Podcast Episodes

Adam Ozimek on Reforming the High-Skilled Immigration Process

Episode 490

Adam Ozimek is the Chief Economist at the Economic Innovation Group. Adam returns to the show to discuss the importance of reforming the high-skilled immigration process, the main bottlenecks with o…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Skanda Amarnath on the Future of the Federal Reserve and its Framework

Episode 489

Skanda Amarnath is the executive director of Employ America. Skanda returns to the show to discuss the standing of Humphrey’s Executor, the prospects for the Fed’s Framework Review, the case for NGD…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Andy Levin on Holding the Fed Accountable

Episode 488

Andy Levin is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and longtime advisor to many central banks. Andy returns to the show to discuss his policy brief on holding the Fed accountable for its sp…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kathryn Judge on the Importance of Emergency Lending Facilities at the Federal Reserve

Episode 487

Kathryn Judge is a law professor at Columbia University and a legal scholar of the Federal Reserve and financial policy. Kathryn returns to the show to discuss the Fed’s Emergency Lending Facilities…

Published on 5 months ago

Paul Blustein on the Rise, Dominance, and Current Challenges to King Dollar

Episode 486

Paul Blustein is a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal journalist who has authored several acclaimed books on global economic institutions. In Paul’s first appearance on the show, he disc…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Bill Nelson on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems

Episode 485

Bill Nelson is a Chief economist and an executive vice president at the Bank Policy Institute. Bill returns to the show to discuss the changes at many central banks around the world from a supply-dr…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Scott Lincicome on the Trump Trade War

Episode 484

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Scott Lincicome is the vice president of general economics and trade at Cato. Scott returns to the program to discuss the past, present, an…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lyman Stone on Demographic and Marriage Decline

Episode 483

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Lyman Stone is a demographer and the director of the Pronatalism Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies. In Lyman’s first appearance…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Athanasios Orphanides on Real-Time Monetary Rules and their Impact on the Fed’s Framework Review

Episode 482

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Athanasios Orphanides is a professor at MIT, formerly served at the Federal Reverse for 15 years, and was the Governor of the Central Bank o…

Published on 6 months ago

Dean Ball on the Past, Present, and Future of AI

Episode 481

Dean Ball is a research fellow at the Mercatus Center. In Dean’s first appearance on the show, he explains the AI revolution, current AI developments, policy implications of the AI boom, and the fut…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago