
EconoFact Chats
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Latest episodes

Nov 9, 2020 • 20min
Government Budget Deficits: What’s to be Done, and When?

Oct 26, 2020 • 22min
Do Economists Rule?
Michael Klein, and Binyamin Appelbaum, lead writer on economics and business for The New York Times Editorial Board discuss Binyamin’s book The Economists’ Hour. The discussion focuses on the history of economists influencing public policy, and the limitations of free markets in solving issues like inequality.

Oct 19, 2020 • 22min
Understanding Economic Recovery Policies in the COVID-19 Era

Oct 12, 2020 • 21min
The Financial Sector and Rescuing the Economy

Sep 28, 2020 • 35min
The Economy, COVID-19, and the 2020 Election

Sep 21, 2020 • 0sec
Macroeconomics in the COVID-19 Era

Sep 14, 2020 • 20min
Challenges to Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era

Sep 7, 2020 • 22min
Making Economics Instruction Relevant
Economics has changed, with new areas of inquiry such as behavioral economics, the role of information, and network and contagion effects. Economics students have also changed, coming from more diverse backgrounds, representing a wider range of ages, and having broader career and life interests. The economy has changed as well, due to the 2008 financial crisis, the rise of the digital economy, the effects of COVID-19, and the growing importance of services.
As we begin the new academic year, EconoFact Chats interviews Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers (University of Michigan) on the way they have addressed these changes in their new Principles of Economics textbook. Betsey and Justin also discuss their efforts to make the teaching of economics more inclusive, to draw to the subject women and people from underserved minorities.

Aug 24, 2020 • 23min
The Social Safety Net in the Era of COVID-19

Aug 17, 2020 • 21min