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This album features programs sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Affairs at the University of California, Davis, focused on domestic policy issues,including the current economic crisis. The institute is drawing upon the expertise of UC Davis social scientists, and others, to provide analysis…

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  • May 30, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 13 EPISODES


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Religious Conservatives and Safe Sex

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2012 52:01


Robert S. Taylor, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, dissects the religious conservative view on HPV vaccination. His focus is "an imminent criticism of the religious conservative position," as he believes that "the policies don't follow the religious conservative position."

Buying National: Democracy and Discrimination in Public Procurement

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2012 58:40


Daniel Y. Kono, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, discusses "explanations of procurement discrimination, why some governments discriminate more than others and why governments use procurement discrimination as opposed to other types of protectionist instruments."

Privatization and Its Discontents: The Shared Fate of Public Education and the Public Lands

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012 54:12


Louis Warren, professor of history at UC Davis, discusses how public education and the land set aside for public universities are a legacy of the homestead era.

Immigration and Labor Markets During the Last Decade

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2011 66:55


Giovanni Peri, professor of economics at UC Davis, discusses immigration and its impact on the labor market in the United States.

Boehner's Dilemma: Candidates, Voters, and the Tea Party in the 2010 Elections

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2011 66:39


Walt Stone, professor of political science, discusses the effects of the Tea Party on the 2010 election.

Ideology and Spacial Voting in American Elections

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2011 70:10


Stephen Jessee, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses voters' ideological preferences, and the influence of party identification on voters' decisions on presidential elections.

State of the Safety Net in Post-Welfare Reform Era

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2011 53:55


UC Davis economics professor Hilary Hoynes speaks about welfare in today's economy.

Physician Wages Higher in Specialties

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2011 49:29


Paul Leigh, professor of public health sciences at UC Davis, discusses the possibility that too many specialists are driving up the costs of medical care.

Sex, Crime and Problems in School

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2011 56:39


Bill McCarthy, professor of sociology at UC Davis, explores the connections between adolescent romantic relationships and deviant behavior as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

Constitutional Challenges to the Health Care Law

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2011 52:07


Vikram Amar, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at UC Davis, speaks on the constitutional challenges to the health care law as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

The Accidental Deduction: A History and Critique of the Tax Subsidy for Mortgage Interest

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2010 62:11


Dennis Ventry, acting professor of law at UC Davis School of Law, talks about the tax subsidy for mortgage interest as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

Global Migration and U.S. Immigration Reform: Where Do We Stand?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2010 56:54


During this talk sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs, global migration and immigration reform are discussed by Kevin Johnson, dean and professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and Philip Martin, UC Davis professor of agricultural and resource economics, and chair of the UC Comparative Immigration and Integration Program.

The Financial Crisis: An Inside View

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2009 89:33


Phillip Swagel, former assistant secretary for economic policy, U.S. Treasury Department, discusses the financial crisis from an insider's point of view.

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