Consequences of Growing up Poor
November 5, 2023
Lisa Gennetian discusses preliminary results from ‘Baby’s First Years,’ a large-scale, multi-decade interdisciplinary study on the impact of poverty on brain development among infants.
November 5, 2023
Lisa Gennetian discusses preliminary results from ‘Baby’s First Years,’ a large-scale, multi-decade interdisciplinary study on the impact of poverty on brain development among infants.
October 29, 2023
A discussion with Kim Clausing on which parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made for good tax policy, which didn’t, and what policy changes could put the US on a path of greater fiscal sustainability.
October 22, 2023
While many countries saw economic slowdowns during COVID, China’s downturn has been especially acute. Will the Chinese economy rebound? Adam Posen joins EconoFact Chats to share his thoughts.
October 15, 2023
Amy Finkelstein talks about her new book co-authored with Liran Einav, ‘We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care.’
November 6, 2022
While richer voters tilt Republican, richer states tend to vote Democrat. Andrew Gelman of Columbia University joins EconoFact Chats to discuss this apparent paradox.
October 30, 2022
As of October 2022, the U.S. national debt stood at over $31 trillion. That amounts to nearly $90,000 of debt per citizen. But is there an upside to a government spending more than its tax revenues?
October 23, 2022
A discussion with Larry Katz on the extent to which growing up in a poor neighborhood reduces one’s chances for economic advancement, greater educational achievement, and better health outcomes.
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.
September 11, 2022
A conversation with Chris Miller on the differential impacts of Western sanctions on the Russian economy, their leakiness, and their likely short and long-run effects.