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Back to SearchCoronavirus: The State Bankruptcy Debate
Season 1 Episode 68
States are facing massive shortfalls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell has suggested letting states file for ba…
6 years ago
Coronavirus: The Risk Of Reopening
Season 1 Episode 67
Despite warnings from government and health officials, some states are choosing to begin reopening their economies this week by ending lockdown restr…
6 years ago
Coronavirus: How Are We Going To Pay For It?
Season 1 Episode 66
Congress has already passed a $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, the largest economic relief bill in U.S. history. It's half the size of the…
6 years ago
Coronavirus: How To Make An Exit
Season 1 Episode 65
For the good of public health, it's important that we continue staying in quarantine at least for the next month or two. But, eventually, we will hav…
6 years ago
Coronavirus: The Winners And Losers In The Stimulus Bill
Season 1 Episode 64
In order to combat the coronavirus, Congress has passed a $2 trillion-dollar stimulus bill. It targets individuals, small business and large corporat…
6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of The Economic Shutdown
Season 1 Episode 63
One of the prominent economic debates to emerge during the coronavirus outbreak has been whether to continue with shelter in place measures that are…
6 years, 1 month ago
What Happened To The Middle With Paul Krugman
Season 1 Episode 62
If you had to name the most famous living economist, it would be hard to come up with anyone other than Paul Krugman. On this episode, Kate and Luigi…
6 years, 1 month ago
The CapitalIsn’t Of Coronavirus
Season 1 Episode 61
On this episode, Kate and Luigi give an economist view of the coronavirus outbreak. How should we think about the economic trade-offs of intervention…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Gig Economy Isn’t What You Think It Is
Season 1 Episode 60
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash have brought the term "gig economy" into our lexicon. But what is the gig economy really? When you start digg…
6 years, 2 months ago
Did Economists Ruin The Economy With Binyamin Appelbaum
Season 1 Episode 59
Are the economists of the 60s and 70s to blame for our current state of affairs? That's the argument Binyamin Appelbaum makes in his book "The Econom…
6 years, 2 months ago