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Simple Immigration Economics: Bigger is Better
Season 1 Episode 15
One in five workers in the United States was born in another country. Without them, the country’s prime-age workforce would be shrinking, and thus so…
9 months ago
Work Requirements Don’t Work
Season 1 Episode 14
Here’s what work requirements rarely accomplish: Getting more people to work or lifting them out of poverty. They are, however, very good at driving …
9 months, 1 week ago
The U.S. is in the Hole. Will We Stop Digging?
Season 1 Episode 13
The national debt is $36 trillion — a panic-inducing big number. So maybe it will help to understand how the U.S. ran up that debt. We’ve blown 37% o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
College Rules! But Student Loans are a Hot Mess!
Season 1 Episode 12
The U.S. government makes student loans because our economy benefits enormously: Improved human capital. Higher earnings for taxpayers. Innovation an…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
OE Lightning Round: Kathryn Edwards Takes Your Economy Questions
Season 1 Episode 11
Kathryn Edwards answers listeners’ economic questions, with her co-host's stopwatch running. In under an hour, we cover risks to U.S. economic data, …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Invisible Hand Doesn’t Want to Change Diapers
Season 1 Episode 10
Child care is exhibit A that not everything can be solved by private marketplaces. It is too expensive and too scarce — and as Kathryn Edwards points…
10 months ago
A Family Bill for a Shrinking U.S.
Season 1 Episode 9
The declining birth rate in the United States is often discussed not only as a major demographic shift, but as a looming economic disaster. Ideas bei…
10 months, 1 week ago
Progress is a Long Game
Season 1 Episode 8
What sparks progress? The right political conditions? Social pressure? Economic upheaval? In response to two listeners’ questions, Kathryn Edwards sa…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Paid Sick Days for Lady Gaga (and Everyone Else Too)
Season 1 Episode 7
In the category of low-hanging policy fruit, why won’t any politician pluck the ripe, juicy goodness of federally mandated paid sick leave? About 30 …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
AI Suggested Five Horrible Titles for This Episode
Season 1 Episode 6
A recent article in the Washington Post proposed that U.S. labor data has just started to show the bite artificial intelligence is taking out of U.S.…
11 months ago