Buy Books Here | Help Support the NBN and NBN en Español on Patreon | Visit New Books Network en Español!

New Books Network

About Andrea Bernardi

Andrea's website

NBN Episodes hosted by Andrea:

Economics March 9, 2022

Foundational Economy

The Infrastructure of Everyday Life

Julie Froud and Karel Williams

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Prof Julie Froud and Prof Karel Williams about Foundational Economy: The Infrastructure of Everyday Life (Manchester University Press, 2022). This book originally published in English in 2018 synthesises the collective’s …
Economics February 14, 2022

Reclaiming Populism

How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters

Eric Protzer and Paul Summerville

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Eric Protzer (Harvard University) and Paul Summerville (University of Victoria) about their great new book: Reclaiming Populism: How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters, published by …
Economics December 17, 2021

Democratizing the Economics Debate

Pluralism and Research Evaluation

Carlo D'Ippoliti

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Dr. Carlo D’Ippoliti, Professor of Economics at the Department of statistical sciences, Sapienza University of Rome. We talked about Democratizing the Economics Debate; Pluralism and Research Evaluation. This was published …
Economics May 18, 2021

The Promise of Bitcoin

The Future of Money and How It Can Work for You

Bobby C. Lee

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Bobby Lee about his book The Promise of Bitcoin: The Future of Money and How It Can Work for You (McGraw-Hill, 2021). Bobby Lee is a very interesting …
Economics May 7, 2021

Post Growth

Life after Capitalism

Tim Jackson

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Prof. Tim Jackson about his latest book: Post Growth, Life after Capitalism, published by Polity Books in 2021. The book starts with a reflection on the event …
Economics March 10, 2021

Mine!

How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives

Michael A. Heller and James Salzman

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Michael Heller about the book he has just published with James Salzman. The title is Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives (Doubleday, 2021) …
Economics January 8, 2021

Money Games

The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea's Most Iconic Bank

Weijian Shan

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea’s Most Iconic Bank (Wiley, 2020) by Weijian Shan’s, is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever …
Economics December 18, 2020

China's Gilded Age

The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption

Yuen Yuen Ang

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I talked to Yuen Yuen Ang, a Professor of political science and China expert at the University of Michigan. We spoke already in summer 2019 to discuss her previous book …
Economics October 12, 2020

Uncharted

How to Map and Navigate the Future Together

Margaret Heffernan

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Dr Margaret Heffernan about her latest book, Uncharted: How to Map and Navigate the Future Together (Simon and Schuster, 2020). Margaret produced programmes for the BBC …
Economics September 21, 2020

Better Business

How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism

Christopher Marquis

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Prof. Christopher Marquis, Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Global Sustainable Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University. His latest research book tells the story of an …
Economics July 6, 2020

Public Governance and the Classical- Liberal Perspective

Peter J. Boettke

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Professor Peter J. Boettke, co-author of Public Governance and the Classical-Liberal Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2019) with Paul Dragos Aligica and Vlad Tarko. Dr Boettke is …
Economics May 28, 2020

When the President Calls

Conversations with Economic Policymakers

Simon Bowmaker

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Dr Simon Bowmaker, Professor of Economics at New York University, Stern School of Business. He has recently published When the President Calls: Conversations with Economic Policymakers (MIT …
Economics March 17, 2020

The Economics of Financial Cooperatives

Income Distribution, Political Economy and Regulation

Amr Khafagy

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Dr. Amr Khafagy about his recent book The Economics of Financial Cooperatives (Routledge, 2019). Amr is Research Assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute of …
Economics February 10, 2020

F. A. Hayek

Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy

Peter J. Boettke

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with professor Peter J. Boettke the author of a great new book on Friedrich August von Hayek. Dr. Boettke is University Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Director …
Economics December 13, 2019

Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness

Chinese Road Builders in Ethiopia

Miriam Driessen

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I met Dr Miriam Driessen at Oxford University where she works at the China Centre. We spoke about her wonderful new book Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road …
Economics October 8, 2019

The Ethical Formation of Economists

I. Negru and W. Dolfsma

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Ioana Negru about the book that she recently edited with Wilfred Dolfsma. We were joined in the conversation by our colleague Rodrigo Zeidan to discuss the timely …
Economics September 13, 2019

Macroeconomics without the Errors of Keynes

The Quantity Theory of Money, Saving, and Policy

James C. W. Ahiakpor

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with James C. W. Ahiakpor, he is Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, at California State University, East Bay, USA. We discussed his new book Macroeconomics without the Errors …
Economics September 3, 2019

The Economics of Military Spending

A Marxist Perspective

Adem Yavuz Elveren

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Dr. Adem Yavuz Elveren about his book on the economics of military spending; this is a very original theoretical and empirical contribution Adem Yavuz Elveren is Associate …
Economics August 29, 2019

Behavioral Economics

Edward Cartwright

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
We spoke with Edward Cartwright about his textbook ‘Behavioral Economics’ structured into four parts and eleven chapters. This is now the third edition published by Routledge and it is a …
Economics July 2, 2019

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

Yuen Yuen Ang

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Dr Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She published in 2016 a great new book How China Escaped …
Economics May 22, 2019

Democracy and Growth in the 21st Century

The Diverging Cases of China and Italy

Francesco Grillo and Raffaella Nanetti

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Francesco Grillo (co-authored with Raffaella Nanetti) about his latest book, Democracy and Growth in the 21st Century: The Diverging Cases of China and Italy (Palgrave Macmillan …
Economics April 3, 2019

Foundations of Real-World Economics

What Every Economics Student Needs to Know (2nd Edition)

John Komlos

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I met with John Komlos, an American economic historian of Hungarian descent and former holder of the Chair of Economic History at the University of Munich. We spoke about his …
Economics January 18, 2019

Economics of Global Business

Rodrigo Zeidan

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Professor Rodrigo Zeidan of New York University, Shanghai. He has just published Economics of Global Business (MIT Press, 2018), a great book with innovative real-world macroeconomic analyses …
Economics January 4, 2019

The Fascist Nature of Neoliberalism

Andrea Micocci and Flavia Di Mario

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
Today I spoke with Flavia di Mario, a young scholar of political economy and industrial relations. She coauthored a very provocative book with Andrea Micocci, The Fascist Nature of Neoliberalism …