The Pie: An Economics Podcast

A podcast by Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago - Tuesdays

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88 Episodes

  1. How Does Access to Safe Water Affect Child Mortality?

    Published: 3/30/2022
  2. Global Warming, Local Impact: The Economic Landscape of Climate Change

    Published: 12/2/2021
  3. Can Monetary Policy Solve Inflation and Unemployment?

    Published: 10/21/2021
  4. Nudge: The Final Edition Book Talk with Richard Thaler

    Published: 8/5/2021
  5. Economics of Courage

    Published: 7/1/2021
  6. Vaccine Lotteries: Worth a Shot?

    Published: 6/17/2021
  7. Pay Now or Pay Later

    Published: 6/3/2021
  8. College Sports: Show Me The Money

    Published: 5/20/2021
  9. Discrimination is Expensive

    Published: 5/6/2021
  10. Are Carbon Offsets Bogus?

    Published: 4/22/2021
  11. WFH… Forever?

    Published: 4/8/2021
  12. Incentives and the Race to Vaccinate

    Published: 3/25/2021
  13. Is the Future Cashless?

    Published: 3/12/2021
  14. The Surprising Results of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

    Published: 2/25/2021
  15. When Good Debt Goes Bad

    Published: 2/11/2021
  16. Shots on Goal: How to Jumpstart the Economy

    Published: 1/28/2021
  17. The Big Tech Threat?

    Published: 1/14/2021
  18. The Pandemic Recession’s Gender Gap

    Published: 12/30/2020
  19. A Vaccine for Billions

    Published: 12/17/2020
  20. Pre-existing Confusion: The US Health Insurance System

    Published: 12/3/2020

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Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the University of Chicago about their cutting-edge research and key events of the day. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like the aftermath of a global pandemic, jobs, energy policy, and more.