People, Communities, and Economic Changes
March 17, 2024
A discussion with Jeff Frieden on why the political process, while often messy, remains one of the few ways societies put a value on things economists can’t easily measure.
March 17, 2024
A discussion with Jeff Frieden on why the political process, while often messy, remains one of the few ways societies put a value on things economists can’t easily measure.
March 11, 2024
Michael E. O’Hanlon joins EconoFact Chats to put U.S. defense spending in historical context, and discuss how decisions about the size and type of defense expenditures the U.S. undertakes are made.
February 11, 2024
A discussion with Larry Summers on the fall in world poverty over the past half-century, America’s role in fostering a rules-based global economic system, and the role of economists in policy making.
September 24, 2023
Jeffrey Fuhrer joins EconoFact Chats to discuss his new book, ‘The Myth That Made Us: How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It).’
April 23, 2023
Catherine Rampell, an award winning columnist for the Washington Post, shares her thoughts on how to convey key insights on economic issues.
March 15, 2023
Many economic decisions involve a guess about the future. Uncertainty can cause economic transactions to be deferred or foregone and can deepen downturns.
October 9, 2022
Binyamin Appelbaum (NYT), Scott Horsley (NPR), Greg Ip (WSJ), and Megan Greene (Kroll) discuss high inflation, the onshoring of microchip production, the green transition and other issues.
December 19, 2021
David Autor discusses the economic forces driving the hollowing out of the middle class, and policies that can expand opportunities for those left behind.
December 5, 2021
A discussion on labor shortages, supply constraints, inflation, and other macroeconomic issues facing the U.S. economy.