September 30, 2019
Michael Klein, Executive Editor of EconoFact and Dan Sichel (Wellesley) discuss some of the tools economists have to gauge how well an economy is doing.
September 26, 2019
Michael Klein (EconoFact) and Dan Richards (Tufts) discuss 'Big Tech' and the special questions raised by the existence of network effects for antitrust policy.
September 19, 2019
Michael Klein, Executive Editor of EconoFact and Gilbert Metcalf (Tufts) discuss some of the challenges of implementing a carbon tax in the U.S
September 12, 2019
Jeffrey Zabel (Tufts) and Michael Klein, Executive Editor of EconoFact discuss whether homeownership is a good way to build wealth.
September 4, 2019
A discussion on why the difference between the value of goods imported and exported between one country and another should not be a central concern for trade policy.
August 28, 2019
Megan Greene and Michael Klein discuss some of the changes in technology and financial regulation that have contributed to recent volatility in the stock market.
July 16, 2019
How much of globalization’s adverse impact is due to trade vs technological change? Maurice Obstfeld (UC Berkeley) and Michael Klein (Fletcher School) discuss.
June 20, 2019
Decisions on government spending and taxation have a direct impact on the economy. Yet fiscal policy is inherently political.
June 11, 2019
The Public Charge rule would change the way immigrants access U.S. public benefits. An underlying assumption is that immigrants are a burden on native-born taxpayers. But is this true?