Think Like An Economist
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The Economics of Feeling Ripped Off | The Professor Is In
[BONUS EPISODE] What the Heck is Going On In the Bond Market? | Diving In
What the $20 Burrito Debate Gets Wrong About Affordability | Diving In
How Lab-Grown Diamonds Broke the Market | Off the Clock
If AI Does Your Job, Who Gets Paid? | The Professor Is In
No, the K-shaped Economy Isn't Over | Diving In
Inflation Is Still High. Just As We Thought. | Diving In
AI's Biggest Problem May Be Its Pace | The Professor Is In
The July Jobs Report Should Worry You | Diving In
How Early Access to Trump’s Truths Will Drain Ordinary Investors | Diving In
What Victorian Bootmakers Can Teach Us About The Future of Work | Diving In
Economics Is Not a Subject — It's a Toolkit | Economics Matters
Tariffs, Take Three: The Dumbest Round Yet | Off the Clock
How SNAP's New Rules Make Eligible Families Go Hungry | The Professor Is In
The Lawyer’s Theory of Trade | Diving In
Should Canada answer Trump's tariffs? | The Professor Is In
Six Dollars a Day Is Disappearing For Millions | Diving In
Why Trump’s New Tariff Is Bigger Than Canada | Diving In
Justin Answers Your Questions on Trump Accounts | The Professor Is In
What Reese's Cups and Canadian Wildfires Can Teach Us About Economics | Off the Clock
The Truth About Trump Accounts (Read the Fine Print) | Diving In
Good News on Inflation — With a Very Big Asterisk
Could Price Comparison Apps Be Making Gas MORE Expensive? | The Professor Is In
The Hidden Pattern in Gas Prices (And How to Beat It) | Diving In
Feel Your Feelings: Jobs, Trump Accounts, and America's Big Birthday | Off the Clock
June Jobs Report: Not Sinking, But Not Surging. Just Treading Water. | Diving In
Navigating Inflation: Smart Strategies for Better Choices | Diving In
How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It) | Diving In
Sifting Through the Wreckage of An Ill-Informed War| Slate's What Next + Platypus Economics
Better Lawyers, Worse Economics: Inside Trump's Latest Tariff Strategy | Diving In
The Job Numbers Will Probably Get Revised—That’s Not A Scandal | The Professor Is In
Inflation Is Up—Temporary Bedfellow or Long-term Partner? | Off the Clock
Are Markets Getting Suckered By Trump's Truth Socials? | Diving In
Why I Still Trust The Jobs Report | Diving In
The Future of Work Is Care—Can Men Adapt? | The Professor Is In
Why The Stock Market Hated May’s Strong Jobs Report | Off the Clock
The Pink-Collar Economy Is Here | Diving In
A Gas Tax Holiday Is Performative Nonsense | The Professor Is In
A Gas Tax Holiday Would Miss the Point—And the People Who Need Help | Diving In
Is Inflation Going to Ruin the Summer? | Off the Clock
What Really Happens When Schools Lock Away Phones? | Diving In
Justin Wolfers Answers Your Questions on the National Debt | The Professor Is In
How to measure the true cost of war: Justin Wolfers shows you the math | Diving In
Are Met Gala Tickets Too Cheap? | Diving In
Justin Wolfers Breaks Down the Week: Spirit, US Debt, and the AI Economy (with Stacey Vanek Smith)
Should We Actually Be Worried About the National Debt | Diving In
Welcome to Platypus Economics
Ep 53S E53: Economics For All Your Decisions In Life - From Romance to Retirement
Think Like An Economist has taken you on a journey through the economic principles, showing you the tools of economics, and how they can be applied at home and at work. In this season finale, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers reveal the big life choices they've made using those tools of economics, and how you can apply economics to help make decisions throughout your life.Co-Host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media Production.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 52S E52: Useful Economics in Everyday Life
We're all actors in the economy, with different habits, dilemmas and choices. And economics is about everyday decisions in our daily lives as much as it is about government policy. As economics professors, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have honed the ways to show how economics involves everyone. They discuss their method of teaching economics, and the way they show that economic tools can help us all make good decisions.Co-Host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 51S E51: A Conversation with Emily Oster: The Economics of Pregnancy, Parenting and the Pandemic
Emily Oster is one of the most interesting economists in the world, and she uses the tools of economics in everything she does. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers explore Emily's thoughts about how economic ideas can provide useful insight for parents and families. This audio course is about how to think like an economist, and Emily models exactly how to do this.Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.