Podcast Episodes
Back to Search[Unedited]: Thomas Piketty On Creating A More Equal Society
Season 2 Episode 56
French economist Thomas Piketty is one of the leading intellectuals documenting inequality, with his 2013 book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” becoming widely read and cited. His new book, "A B…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Antitrust-Isn't: The Story Of Declining Enforcement In America
Season 2 Episode 55
Academics and policymakers alike draw a significant correlation between some of today's biggest problems - such as economic inequality - with rising corporate concentration and the ever-decreasing la…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Capitalism In Our Attention Economy With Albert Wenger
Season 2 Episode 54
Albert Wenger is Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures, which has invested in some of today's most exciting technology companies. In his new book, “The World After Capital", he argues that capita…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Student Debt Dilemma With Constantine Yannelis
Season 2 Episode 53
We’re taking a week off here at the end of the summer, but with Biden’s recent student loan announcement we couldn’t help but think back to our episode about student debt with Constatine Yannelis. B…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Does Software Actually Slow Innovation?
Season 2 Episode 52
Why have labor and productivity growth slowed? Software entrepreneur-turned-academic researcher, James Bessen, argues the problem isn't fewer productive startups, or M&A activity (which has actually …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Is Labor Benefiting From The Union Boom?
Season 2 Episode 51
Richard B. Freeman is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University and has been studying the role of labor unions in our economy for over forty years. His seminal publication, "What Do Unions Do?" …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Is Inflation The Fed’s Fault? + Uber Leaks
Season 2 Episode 50
With inflation unfettered, Luigi and Bethany sit down with economist Ricardo Reis to discuss the Federal Reserve’s role. Contrary to our hosts’ views, Reis argues that while the Fed has made mistakes…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
How Corporations Get Away With Crime + SCOTUS EPA Ruling
Season 2 Episode 49
When it comes to corporate rulebreaking, data from 2002 to 2016 reveals that the US government arranged more than 400 "deferred protection agreements" as a means of deterrence. Under these, a company…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Rethinking (Neo)liberalism?
Season 2 Episode 48
Our last three guests on the show, Oren Cass, Francis Fukuyama, and Glenn Hubbard, have each brought forth their critiques and suggestions for how liberalism and neoliberalism work (or ought to work)…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
A Defense of the Neoliberal Order with Glenn Hubbard + Big Tech Antitrust Bills
Season 2 Episode 47
Glenn Hubbard is Professor and Dean Emeritus at Columbia Business School, and also served as Chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers, among others. In his new book, "The Wall and the Bridge: F…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago