70 - Greg Mankiw on Macroeconomists as Scientists and Engineers
Greg Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard University and served as the chair of the Council on Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush. Today, he joins the show to discuss the histor...
14 Aug 201758min
69 – Edward Harrison on the Political Economy of the Eurozone
Edward Harrison is a consultant with Global Macro Advisers and founder of the investment news blog *Credit Writedowns.* Today, he joins the show to discuss the political forces that led to the establi...
7 Aug 20171h 1min
68 - Scott Sumner on Fed Performance since the Great Recession
In this week's episode in front of a live audience, Scott Sumner, the director of the Program on Monetary Policy at the Mercatus Center and blogger at *The Money Illusion,* returns to the show to shar...
31 Jul 201752min
67 – Lisa Cook on Households in the Great Recession, Economic Growth in Africa, & Patents
Lisa Cook is an Associate Professor of Economics at Michigan State University and formerly served as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. Today, she joins the ...
24 Jul 20171h 2min
66 - Ryan Cooper on Economic Anxiety, Populism, and Population Growth
Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at *The Week.* He joins the show to discuss how bad economic policy has hindered strong economic recovery from the Great Recession. Furthermore, Ryan argues eco...
17 Jul 201759min
65 - Stephen Miller on Financial Crises, Capital Requirements, and the US Banking System
Stephen Matteo Miller is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He joins the show to discuss his work on the history of financial crises as well as the evolution o...
10 Jul 201759min
64 - Ricardo Reis Defends Macroeconomics
Ricardo Reis is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics and the editor of the prominent Journal of Monetary Economics. He joins the show to discuss the state of macroeconomics, whic...
3 Jul 20171h 6min
63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy
Matt Yglesias is a columnist and editor for the news website Vox, which he co-founded in 2014. Today, he joins the show to talk about the politics shaping Fed policy. Matt discusses why he thinks Pres...
26 Jun 201759min
