podcast

Think Like An Economist

Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers

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…

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• Economics For All Your Decisions In Life - From Romance to Retirement 2021-12-14 · 21m
• Useful Economics in Everyday Life 2021-12-07 · 19m
• A Conversation with Emily Oster: The Economics of Pregnancy, Parenting and the Pandemic 2021-11-30 · 28m
• A Conversation with Larry Summers: The Influence of Economic Ideas and the Dangers of Secular Stagnation 2021-11-09 · 32m
• A Conversation with Greg Mankiw: Financial Crisis, Recessions and Communicating Economics 2021-11-02 · 29m
• Behavioral Economics - We're only human! 2021-09-21 · 11m
• Making Decisions in an Uncertain World 2021-09-14 · 20m
• Game Theory - Thinking Strategically 2021-09-07 · 23m
• Business Strategy - How to boost profitability 2021-08-31 · 24m
• Entry, Exit and Long-Run Profitability - How to get ahead in the Market 2021-08-24 · 22m
• Why wages vary - Why some of us get paid more than others 2021-08-17 · 23m
• Think Like An Economist gets back to business 2021-08-10 · 2m
• Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply 2021-05-11 · 23m
• Budget Deficits and Government Debt 2021-05-04 · 21m
• Fiscal Policy - Government Spending and Taxes 2021-04-27 · 16m
• Monetary Policy - The Financial Levers That Tame Business Cycles 2021-04-20 · 24m
• The Fed Model - Predicting what will happen to the Economy 2021-04-13 · 24m
• Inflation and the Phillips Curve 2021-03-30 · 25m
• Connecting Interest Rates & Output 2021-03-23 · 24m
• The Boom and Bust of Business Cycles 2021-03-16 · 19m
• Exchange Rates & International Finance - The flow of currencies around the world 2021-03-09 · 25m
• The Financial Sector - Bonds, Stocks and Shares - should you or shouldn't you? 2021-03-02 · 25m
• Investment - Upfront costs for future gains 2021-02-23 · 20m
• Consumption and Saving - Spend Now or Save to Spend Later 2021-02-16 · 19m
• Assignment: Spending and Saving 2021-02-09 · 1m
• Inflation - When money loses its value 2021-02-02 · 20m
• Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean hopelessness? 2021-01-26 · 18m
• Economic Growth - Improving our Lives 2021-01-19 · 20m
• Gross Domestic Product - Adding Up Everything We Do 2021-01-12 · 21m
• Thinking Big, Remembering Small - From Micro to Macro 2021-01-05 · 6m
• Private Information - I Know Something You Don’t Know 2020-12-22 · 19m
• Price Discrimination - Why some people pay less 2020-12-15 · 17m
• Market Power - Why businesses charge more 2020-12-08 · 19m
• Inequality - Understanding the Gap between Rich and Poor 2020-12-01 · 18m
• A New Treasury Secretary - Who is Janet Yellen and what will she do? 2020-11-24 · 13m
• Presidential Econ 101 - A To Do List 2020-11-17 · 11m
• The Labor Market - Live to Work, or Work to Live? 2020-11-10 · 17m
• Externalities - The Full Cost of the Choices we make 2020-11-03 · 16m
• International Trade - Cars from Corn 2020-10-27 · 17m
• Gains From Trade - Why Ringo played the drums 2020-10-20 · 15m
• Economic Surplus - Getting the Most out of Life 2020-10-13 · 18m
• When Governments Intervene - Taxes, Price & Quantity Regulations 2020-10-06 · 18m
• Elasticity - What will you do when prices change? 2020-09-29 · 18m
• Equilibrium - Balance in a Busy World 2020-09-22 · 18m
• Supply - Getting the Best Out of What You Sell 2020-09-15 · 17m
• The Law of Demand - How You Choose to Buy 2020-09-08 · 16m
• Juggling Work and Childcare During a Pandemic 2020-09-02 · 8m
• Is now the time to improve yourself? 2020-08-25 · 6m
• Core Principle 2 - The Opportunity Cost Principle - Or What? 2020-08-18 · 18m
• Core Principle 4 - The Interdependence Principle - No Decision is an Island 2020-08-18 · 12m
• Core Principle 3 - The Marginal Principle - Just One More? 2020-08-18 · 15m
• Core Principle 1 - The Cost-Benefit Principle - The Pros & Cons 2020-08-18 · 18m
• Why Should You Think Like an Economist? 2020-08-04 · 15m
• Introducing: Think Like An Economist 2020-07-16 · 2m