Episode 85: America’s public safety net
March 19, 2025
Christopher Howard discusses the history of public assistance and social insurance in the United States.
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Episode 84: Media salience and polarization
February 19, 2025
Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski discusses how increased media coverage can polarize the views of moderate individuals.
Episode 83: The returns to industrial policy
January 23, 2025
Panle Jia Barwick and Myrto Kalouptsidi discuss how China subsidized its rise to becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder.
Episode 82: Service quality in the financial advisory industry
December 17, 2024
Mark Egan discusses the extent of misconduct among financial advisers and the reasons for its persistence in the industry.
Episode 81: Assessing the Effects of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act
November 20, 2024
Eric Zwick discusses the impact of the TCJA on the tax code and the economy.
Episode 80: Agricultural productivity and chronic disease
October 24, 2024
Sheetal Sekhri discusses the impact of the Green Revolution on the long-term health outcomes of men in India.
Episode 79: Social organization and redistribution
September 26, 2024
Jacob Moscona discusses how social structure shapes spillover effects of economic development policies.
Episode 78: Broader economic impacts of the Paycheck Protection Program
August 28, 2024
Brent Ambrose discusses the spillover effects of the PPP on the commercial real estate market.
Episode 77: The political power of historical narratives
July 31, 2024
Christian Ochsner discusses a campaign by Austria’s far-right populists to link historic atrocities to Muslim minorities.
Episode 76: The political consequences of NAFTA
July 02, 2024
Jiwon Choi and Gavin Wright discuss the economic and political fallout of the North American Free Trade Agreement.