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A Firm Grip on the Labor Market
Season 1 Episode 9
The U.S. economy may be booming, but despite a recent uptick wage growth remains stubbornly flat. Kate & Luigi examine the effect of monopsonies in t…
8 years, 1 month ago
O. Contin Pusher, M.D.
Season 1 Episode 8
Are doctors and pharmaceutical companies to blame for the opioid epidemic? Kate & Luigi look at the role of supply and demand in fueling the distribu…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Moral Case Against the MBA
Season 1 Episode 7
Are elite MBA programs producing morally bankrupt administrators? Duff McDonald, author of “The Golden Passport,” tries to convince Luigi & Kate that…
8 years, 2 months ago
Capital Isn't in the 21st Century
Season 1 Episode 6
Five years after Thomas Piketty’s surprise bestseller captured the zeitgeist of an anxious age, Kate and Luigi revisit the book to see how it holds u…
8 years, 3 months ago
Strange Fedfellows
Season 1 Episode 5
It’s been 6 years since a member of the Federal Reserve improperly leaked information to an analyst. Kate & Luigi wonder what's really changed. Is th…
8 years, 3 months ago
College: What is it Good For?
Season 1 Episode 4
As college enrollment goes up, social mobility continues its 50-year decline. Luigi and Kate look for answers in the latest research on the role of h…
8 years, 4 months ago
Mutual Understanding: Is Your 401k Working Against You?
Season 1 Episode 3
Luigi shops for an airline ticket and ponders how our retirement investments might be hurting our wallets. New research suggests that giant mutual fu…
8 years, 4 months ago
Obama Wanted a Corporate Tax Cut Too
Season 1 Episode 2
The new U.S. tax reform bill includes a dramatic reduction in the corporate tax rate. Is this a hand-out to the rich or a necessary measure to spur t…
8 years, 4 months ago
Hail to the Chief of Facebook
Season 1 Episode 1
Not long ago Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hinted at a run for political office. Luigi and Kate debate whether a President Zuckerberg would give the s…
8 years, 4 months ago
Capitalisn't Trailer
Season 1
Luigi and Kate deliberate over the topics that will be discussed on Capitalisn't -- they range from market power to Italian history. Visit us at www.…
8 years, 4 months ago