The Pay Check

By: Bloomberg
  • Summary

  • The pandemic created a global economic crisis that economists and experts expected would lead to greater wealth inequality than ever before. Host Rebecca Greenfield along with a team of Bloomberg News reporters heads to seven countries around the world to find out what this world changing event has wrought. What they found was surprising.

    2024 Bloomberg
    Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • Spain: A Time-Tested Model for Economic Security
    Jun 30 2022

    For the last seven weeks, we’ve gone around the world to see how the pandemic led to more or less economic equality. There were some pleasant surprises and some devastating stories. In the season finale, we ask: what about the next crisis? How do we ensure more stability and security when something earth shattering inevitably comes along? That led reporter Jeannette Neumann to a small town in Spain’s Basque region, which boasts a strong track record of security and stability, thanks to a crisis-tested economic model.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show more Show less
    30 mins
  • Singapore: Who Gets to Be Crazy Rich?
    Jun 22 2022

    Singapore's carefully controlled housing market has been a key factor in its economic success over the last 60 years. But when the pandemic ushered in the city's worst-ever recession, property prices continued to rise, leading a younger generation to worry if it can match the social mobility enjoyed by their parents. In this episode of The Pay Check, we examine the grand housing experiment that helped Singapore to reach one of the highest rates of homeownership in the world, and recent developments that have left ordinary Singaporeans asking whether the system is still working for them. Reporter Faris Mokhtar meets the man who helped create the city's housing boom, as well as the young professionals grappling with the market today.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Show more Show less
    24 mins

What listeners say about The Pay Check

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.