Central Bank Communications | Steven Davis | Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Hoover Institution
Mary Daly joins Steven Davis to discuss how the Fed communicates with the public about monetary policy. How precise should the Fed be about its actions and goals? How transparent about its reasoning a...
3 Sep 202528min
Engaged Fathers, Flourishing Children | Steven Davis, Brad Wilcox, Ian Rowe | Hoover Institution
Engaged fathers help children build happy, prosperous lives, as Steven Davis discusses with sociologist Brad Wilcox and educational entrepreneur Ian Rowe. Brad and Ian also share their ideas on how to...
20 Aug 202553min
The International Economic System: A Fork in the Road | Steven Davis, Maurice Obstfeld | Hoover Institution
The international economic system has reached a major turning point. Challenges include the rise of China, U.S. ambivalence about its role on the global stage, and Trumpian trade policy disruptions. W...
30 Jul 202550min
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
