18 - Jason Taylor on the Great Depression, World War II, and "The Big Push"
Jason Taylor, professor of economics at Central Michigan University and editor-in-chief of "Essays in Economic & Business History," is an expert in U.S. economic history, particularly during the Great...
8 Aug 201658min
17 - Brad DeLong on Hamiltonian Political Economy and American Economic History
J. Bradford DeLong – professor of economics at UC-Berkeley, research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury during Bill Clinton's ...
1 Aug 201646min
16 - David Andolfatto on Life at the Fed, Equity-Based Finance, and the Blockchain
David Andolfatto is a vice president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and a professor of economics at Simon Fraser University. He joins the show to discuss life at the St. Louis Fed, equity-based...
25 Jul 201659min
15 - Robert Hall on GDP Measurement and the Long Slump
Robert Hall, professor of economics at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, has written on macroeconomic issues since the 1960s. Bob is also the chairman of the National Bu...
18 Jul 20161h 4min
14 - Mark Thoma on Fiscal Policy, Econometrics, and Political Business Cycles
In this week's episode, David speaks with Mark Thoma, professor of economics at the University of Oregon and author of the popular blog, "Economist's View." Mark discusses his journey into econometric...
11 Jul 20161h
13 - Joseph Gagnon on Quantitative Easing in the United States and Abroad
As a Federal Reserve official, Joseph Gagnon played a critical role in providing the intellectual justification for the Fed's quantitative easing (QE) programs. Now a senior fellow at the Peterson Ins...
4 Jul 201656min
12 - Will Luther on Bitcoin, Vodka, and the Emergence of Money
What is money and where does it come from? Will Luther, assistant professor of economics at Kenyon College, joins the show and explains the two competing theories on the origins of money. The first th...
27 Jun 201654min
11 - Robert Hetzel on Milton Friedman, the Monetarist-Keynesian Debate, and the 2008 Crisis
Robert Hetzel is a senior economist and research advisor at the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank where he has worked since 1975. He joins the show to discuss the rise of monetarism and how Milton Friedma...
20 Jun 201654min
