Bonus: The case for paying college athletes
July 23, 2021
Allen Sanderson and John Siegfried discuss why they believe the NCAA's current model is broken.
AEA Research Highlights Podcast
The AEA conducts podcast interviews on a wide range of topics with economists whose research appears in our journals. Listen to episodes posted below or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts:
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Episode 32: How policy shapes culture
July 21, 2021
Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.
Episode 31: More than a few bad apples
July 07, 2021
Steven Mello discusses discrimination within the Florida Highway Patrol and what it reveals about racial bias in the US.
Episode 30: LGBTQ economics
June 23, 2021
Lee Badgett discusses her research on the effects of sexual orientation-based discrimination and how economists can engage in the fight for equality.
Episode 29: Making economic tools more reliable
June 09, 2021
An interview with Isaiah Andrews, the 2021 John Bates Clark Medalist
Episode 28: The pros and cons of collaboration
May 26, 2021
Benjamin Jones discusses the rise of team research and implications for professional advancement.
Episode 27: American capitalism and incarceration
May 12, 2021
Anita Mukherjee discusses the consequences of private prisons for inmates in the United States.
Episode 26: Creating Africa’s own Green Revolution
April 28, 2021
Dean Yang discusses how temporary farming subsidies in Mozambique are giving a massive boost to food production and economic well-being.
Episode 25: Why the United States has the best research universities
April 14, 2021
Miguel Urquiola discusses the history of higher education in America and why it surpassed Europe.
Episode 24: Climate change and migration
March 31, 2021
Klaus Desmet discusses how accounting for spatial shifts changes estimates of how rising sea levels will affect the economy.