Episode 40: The recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War
November 10, 2021
Leah Boustan discusses how slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.
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Episode 39: Deterring crime with DNA databases
October 27, 2021
Jennifer Doleac discusses the impact of DNA databases on the reduction of recidivism.
Episode 38: Growth by proximity
October 13, 2021
Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.
Episode 37: Going from gasoline to electric
September 29, 2021
Stephen Holland discusses the best strategy for transitioning to electric vehicles.
Episode 36: Demagoguery on the airwaves
September 15, 2021
Tianyi Wang discusses how Father Coughlin鈥檚 populist radio broadcasts shifted public opinion during the Great Depression.
Episode 35: Work and childcare during the pandemic
September 01, 2021
Stefania Albanesi discusses the effects of the COVID-19 recession on the US labor market.
Episode 34: The politics of tax evasion
August 18, 2021
Julie Berry Cullen and Ebonya Washington discuss the ways in which attitudes toward government affect how people report income.
Episode 33: Military handoffs
August 04, 2021
Austin Wright discusses the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's response.
Bonus: The case for paying college athletes
July 23, 2021
Allen Sanderson and John Siegfried discuss why they believe the NCAA's current model is broken.
Episode 32: How policy shapes culture
July 21, 2021
Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.