November 30, 2020
This week on EconoFact Chats, host Michael Klein talks to Jeffrey Fuhrer about the role of the Federal Reserve in responding to crises.
November 23, 2020
Gib Metcalf (Tufts) and Michael Klein discuss what a carbon tax would look like, the bipartisan support for it, and how it could affect jobs and businesses.
November 16, 2020
Michael Klein, and Karen Dynan (Harvard) discuss wealth inequality, and the policies that can help address it. They also discuss the future of social security.
November 9, 2020
Michael Klein is joined by Bill Gale at the Brookings Institution, to discuss the government's large budget deficit, tax policy, and issues of redistribution.
October 26, 2020
Michael Klein and Binyamin Appelbaum, lead writer on economics and business for The New York Times Editorial Board discuss Binyamin’s book The Economists’ Hour.
October 19, 2020
Michael Klein, and Jay Shambaugh (GWU) discuss economic recovery policies—specifically, what governments can do in the short run, and the effects of long-run shocks to the economy.
October 5, 2020
Michael Klein (EconoFact), and Kadee Russ (UC Davis) discuss the current landscape of international trade, its winners and losers, and trade policies.
September 28, 2020
A special podcast on the economic issues facing voters this election. Featuring Binyamin Appelbaum (NYT), Scott Horsley (NPR), Greg Ip (WSJ), and Heather Long (WaPo).
September 21, 2020
Michael Klein and Greg Mankiw (Harvard University) discuss how the economy and the way we think about it is changing in the wake of COVID-19.