Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRachel Snyderman on the Deficit Impacts of the OBBBA
Season 1 Episode 54
This year’s big fiscal package, officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), extends the TCJA’s tax cuts, increases spending on defense …
1 year ago
Ilya Somin on the Legal Basis for Tariffs
Season 1 Episode 53
The US Court of International Trade ruled last month that President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally implement this year’s tariffs u…
1 year ago
Robert Dietz on Why There’s a Housing Shortage
Season 1 Episode 52
Regulations, snarled supply chains, and the scarring effects of the global financial crisis have all contributed to a nationwide housing shortage ove…
1 year, 1 month ago
Joseph Wang on Whether SLR Reform can Strengthen the Treasury Market
Season 1 Episode 51
The Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR) was designed to increase banking sector resiliency after the Global Financial Crisis. Some have argued the SLR…
1 year, 1 month ago
Benn Steil on Dollarization and a Potential “Mar-a-Lago Accord”
Season 1 Episode 50
The dollar has been the de facto global currency since World War II, pulling foreign investment into the US and allowing the federal government to bo…
1 year, 2 months ago
Jonathan Smoke on How Tariffs are Impacting the US Auto Industry
Season 1 Episode 49
The typical automobile manufactured in North America crosses national borders at least six times before it’s ready to be sold. Tariffs are expected t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Guy Berger on the Post-Tariff Labor Market
Season 1 Episode 48
The Fed has been able to dismiss the economic risks from deteriorating sentiment by emphasizing the steady unemployment rate and decent job growth ov…
1 year, 3 months ago
Amit Khandelwal on the Economic Impacts of Tariffs
President Trump’s latest tariff announcements have thrown global financial markets into a frenzy and increased the uncertainty for the US economic ou…
1 year, 3 months ago
Emily Brock on the Muni Tax Exemption
Season 1 Episode 46
This year’s budget reconciliation bill has the potential to dramatically alter the fiscal relationship between states and the federal government. Som…
1 year, 3 months ago
Walt Schmidt on GSE Reform in the Mortgage Market
Season 1 Episode 45
Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been significant actors in the housing market for nearly a century. Ever…
1 year, 4 months ago