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Research Highlights Podcast

The anatomy of inequality

November 25, 2020

Florian Hoffman discusses how income disparities have grown in the US and Europe over the last 40 years.

Research Highlights Podcast

How economists can help combat COVID-19

November 11, 2020

Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.

Research Highlights Podcast

Populism's rise

October 14, 2020

Political scientist Yotam Margalit discusses why economic anxiety alone doesn’t explain the appeal of populist politicians.

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The next big thing

September 23, 2020

A lot of cities want to be the next Silicon Valley, but transforming into a high-tech hub is not that easy.

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Reviving distressed communities

September 16, 2020

Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute on how economic development policy is shortchanging poor regions.

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What hurts minorities’ progress in economics?

September 2, 2020

Professor Gary Hoover discusses how to make the economics profession more welcoming to underrepresented groups.

Research Highlights Podcast

A century of women’s enfranchisement

August 19, 2020

Elizabeth Cascio discusses how generational change has contributed to the expanding political gap between men and women in the US.

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Autocracies in the information age

July 8, 2020

UCLA professor Daniel Treisman discusses how today’s dictators retain their power and how to fight back.

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Rethinking racial discrimination

June 24, 2020

Harvard professor Mario Small discusses how sociology can help economics diversify its perspective.

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The enduring effect of communism

June 22, 2020

East Germany hasn’t caught up with the rest of the country. Why?