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Zero Down

Arthashastra, Miranda House

A space aimed at exploring the world through the eyes of an economist, and making concepts fun, relatable, and real.

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90 episodes

  1. 90.NSE Goes Public: Inside India's Biggest Share Sale of 2026 6:53
  2. 89.Why Indian weddings are recession proof. 9:48
  3. The End of Free UPI: How India's Favourite Convenience Hit a Wall 22:56
  4. The Economics of Poverty: In Conversation with Nayantara Sarma 18:57
  5. 86.Looking beyond the narrative: Analysing BRICs vs. G7 Power Dynamics 12:13
  6. Sky High: Inside the Volatile Economics of the Airline Industry 14:54
  7. The Myth of Rationality: Why Homo Economicus Doesn't Exist 8:28
  8. 83.The Paradox of Choice 13:35
  9. 82.Zero Loss Diaries 14:57
  10. 81. ZDP Shots: From Trends to Protest: Gen Z in Nepal's Crisis 6:32
  11. 80. Trade, Tariffs and Trust 13:28
  12. 79. ZDP Shots: Breaking the Boundary: Gender Economics of Cricket 6:46
  13. 78. ZDP Shots: UPI: India's Silent Economic Revolution 11:11
  14. 77. ZDP Shots : Game Theory in Relationships & Friendships: Strategic Choices in Everyday Human Interaction 8:00
  15. 76. ZDP Shots: Cupid's Market: The Price of a Perfect Match 7:14
  16. 75. Unboxing the Economics Of Labubus 15:05
  17. 74. Concert-o-nomics 8:04
  18. 73. The Sarojini Playbook 8:04
  19. 72. Moves, Counter-Moves and Alliances 13:25
  20. 71. Game Theory and South Asia's Nuclear Strategy: India and Pakistan in focus 11:17
  21. 70. Debt Trap Diplomacy – Is China Really to Blame? 10:39
  22. 69. An Analysis of Reciprocal Tariffs 13:05
  23. 68. ZDP Shots: Statistics Behind the Stanley Cup: Pop Culture, Economics, and the Psychology Behind Overconsumption 21:21
  24. 67. Economics of the woman poet - how great voices (almost) got lost in time 21:50
  25. 66. The Great Brain Drain 20:41
  26. 65. Gamble for a Better Life : Rural Push, Urban Pull 10:23
  27. 64. From Birkins to Bentleys: Why Luxury Goods Still Rule 10:02
  28. 63. Dissecting the Adani-Hindenburg Fiasco 7:16
  29. 62. Unfolding Ratan Tata's life journey 11:11
  30. 61. Deciphering Sunk Cost Fallacy 9:30
  31. 60. Trickle Down Economics 56:40
  32. 59. An Interview with the Founder of The South Asian Policy Initiative 11:04
  33. 58. Opportunity Cost: Is Every Decision a Trade-Off? 4:33
  34. 57. The Tragedy of Commons 6:04
  35. 56. Decisions and Burgers: 5 Economic Principles Everyone Should Know 5:56
  36. 55. Navigating the Hazards of Adverse Selection 4:25
  37. 54. Deep Dive into the Israel and Palestine's Complex History 8:06
  38. 53. The Economics of Kpop 8:47
  39. 52. Will Threads takeover Twitter? 6:46
  40. 51. Economic Contributions of Mughal Women 12:18
  41. 50. The Economics of Marriage 12:15
  42. 49. Blink-it and Buy-it, but how? 9:38
  43. 48. Twitter buyout - The Bird is Freed ? 16:25
  44. 47. The Economic factors that led to the Rise in Punk Culture 9:50
  45. 46. ZDP Shots: Evolution of Economics 12:04
  46. 45. ZDP Shots: Decoding East Asian Crisis 8:05
  47. 44. ZDP Shots: India poised for 7% growth? 9:52
  48. 43. ZDP Shots: End of the Second Elizabethan Era: UK Economy in Turmoil 11:22
  49. 42. ZDP Shots: Learnings From the Finnish Welfare State 11:10
  50. 41. Decoding GeoEconomics 13:48