Think Like An Economist
A podcast by Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers
54 Episodes
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S E33: Exchange Rates & International Finance - The flow of currencies around the world
Published: 3/9/2021 -
S E32: The Financial Sector - Bonds, Stocks and Shares - should you or shouldn't you?
Published: 3/2/2021 -
S E31: Investment - Upfront costs for future gains
Published: 2/23/2021 -
S E30: Consumption and Saving - Spend Now or Save to Spend Later
Published: 2/16/2021 -
S E29: Assignment: Spending and Saving
Published: 2/9/2021 -
S E28: Inflation - When money loses its value
Published: 2/2/2021 -
S E27: Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean hopelessness?
Published: 1/26/2021 -
S E26: Economic Growth - Improving our Lives
Published: 1/19/2021 -
S E25: Gross Domestic Product - Adding Up Everything We Do
Published: 1/12/2021 -
S E24: Thinking Big, Remembering Small - From Micro to Macro
Published: 1/5/2021 -
S E23: Private Information - I Know Something You Don’t Know
Published: 12/22/2020 -
S E22: Price Discrimination - Why some people pay less
Published: 12/15/2020 -
S E21: Market Power - Why businesses charge more
Published: 12/8/2020 -
S E20: Inequality - Understanding the Gap between Rich and Poor
Published: 12/1/2020 -
S E19: A New Treasury Secretary - Who is Janet Yellen and what will she do?
Published: 11/24/2020 -
S E18: Presidential Econ 101 - A To Do List
Published: 11/17/2020 -
S E17: The Labor Market - Live to Work, or Work to Live?
Published: 11/10/2020 -
S E16: Externalities - The Full Cost of the Choices we make
Published: 11/3/2020 -
S E15: International Trade - Cars from Corn
Published: 10/27/2020 -
S E14: Gains From Trade - Why Ringo played the drums
Published: 10/20/2020
Think Like an Economist and you’ll see the world more clearly, empowering you to make better decisions at work, at home, and in your community. Leading economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers will take you on a joyous romp through their field as they introduce you to the big ideas in economics, and show how you can apply them to live in your own life. Their signature approach reveals that every decision is an economic decision and this podcast uncovers the economic forces that shape the world around you. Betsey and Justin believe that economics is a superpower, and they want to teach you to fly.