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The U.S. Economy: A Look Back, and a Look Ahead

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Even as the initial economic shocks of COVID-19 abate, labor shortages, supply constraints, demand shifts, and inflation continue to cloud the U.S.'...

Karen Dynan on What We’ve Learned from Recent Recessions

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In the wake of the economic crisis of the 1970s, and again, in the aftermath of 2008, macroeconomists have had to rethink their understanding of the...

John Cassidy on Reality-based Economics and Economic Policies

Posted November 14, 202100:27:20

Economic theories often inform policy choices, but events can call into question these same theories. In this episode of EconoFact Chats, John Cassidy,...

Maurice Obstfeld on the Past, Present, and Future of Globalization (Re-broadcast)

Posted November 7, 202100:22:36

Nationalist economic policies, including rising opposition to free trade, skepticism of international institutions, and anti-immigrant sentiment, are...

Alicia Modestino on the Evolving Opioid Crisis

Posted October 31, 202100:21:12

Even as overdose deaths from opioids in the US reached a disturbing peak of 69,000 in 2020, monthly state-level data for 2021 suggests that overdose...