The Future of Work
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 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.
November 21, 2021
Karen Dynan on how recent recessions have shaped today’s fiscal and monetary policy, and how policy makers can be better prepared for future crises.
November 14, 2021
John Cassidy discusses the ways in which events can call economic theories into question.
July 13, 2021
James Stock, professor at Harvard University, and a former member of the Council of Economic Advisers joins EconoFact Chats this week to discuss the role of economic policy in slowing climate change.
May 4, 2021
As the Biden Administration concludes its first 100 days, EconoFact Chats draws on a panel of distinguished economic journalists, Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times, Scott Horsley of NPR, Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal and Heather Long of the Washington Post, to discuss what the administration has achieved, the biggest challenges it faces over the coming year, and, with a closely divided and partisan Congress, the likelihood that the Administration can reach its goals.
April 27, 2021
The policy steps that can be taken are often smaller than policymakers would want. But policies can be designed to have effects that help to entrench them and to expand over time.
April 26, 2021
Eric Rosengren, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, discusses his perspective on the most immediate financial stability issues that the COVID crisis revealed and ways to address them. He shares his reasons for being optimistic about economic growth in the near term as well as potential areas of concern over the longer term.
March 21, 2021
Michael Klein is joined by Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University for a discussion on the history of paper currency, and the ways in which large-denomination bills facilitate criminal activity, tax avoidance, and corruption.