In this podcast Bronwyn Curtis discusses how this crisis differs from economic crises we have seen before, particularly in light of the global nature of the shock, and why we might see a lacklustre recovery. Bronwyn also discusses how such events can shape careers and her hopes that it might see more women choosing to study economics.

The next instalment of our new SPE podcast series is with Dame Kate Barker. Kate discusses how this crisis compares with the Global Financial Crisis, the speed and appropriateness of the policy response, possible impacts on inflation and growth in the longer-term, and what this means for globalisation.

Andrew Milligan OBE from Aberdeen Standard Investments discusses the economic impact of coronavirus, the appropriateness of the policy response and how this crisis might change the analysis which economists need to provide.

On 27 January 2020 Melanie Baker, Senior Economist, Royal London Asset Management and Philip Rush, Chief Economist, Heteronomics gave a dual perspective on that ever topical subject - the UK economy.

On 25 November, Vicky Pryce, CEBR, gave a Mastercass on the extent to which short-termism and bias in our liberal economic system creates market failures and a sub-optimal allocation of resources that need to be corrected by state intervention or other means.

Yael Selfin, KPMG's Chief Economist, talks to Sunil Krishnan on the sidelines of the Society's Annual Conference about why UK investment is struggling, and how economists can help businesses adapt and thrive.

Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU, talks to Sunil Krishnan at the Annual Conference. They discuss how the immediate aftermath of the 2016 referendum cast a long shadow over the UK's subsequent negotiation struggles, and how economists should approach the task of adding insight to the political debate.

Professor Rachel Griffith, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the University of Manchester, is President of the Royal Economic Society, She talks to the Society's Catherine Connolly about the challenges economists face in communicating with the wider public, and what they can learn from other disciplines.

Professor Randall Kroszner, Deputy Dean for Executive Programs at Chicago Booth, and former Federal Reserve Governor, talks to Sunil Krishnan about a range of current international policy issues. They discuss strategic rivalry between the US and China, the challenge of managing global data, and the principles of regulating new financial technologies such as Facebook's Libra.

Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist at HSBC, and Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Advisor and Director of Analysis at the Department for Education, talk to Sunil Krishnan about their careers in economics and the outlook for the profession, on the sidelines of the Society's Careers for Economists event held at Aviva.