumaya Keynes talks to the head of research at the Bank for International Settlements

  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    US inflation
    Economists are paying more attention to our inflation fears

    The views of ordinary people shouldn’t be dismissed

  • 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

  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast34 min listen
    What’s wrong with economics? With Angus Deaton

    A wide-ranging conversation about everything from poverty to ethics

  • 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.
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