F&D Magazine
JEFFRY FRIEDEN April 11, 2024
Even optimal economic policies create winners and losers, and that’s where politics steps in. Trade liberalization is an example of a policy that can make a country better off as a whole, but what happens to workers who lose out to cheaper goods? Jeffry Frieden says while politics is often messy, it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure.
SURESH NAIDU April 5, 2024
For decades, the standard labor market model has been ruled by supply and demand, but a younger generation of labor economists is questioning that approach. Suresh Naidu is a Professor of Economics and International Public Affairs at Columbia University. In this podcast, Naidu and journalist Rhoda Metcalfe discuss why today’s labor market model sometimes fails to reflect the real world.
F&D Magazine / General macroeconomic programming, analysis and forecasting
ULRIKE MALMENDIER March 19, 2024
Economists build models based on basic assumptions of human behavior. But people are complicated, right? Ulrike Malmendier is a behavioral economist whose innovative research has shown that experiential learning rewires the brain to make decisions based on past experiences. Malmendier and Journalist Rhoda Metcalfe discuss how behavioral economics is helping to build better economic models.
F&D Magazine / Technology
Stephanie Bell January 4, 2024
Only a small number of companies in an even smaller number of countries hold the keys to AI’s development. So what happens when a narrow swath of humanity makes choices that will impact everyone else? Stephanie Bell is a Senior Research Scientist at the Partnership for AI. In this podcast, Bell says guidelines are needed to ensure AI’s development trajectory serves humanity.
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