Inflation: A View from the FOMC | Steven Davis, Jeffrey Schmid | Hoover Institution
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) member Jeffrey Schmid speaks with Steven Davis about inflation, labor market conditions, and US monetary policy. They discuss the state of the economy, the thinkin...
24 Nov 202542min
Why Some Highly Educated Women Choose to Have Many Children | Steven Davis, Catherine Pakaluk | Hoover Institution
Steven Davis speaks to Catherine Pakaluk, author of an audacious book on highly educated American women who choose to have many children. How do these women explain and understand their choices to hav...
5 Nov 202553min
How Do Small Towns Grow? | Steven Davis, Tom Barkin | Hoover Institution
Richmond Fed President, Tom Barkin, joins Steven Davis to consider what it takes for small towns to prosper, and why it matters for families and communities. They also discuss how policymakers and civ...
15 Okt 202520min
Construction Productivity: Strange and Awful | Steven Davis, Austan Goolsbee | Hoover Institution
Austan Goolsbee joins Steven Davis to consider “The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the U.S. Construction Sector.” Strange because construction productivity has stagnated for decades. Awful ...
1 Okt 202517min
Why So Few Births? | Steven Davis, Claudia Goldin | Hoover Institution
Claudia Goldin joins Steven Davis to discuss the “The Downside of Fertility,” her essay presented at the 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. She offers an explanation for why fertility rates ...
17 Sep 202544min
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 Juli 202550min
