Episode 53: Grade inflation and graduation
July 25, 2022
Jeffrey Denning discusses how lower grading standards have led to higher college completion rates.
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Episode 52: Just what the doctor ordered?
June 27, 2022
Bradley Shapiro discusses the costs and benefits of directly advertising prescription drugs to consumers.
Episode 51: The returns to an economics degree
May 31, 2022
Zachary Bleemer discusses why studying economics in college can lead to significantly higher career earnings.
Episode 50: Comparing 911 responses
May 02, 2022
CarlyWill Sloan discusses race and police use of force in two American cities.
Episode 49: The great reset?
March 30, 2022
Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.
Episode 48: Reframing development in Africa
March 16, 2022
Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.
Episode 47: Moving on up?
March 02, 2022
Ellora Derenoncourt discusses how economic prospects declined for the generations of African Americans that followed the Great Migration.
Episode 46: Money well spent
February 18, 2022
Jason Baron discusses the effects of different types of school spending on student outcomes.
Episode 45: Immigration politics
February 02, 2022
Anna Maria Mayda discusses how the skill level of foreign workers influences native voters in the United States.
Episode 44: Inverted outcomes resulting from the Electoral College system
January 19, 2022
Michael Geruso discusses why some US presidential candidates win with fewer votes.