August 10, 2025
A discussion with Robert Lawrence on whether manufacturing jobs today offer a stable, well-paying means of employment for those without a college education.
February 16, 2025
A discussion with Chris Miller on the production, technological, and geo-political challenges facing artificial intelligence development.
November 17, 2024
A discussion with Eduardo Porter on the broad labor market impacts of recent technological changes.
July 25, 2018
China is targeted industries as it aims to increase Chinese innovation and upgrade the production methods used in manufacturing from labor-intensive to high-tech. The U.S. companies that compete with them are hurt. But, American consumers enjoy lower import prices, leaving Americans as a whole better off.
July 23, 2023
Simon Johnson joins talks about his new book co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, ‘Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.’
October 2, 2022
Chris Miller of the Fletcher School at Tufts University joins EconoFact Chats to discuss his new book ‘Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.’
March 26, 2023
A discussion with Lant Pritchett on the economic arguments for, as well as the political and social concerns against, greater international labor mobility.
September 15, 2024
Michael Strain makes a case for AI optimism, highlighting how America’s experiences with technology-driven disruption have proved a net benefit historically.
December 1, 2024
A discussion with Nick Bloom on the effects of working from home, and how a new configuration of work location choice could best serve the interests of companies and their employees.
April 26, 2022
Will the pandemic change the way we work in the future? Evidence from the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes offers important insights.