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Is There an Affordability Crisis?

Posted February 1, 202600:23:32

In a recent article, The Economist Magazine noted that “talk about affordability mixes phantom concerns with real ones.” In this episode of EconoFact...

Lessons from a Decade into Brexit

Posted January 25, 202600:22:46

It's been nearly ten years since Britain voted to leave the European Union. The run-up to the referendum was marked by competing claims regarding the...

The Risks of Politicizing the Federal Reserve

Posted January 18, 202600:20:56

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been the subject of very public attacks by President Trump, and a criminal investigation by the Department of...

Winners and Losers from Technological Change (Re-broadcast)

Posted January 11, 202600:25:20

New technologies often result in significant change. Perhaps the most salient effect of automation has been labor displacement. At the beginning of...

Weathering: How Ongoing Stress Harms Black and Poor Americans (Re-broadcast)

Posted January 4, 202600:26:06

For many Americans, episodes of stress are often temporary. But for marginalized communities -- especially black people, and those living in poverty,...