Episode 96: W. E. B. Du Bois and the history of marginalism
February 11, 2026
Daniel Kuehn discusses key insights in marginalist wage theory developed by W. E. B. Du Bois when he was a Harvard graduate student.
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Episode 95: Diversifying college applications
January 14, 2026
Nageeb Ali and Ran Shorrer discuss the optimal strategy for applying to college.
Episode 94: Targeted supply-side enforcement in the controlled substance market
December 03, 2025
Adam Soliman discusses the effects of crackdowns on prescription opioids.
Episode 93: Technological spillovers
November 05, 2025
Shawn Kantor and Alexander Whalley discuss the long-term effects of public R&D investment made during the Cold War–era space race.
Episode 92: Housing supply skepticism
October 08, 2025
Christopher Elmendorf discusses the views of the US public on the housing market.
Episode 91: Reviewing residential segregation
September 11, 2025
Trevon Logan and John Parman discuss the meaning of segregation and how it has shaped US history.
Episode 90: Understanding the US net foreign asset position
August 13, 2025
Andrew Atkeson discusses changes in how much the United States is indebted to the rest of the world.
Episode 89: Measuring US income inequality
July 16, 2025
Matthieu Gomez discusses income inequality and why it has increased in recent years.
Episode 88: Understanding international approaches to drug pricing
June 11, 2025
Margaret Kyle discusses how different countries regulate the price of pharmaceuticals and lessons the United States can learn.
Episode 87: The cultural roots of rebellion
May 14, 2025
Eleonora Guarnieri discusses the role of cultural distance in driving civil conflict in Africa.