The US-Centric International Economic System after World War II | Steven Davis, Maurice Obstfeld | Hoover Institution
Since the end of World War II, the United States has played the leading role in designing, supporting, and governing the international economic system. How did the system operate, and what were its un...
23 Jul 202548min
The Opioid Epidemic and US Political Realignment | Steven Davis, Carolina Arteaga, Victoria Barone | Hoover Institution
Steven Davis speaks with Carolina Arteaga and Victoria Barone, two Econ professors, about the US opioid epidemic. They discuss Purdue Pharma’s marketing strategy, its influence on physicians, and poli...
9 Jul 20251h 7min
The Great Trade Policy Hack | Steven Davis, Richard Baldwin | Hoover Institution
Richard Baldwin joins the podcast to speak with Steve about Trumpian Trade Policy, its underlying political logic, its lack of economic coherence, and its consequences for the American and global econ...
25 Jun 20251h 6min
Dollar Dominance | Steven Davis, Kenneth Rogoff | Hoover Institution
Steven Davis speaks with Kenneth Rogoff about the dominant role of the US Dollar in the international monetary and financial system, drawing on Ken’s new book, Our Dollar, Your Problem. They review ho...
11 Jun 202557min
Reducing Gun Violence in America | Steven Davis, Jens Ludwig | Hoover Institution
Steven Davis chats again with Jens Ludwig about his new book on gun deaths in America. The conversation focuses on low-cost policy solutions that can reduce gun deaths without remaking American societ...
21 Mai 202527min
Understanding Gun Violence in America | Steven Davis, Jens Ludwig | Hoover Institution
Steve Davis speaks to Jens Ludwig about his deeply-researched new book on gun deaths in America. They discuss why America has so many gun deaths, how traditional narratives fail to explain most gun vi...
7 Mai 202550min
Trade Policy Rupture | Steven Davis, Chad Bown, Doug Irwin | Hoover Institution
Steve queries Chad Bown and Doug Irwin about the rupture in U.S. trade policy under Trump 2.0, the economic consequences, and what it would take to restore confidence in the United States as a reliabl...
23 Apr 202552min
The 1920s Immigration Clampdown | Steven Davis, Ran Abramitzky | Hoover Institution
In the 1920s, the US government sharply restricted immigration inflows from countries in Eastern and Southern Europe. At the time, most immigrants from these countries had modest skills. Steve speaks ...
9 Apr 202555min
