Online Buddies for Jobseekers | Steven J. Davis, Michèle Belot, Philipp Kircher | Hoover Institution
When job loss leads to a long spell of unemployment, it causes a big blow to self-esteem, a lasting drop in living standards, and serious hardship for the job loser’s family. Is there a low-cost way t...
22 Apr 49min
The Economic Price of War | Steven J. Davis, Jonathan Federle, Moritz Schularick | Hoover Institution
How does war affect national output, productivity, and consumer prices in belligerent countries and economies worldwide? Two economists, Jonathan Federle and Moritz Schularick, investigate how war and...
8 Apr 55min
Tariffs and Trade Deficits | Steven J. Davis, Brent Neiman | Hoover Institution
Tariffs: How high? Who pays? And what’s their impact on trade deficits? Steven Davis speaks to Brent Neiman about President Trump’s approach to tariff policy and the latest data on trade deficits. Whi...
25 Feb 57min
What Next for Venezuela? | Steven J. Davis, Ricardo Hausmann | Hoover Institution
US military forces captured Nicolás Maduro last month, but the Chavista regime remains intact, at least for now. How can Venezuela find its way back to the rule of law, human rights, democracy, and pr...
11 Feb 50min
From Asia, with Skills and Aspirations | Steven Davis, Gaurav Khanna | Hoover Institution
The United States has looked to Asia for software developers, scientists, engineers, and physicians in recent decades. How has that worked out for Americans? For other countries? Immigrants from five...
28 Jan 56min
The Licensing Racket, and How to Fix It | Steven Davis, Rebecca Haw Allensworth | Hoover Institution
The U.S. occupational licensing system is riddled with problems and conflicts of interest. How can we fix it? Rebecca Allensworth joins Steven Davis to talk about her new book on occupational licensin...
28 Jan 54min
Cool New Work on Remote Work | Steven Davis, Nicholas Bloom | Hoover Institution
Nicholas Bloom joins Steven Davis to discuss cool new research presented at the annual Hoover-SIEPR conference on remote work: How much do employers save on wages when they let employees work from hom...
10 Des 202538min
