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Kevin and Steve reflect on discussions with Rice, Staiger and Eichengreen.

Barry Eichengreen on the role of the IMF in fostering prosperity.

Robert Staiger on the roles of the GATT and WTO in fostering international trade and prosperity.

Condoleezza Rice on the opt-in international system that arose after World War II and how it fostered prosperity.

Steven Davis here. Kevin Murphy and I are launching a new podcast called “Economics, Applied.” We are professors at the University of Chicago and Senior Fellows at the Hoover Institution. Our podcast aims to bring evidence and economic thinking to major policy issues. We interview guests who have first-hand experience in the policy arena and we discuss the issues with leading scholars. In some episodes Kevin and I just sit back and take stock of our conversations with guests and draw lessons. Please tune in!

The Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) hosted Ensuring America’s Innovation in Artificial Intelligence with Condoleezza Rice and Dr. Fei-Fei Li on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically transform every industry and every society. Such profound changes offer great opportunities to improve the human condition for the better, but also pose unprecedented challenges. As this new era arrives, the creators and designers of AI must account for diversity of thought and ensure systems are built to properly reflect what it means to be human. Guiding the future of AI in a responsible way that translates American values of equality, opportunity and individual freedom will be paramount to ensuring our shared dream of creating a better future for all of humanity.

Recorded on June 11, 2020 Humanity’s control over infectious disease – achieved by modern science, good policy, and economic growth – is one of the most remarkable successes of our species. But can a history of this triumph help us evaluate how fragile it is? And what does the COVID-19 pandemic look like in the long perspective of human control over infectious disease? Kyle Harper is Professor of Classics and Letters and the Senior Vice President and Provost at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma. A historian of Rome, Harper is the author of three books, Slavery in the Late Roman World, awarded the James Henry Breasted Prize; From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality, which received the Award for Excellence in Historical Studies from the American Academy of Religion; and The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire, which has been translated into 11 languages. His next project is a history of infectious disease, from human origins to the present, which will bring the natural sciences into conversation with the study of the human past. ABOUT THE HOOVER HISTORY WORKING GROUP https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/history-working-group This interview is part of the History Working Group Seminar Series. A central piece of the History Working Group is the seminar series, which is hosted in partnership with the Hoover Library & Archives. The seminar series was launched in the fall of 2019, and thus far has included six talks from Hoover research fellows, visiting scholars, and Stanford faculty. The seminars provide outside experts with an opportunity to present their research and receive feedback on their work. While the lunch seminars have grown in reputation, they have been purposefully kept small in order to ensure that the discussion retains a good seminar atmosphere.

A panel discussion of the public health, rule of law, civil society and global policy dimensions of Taiwan’s response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring Dr. Jason Wang, Prof. Chang Wen-Chen, Prof. Fan Yun, and Lanhee Chen Ph.D. Moderated by Glenn Tiffert Ph.D.

Recorded May 14, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellows Eric Hanushek And Margaret Raymond discuss COVID-19 And Schools The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOWS Eric Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. A leader in the economic analysis of educational issues, his research spans the impact on achievement of teacher quality, accountability, and class-size reduction. He pioneered measuring teacher quality on the basis of student achievement. Margaret “Macke” Raymond is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the founder and director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University. CREDO's work, which analyzes and evaluates programs that aim to improve outcomes for K-12 students in public schools, is heavily relied upon by policy makers at all levels of government. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded May 12, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow Russell A. Berman: COVID-19 And Globalism. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW Russell A. Berman is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He formerly served as Senior Advisor in the Policy Planning Staff of the United States Department of State. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded May 8, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellows Edward Lazear and Niall Ferguson: COVID-19: Today’s Historic Jobs Report The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOWS Edward P. Lazear is the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Davies Family Professor of Economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Lazear served at the White House from 2006 to 2009, where he was chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Before coming to Stanford, he taught at the University of Chicago. Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior fellow of the Center for European Studies, Harvard, where he served for twelve years as the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History. He is also a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation Distinguished Scholar at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded May 7, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow John Yoo discusses COVID-19 And Federalism. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW John Yoo is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California–Berkeley School of Law, and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded May 5, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellows Scott Atlas And John Taylor: COVID 19 And Reopening the Economy . The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOWS Scott W. Atlas, M.D. is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and was Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center. John B. Taylor is the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He chairs the Hoover Working Group on Economic Policy and is director of Stanford’s Introductory Economics Center. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 30, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow Larry Diamond discusses COVID-19 And Democracy Around The World. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For more than six years, he directed FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, where he now leads its Program on Arab Reform and Democracy and its Global Digital Policy Incubator. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 28, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow George Osborne: COVID-19 And The UK. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW George Osborne is the William C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. From 2010 to 2016 he served as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, during that time he was a member of the National Security Council, and he also served as Britain's First Secretary of State. Prior, he was a Member of Parliament. Osborne is currently the Editor of the Evening Standard. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 23, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow H.R. McMaster on COVID-19: the Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Implications The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 21, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow Joshua D. Rauh on COVID-19 and the Government Response. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW Joshua D. Rauh is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Ormond Family Professor of Finance at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He formerly served at the White House where he was Principal Chief Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers, as well as taught at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and the Kellogg School of Management. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 16, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution fellows David Brady and Douglas Rivers provide a briefing on COVID-19 and Politics. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOWS Douglas Rivers is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor of political science at Stanford University. He is also the Chief Scientist at YouGov PLC, a global polling firm. David Brady is a senior fellow emeritus at the Hoover Institution and the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Professor of Political Science in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has published seven books and more than a hundred papers on elections, politics and public policy. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 14, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow and Director Designee Condoleezza Rice on COVID-19 and National Security. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW Condoleezza Rice is currently the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution; and a professor of political science at Stanford University. She is also a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, LLC. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.

Recorded April 9, 2020, 11AM PST Hoover Institution Fellow Victor Davis Hanson on COVID-19 and the Lessons of History. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy, democratic governance, and national security. Briefings will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars. ABOUT THE FELLOW Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; his focus is classics and military history. To receive notifications about upcoming briefings, please sign up by clicking here: http://eepurl.com/gXjSSb.