In this week's podcast, I discuss the financialisation of markets and the extremely detrimental effects that this has had upon the real, productive economy. I go over some of the academic reasons offered up for the "crowding out" of the productive sectors of the economy by the financial sector, and the dangers that this poses based on historical evidence. Then I discuss the reason why we see this happening through the lens of Austrian Business Cycle Theory and show how central banks have lowered interest rates to the point where it actually makes complete sense for companies to jack up their share prices artificially. Finally, I talk about the ways in which this madness will end - i.e. very, very badly.

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Book References * The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson: + Red Mars + Green Mars + Blue Mars * Readings on Austrian Business Cycle Theory: + Austrian School Business Cycle Theory by Murray N. Rothbard; + The Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises; * The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis;

Video References * The Big Short (film) * Margin Call (film) * "The Mystery of the Origin of Life" - lecture at the Discovery Science Institute by Dr. James Tour