May 17, 2017
Why has U.S. labor productivity growth slowed if technology continues to advance? Future increases in living standards depend on the answer to this paradox.
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.’
July 5, 2022
A housing shortage problem has been building (or not, as the case maybe) for decades. But the pandemic took it to a whole new level.
August 11, 2020
The CARES Act added a $600 federal benefit that increased the generosity of state unemployment insurance. But many factors impact the intensity with which the unemployed seek work.