Research Highlights Podcast

The pace of economics publishing

May 7, 2024

Daniel Hamermesh discusses publishing in economics and how to speed it up.

Research Highlights Podcast

Ending school segregation for Mexican Americans

October 2, 2023

Francisca Antman discusses the impact of desegregating Mexican American schools on educational outcomes in California.

Research Highlights Podcast

Economic questions raised by Alzheimer's disease

July 10, 2023

Corina Mommaerts discusses what economists can do to help policymakers address issues surrounding Alzheimer’s disease.

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The equity of taxing tobacco

September 26, 2022

How regressive are cigarette taxes?

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The great reset?

April 4, 2022

Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.

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The Little Divergence

March 29, 2022

What was the economic impact of the Black Death in Europe?

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The income gap in China

January 26, 2022

Is there a correlation between urban–rural income disparity and overall inequality?

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Fraud and the financial crisis

January 18, 2022

Were conflicts of interest the main driver behind the 2008 US housing bust?

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The top 10 percent through the ages

March 24, 2021

How unequal were the Middle Ages compared to today?

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Rereading "The Road to Serfdom"

January 20, 2021

Bruce Caldwell discusses Friedrich Hayek and the history of economic ideas.