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5-MINUTE

Welcome to 5-Minute, the video podcast where Dr Luca Andriani interviews an expert guest on issues such as public affairs, business, economics, education, social and public life.

As the title suggests, these interviews provide a short introduction to the topics discussed and are accessible for all levels of expertise.

We hope you will enjoy 5-Minute and would like to say a huge thank you to all our guests and followers.

See you at the next episode.

SEASON 3

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    'What motivates people to make resources available to others is the feeling of being part of the same group.'
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    'Technological uncertainty is one of the main causes of weapons procurement failures.'
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    'People trained in debating are better at distinguishing false from true news statements and less likely to believe in conspiracy theories.'
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    'Being able to raise revenue through taxation is important for human development.'

  • 'The transition to low-carbon economy has employment and social life implications that require the implementation of policy supports'

  • 'A four-day work week can reduce gender disparities and benefit the entire economy'

  • 'Poor health and wellbeing of NHS workers affect the healthcare service they can provide to patients'

  • 'Higher US tariffs could severely damage the export-oriented economies of emerging markets.'

  • 'Serious health issues in husbands make families rethink risky money moves - wives don't have the same effect'

Previous episodes

  • Season 2


    • 'When one wants to understand the roots of China鈥檚 present behaviour, although China has changed in several important ways, you still need to go back to the foundations of the communist state to really understand what is going on.'

    • 'Having been connected to secret informants either through family or being one yourself is negatively associated to nowadays life satisfaction in a country of the former Soviet Union.'

    • 'Extreme hot temperature leads to more violent deaths in Russia among both men and women.'

    • 'Corruption destroys the social fabric of the society.'

    • 'Comparative Economics is very policy relevant as it recognises the importance of how different policies can play out in different contexts.'

    • 'Loneliness is a problem for academics鈥� well-being and quality of life: 40% of academics view isolation at work as main factor affecting their mental health.'

    • 'Inequality to experiences of crime and punishment cannot be improved without tackling broader social and economic inequality.'

    • 'Buying the best athlete is not enough, competitive advantage relies also upon understanding data in sport that can be used to analyse tactical as well as economic performance.'

    • 'The behaviour of a British traveller is different from the behaviour of a German traveller which is different from the behaviour of the American traveller. Travel sentiments provide insightful information that destination countries can use to understand how to cater for the different markets.'
    • 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in liberal market economies we are likely to see an increasing of state ownership of assets and state market interventions.'
  • SEASON 1


    • 'In order for university research to generate socio-economic benefit, academic knowledge needs to be translated into forms of knowledge that can be used by industry and policy makers.'

    • 'Palestinian refugees are mostly Palestinians who were forced to leave their homes in Palestine in 1948 when the State of Israel was created'

    • 'We need more global governance that cannot be provided just by few governments or few experts, we need a greater involvement of the population at large.'

    • 'Envy can push you to be honest or dishonest depending on how you channel this emotion'

    • 'Good quality government institutions is probably the most important cause behind the possibilities for nations to create overall human wellbeing'

    • 'Strategic agility is about recognizing that things are not going according to plan and acting quickly. The countries that acted quickly and decisively almost invariably were the ones that managed to contain the pandemic effectively'

    • 'We have developed a simple online questionnaire where you can measure your own ambiguity attitude and receive a general evaluation of your uncertainty type'

    • 'Inequality goes hand-in-hand with racism and violence and this weakens the prospect of collaboration between middle-class and the poor, crucial for an effective redistribution of resources'

    • 'One of the challenges of the U.S. public administration is to return to regular order, to recover the viewpoint among the average citizen that the U.S. bureaucracy is a well-ordered, well-regulated institution working for the public interests.'