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Jun 24, 2025 • 42min

SNAP Waste & Fraud: A Conversation with Keith Hall

In this episode, Veronique de Rugy, a Senior Research Fellow and George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy here at Mercatus, chats with Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former CBO Director, Keith Hall, about his latest research documenting SNAP waste, explain why fraud exists in the program, and present solutions for reforms. This episode features audio from a recent Mercatus webinar. If you would like to connect with a scholar featured in this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu. Check out Keith's research on SNAP: https://www.mercatus.org/research/research-papers/reducing-waste-and-fraud-snapRead a full transcript of the conversation: https://www.mercatus.org/mercatus-policy-download/snap-waste-fraud-conversation-keith-hall
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Dec 19, 2023 • 27min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2023 Economic Situation Report

Patrick McLaughlin and Dr. Bruce Yandle discuss rising household wealth, interest rates, growing debt, potential consequences of spending, fuel economy standards, regulations, unintended consequences, and individual thinking in politics.
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Sep 12, 2023 • 32min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2023 Economic Situation Report

On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics here at Mercatus, chats about the latest economic situation report with Dr. Bruce Yandle, who is a Distinguished Adjunct Fellow here at Mercatus. They discuss recession predictions, federal debt, the role of money in the economy, and much more.If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu.Check out Bruce's latest report here.
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Jun 20, 2023 • 34min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's June 2023 Economic Situation Report

Dr. Bruce Yandle, Distinguished Adjunct Fellow at Mercatus, discusses the rollercoaster economy, subsidies and tariffs, predictions for 2023, and Adam Smith's ambition and interactions with ordinary people.
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Mar 14, 2023 • 32min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's March 2023 Economic Situation Report

On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics here at Mercatus, discusses the latest economic situation report from Dr. Bruce Yandle, who is a distinguished adjunct fellow here at Mercatus. They talk about inflation, what to expect from the Fed for the remainder of 2023, and if we can expect a recession in 2024. If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu. Check out Bruce's report here.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 33min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2022 Economic Situation Report

On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics here at Mercatus, chats about the latest economic situation report with Dr. Bruce Yandle, who is a Distinguished Adjunct Fellow here at Mercatus. They discuss inflation, regulatory accumulation, money, employment, and much more. If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu.Check out Bruce's report here.
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Nov 15, 2022 • 36min

What's Next for Regulations?

On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a senior research fellow and director of policy analytics here at Mercatus, talks regulations and the latest Ten Thousand Commandments report with Wayne Crews, who is the vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. They discuss regulatory changes since President Biden has been in office, the estimated cost of regulations, and much more.If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu.Ten Thousand Commandments 2022 by Wayne Crews.
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Sep 13, 2022 • 31min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2022 Economic Situation Report

On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics here at Mercatus, chats about the latest economic situation report with Dr. Bruce Yandle, who is a Distinguished Adjunct Fellow here at Mercatus. They discuss inflation and unemployment, the misery index, what to expect from the Fed, and much more.If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu.Check out Bruce's report here.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 30min

Dr. Bruce Yandle's June 2022 Economic Situation Report

On this episode, Matthew Mitchell, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Equal Liberty Initiative here at Mercatus, chats about the latest economic situation report with Dr. Bruce Yandle, who is a Distinguished Adjunct Fellow here at Mercatus. They discuss inflation, gas and oil prices, the possibility of a recession, and much more.If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu. Check out Bruce's June 2022 report here.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 33min

Will the White House Housing Supply Action Plan Fix the Housing Crisis?

On this episode, Salim Furth, a Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Urbanity Project here at Mercatus discusses the new White House Housing Supply Action Plan with Mark Calabria, who is a Senior Advisor at the Cato Institute. They dig into what the action plan can do to fix the housing crisis in the United States and where it might fall short.If you would like to connect with a scholar featured on this episode, please email the Mercatus Outreach team at mercatusoutreach@mercatus.gmu.edu. Full transcript of this episode

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