What Airbags Teach Us About Artificial Intelligence | The Professor Is In
AI safety fears are in the news, so Justin Wolfers sits down with producer Augusta to work through the economics — and the ethics — of building guardrails into AI. Using airbags as the analogy, he sho...
28 Syys 14min
How Accountability Shapes National Borrowing Rates | The Professor Is In
What's the relationship between journalism and borrowing costs?When a local paper shuts down, something surprising happens: the town starts paying higher interest on its debt. Justin Wolfers sits down...
25 Syys 24min
Why Trump's Diesel Export Ban Could Raise Gas Prices | Diving In
The White House is floating a temporary ban on U.S. diesel exports, and the pitch sounds simple: keep the diesel here, and prices fall for farmers and truckers.In this episode of Diving In, Justin Wol...
24 Syys 17min
What Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty? | The Professor Is In
In this episode of the Professor Is In, Justin Wolfers answers your questions about poverty in America. Justin walks through the official poverty measure ($32,649 for two adults and two kids), the new...
23 Syys 23min
The Economic Cost of Trump's War on The Press | Diving In
When the White House pulled the press badges of CNN, MS Now, and Politico, most of us reached for the First Amendment. Justin Wolfers asks a different question: what does a free press actually DO for ...
22 Syys 18min
What If We Just Gave Poor People Money?
Official poverty fell to 10.2% — so why does the better measure show almost no change?The new poverty numbers are out, and the headline looks like good news: official poverty dropped to 10.2%, a third...
21 Syys 26min
The Fed Raised Rates. Here's What It's Fighting. | Off The Clock
The Fed just raised rates unanimously — and Justin Wolfers explains why that 12-0 vote matters more than the rate itself. Joined by Bloomberg Businessweek's Stacey Vanek-Smith on Off The Clock, Justin...
19 Syys 58min
