Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTariffs and US Trade Policy History with Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth Economics Professor)
Episode 44
Jon Hartley and Douglas Irwin discuss Doug’s career, the history of US trade policy, tariffs, globalization, the consumer and labor market effects of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Monetary Policy and Central Bank Targets with David Beckworth (Mercatus Senior Research Fellow)
Episode 43
Jon Hartley and David Beckworth discuss David’s career, monetary policy, the history of Nominal GDP targeting as an idea along with its benefits and …
1 year, 8 months ago
Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model And Financial Economics With Nobel Prize Winner Myron Scholes
Episode 42
Jon Hartley and Myron Scholes discuss Myron’s career, including being at the University of Chicago at the dawn of financial economics as a field, how…
1 year, 9 months ago
AI, Tech, Industrial Policy and Baby Equities with Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital Founder and CEO)
Episode 41
Jon Hartley and Brad Gerstner discuss Brad’s career, free markets, investing in technology, industrial policy, the CHIPS and Science Act, and baby eq…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Federal Reserve: Recent History & Monetary Policy with Former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard
Episode 40
Jon Hartley and James Bullard discuss Bullard’s career in monetary policy, the history of the St. Louis Fed, serving on the FOMC during the Bernanke,…
1 year, 10 months ago
Economic Growth, De-Population, and Macroeconomics with UPenn Econ Professor Jesus Fernández-Villaverde
Episode 39
Jon Hartley and Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde discuss Jesus’s career, schools of economic thought and the role of institutions in economic history, econ…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Early 2020s: Former World Bank President David Malpass on COVID, Inflation, China, and Climate
Episode 38
Jon Hartley and David Malpass discuss David’s career, and his service in government, including his time as president of the World Bank Group. They al…
1 year, 11 months ago
Former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida Talks Pandemic Monetary Policy and Inflation
Episode 37
Jon Hartley and Richard Clarida discuss the latter’’s career, academic contributions and government service, including his time as vice chair of the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Edward Glaeser on Zoning, Land Use Regulation, and Urban Economics
Episode 36
Jon Hartley and Edward Glaeser discuss the latter’s seminal work on urban economics, zoning, land use regulation, and economic growth. They also disc…
2 years ago
Steven Davis (Hoover Institution) on Job Flows, Policy Uncertainty and Work From Home
Episode 35
Jon Hartley and Steven Davis discuss Steven’s research career and seminal work on job flows, including the legacy of his classic book Job Creation an…
2 years ago