Episode 44: Inverted outcomes resulting from the Electoral College system
January 19, 2022
Michael Geruso discusses why some US presidential candidates win with fewer votes.
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Bonus: Inoculating adolescents, protecting the public
January 05, 2022
Emily Lawler discusses vaccination mandates and their spillover effects.
Episode 43: The long-run benefits of public preschool
December 22, 2021
Martha Bailey discusses the impact of Head Start on educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency in adulthood.
Episode 42: Reimagining public safety research
December 08, 2021
Yale sociologist Monica Bell on why economists must change the way they study police.
Episode 41: Divergences in life expectancy across US states
November 24, 2021
Christopher Foote and Ellen Meara discuss rising geographic disparities in US mortality.
Episode 40: The recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War
November 10, 2021
Leah Boustan discusses how slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.
Episode 39: Deterring crime with DNA databases
October 27, 2021
Jennifer Doleac discusses the impact of DNA databases on the reduction of recidivism.
Episode 38: Growth by proximity
October 13, 2021
Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.
Episode 37: Going from gasoline to electric
September 29, 2021
Stephen Holland discusses the best strategy for transitioning to electric vehicles.
Episode 36: Demagoguery on the airwaves
September 15, 2021
Tianyi Wang discusses how Father Coughlin’s populist radio broadcasts shifted public opinion during the Great Depression.