Russian Economic History – A Conversation with Sergei Guriev | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 “Russia is the home of not one, but two lost empires: The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.” So writes our guest, Sergei Guriev, in a sweeping survey of recent research o...
24 Apr 202457min
The Political Economy of Populism: A Conversation with Elias Papaioannou | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Host Steven Davis and guest Elias Papaioannou discuss the resurgence of populism in Europe and the United States over the past fifteen years. They define populism, identify its economic drivers, and c...
10 Apr 202446min
US Labor Markets since March 2020: A Conversation with Ayşegül Şahin | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Host Steven Davis and guest Ayşegül Şahin explore the extraordinary behavior of US labor markets since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. They explain how the global crisis spurred remote work, insti...
13 Mars 202437min
The Power of Proximity: A Conversation with Emma Harrington | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Steven Davis speaks with Emma Harrington about her recent study on the power of proximity in facilitating mentoring, employee feedback, and learning on the job. According to the study, software engine...
10 Jan 202434min
Remote Work, Real Estate Prices, and Cities: A Conversation with Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh joins Steven Davis to explain how the remote work revolution affects urban property values, municipal tax revenues, and the outlook for cities. Stijn and Steve also consider how...
13 Dec 202336min
How Flexible Jobs Can Help Women: A Conversation with Suhani Jalota | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Suhani Jalota joins Steve to discuss her study of how digital jobs can draw women into paid work in countries like India. The jobs, performed on smartphones, produce data that help train and evaluate ...
29 Nov 202337min
Managing a Remote Workforce | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis and Raj Choudhury | Hoover Institution
Raj Choudhury joins Hoover Institution fellow Steven Davis to talk about work from home and other flexible working arrangements. They discuss Raj’s study of the transition to remote work by US patent ...
15 Nov 202336min
Work from Home and Productivity – A Conversation with Nick Bloom | Economics, Applied | Steven Davis | Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution fellow Steven Davis and Nick Bloom discuss the big shift to work from home, what it means for productivity, why perceptions in this regard often differ between managers and workers,...
3 Nov 202332min
