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Many low-income countries face a dilemma: keep taxes low and remain unable to build state capacity, or raise taxes and risk political unrest. In this episode of The Pie, Ben Krause, Executive Director of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, shares insights from an experiment in Haiti demonstrating how the provision of public goods can boost tax compliance.

Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights:* Vernor Vinge was one of the GOAT scifi authors—and he is also one of the most underrated…* That a squishy social-democratic leftie like Brad DeLong can derive so much insight and pleasure from the work of a hard-right libertarian like Vernor Vinge—for whom the New Deal Order is very close to being the Big Bad, and who sees FDR as a cousin of Sauron—creates great hope that there is a deeper layer of thought to which we all can contribute. The fact that Brad DeLong and Vernor Vinge get excited in similar ways is a universal force around which we can unite, and add to them H.G. Wells and Jules Verne…* The five things written by Vernor Vinge that Brad and Noah find most interesting are: * “The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era”,* A Fire Upon the Deep,* A Deepness in the Sky, * “True Names”, & * Rainbows End…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: The world is not a game of chess in which the entity that can think 40 moves ahead will always easily trounce the entity that can only think 10 moves ahead, for time and chance happeneth to us all…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: Almost all human intelligence is not in individual brains, but is in the network. We are very smart as an anthology intelligence. Whatever true A.I.s we create will be much smarter when they are tied into the network as useful and cooperative parts of it—rather than sinister gods out on their own plotting plots…* We do not buy the Supermind Singularity: mind and technology amplification is as likely to be logistic as exponential or super-exponential…* The ultimate innovation in a society of abundance is the ability to control human personality and desire—and now we are back to the Buddha, and to Zeno, Kleanthes, Khrisippus, and Marcus Aurelius…* With the unfortunate asterisk that mind-hacking via messages and chemicals mean that such an ultimate innovation can be used for evil as well as good…* Addiction effects from gambling are not, in fact, a good analogy for destructive effects of social media as a malevolent attention-hacker…* Cyberspace is not what William Gibson and Neil Stephenson predicted.But it rhymed. And mechanized warfare was not what H.G. Wells predicted.But it rhymed. A lot of the stuff about AI that we see in science fiction will rhyme with whatever things are going to happen…* The Blight of A Fire Upon the Deep is a not-unreasonable metaphor for social media as propaganda intensifier…* We want the future of the Whole Earth Catalog and the early Wired, not of crypto grifts and ad-supported social media platforms…* Vernor Vinge's ideas will be remembered—if only as important pieces of a historical discussion about why the Superintelligence Singularity road was not (or was) taken—as long as the Thrones of the Valar endure…* Noah Smith continues to spend too much time picking fights on Twitter…* &, as always, Hexapodia…References:* DeLong, J. Bradford. 2022. Slouching Towards Utopia: The Economic History of the 20th Century. New York: Basic Books. .* Bursztyn, Leonardo, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, & Christopher Roth. 2023. “When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media”. Becker-Friedman Institute. October 12. .* Patel, Nilay, Alex Cranz, & David Pierce. 2024. “Rabbit, Humane, & the iPad”. Vergecast. May 3. .* MacIntyre, Alasdair. 1966. A Short History of Ethics: : A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. New York: Macmillan. .* Ober, Josiah. 2008. Democracy & Knowledge: Innovation & Learning in Classical Athens. Princeton: Princeton University Press. .* Petpuls. 2024. “The World's First Dog Emotion Translator”. Accessed May 7, 2024. .* Rao, Venkatesh. 2022. “Beyond Hyperanthropomorphism”. Ribbonfarm Studio. Auguts 21. .* Taintor, Joseph. 1990. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1984. “True Names”. True Names & Other Dangers. New York: Bluejay Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1992. A Fire Upon the Deep. New York: Tor Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 1993. "The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era". .* Vinge, Vernor. 1999. A Deepness in the Sky. New York: Tor Books. .* Vinge, Vernor. 2006. Rainbows End. New York: Tor Books. .* Williams, Walter Jon. 1992. Aristoi. New York: Tor Books. * Wikipedia. “Vernor Vinge”. Accessed May 7, 2024. . Get full access to Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality at braddelong.substack.com/subscribe

This is the third installment of the Fruitless Bookclub, a show-within-a-show, featuring Chris Barker and Jake the Lawyer, where we read all those nonfiction books we've been meaning to read. Today's episode is about How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter RodneyNext month: Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia by Steven StollBecome a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work here: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter @josiahwsuttonOther references"Reconsidering a Classic: Walter Rodney's 'How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,'" Vanderbilt University on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiuFRiOW28.Debt: The First 5000 Years by David GraeberStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. KendiChildren of God's Fire: A Documentary History of Slavery in Brazil, edited by Robert Edgar Conrad, quote from Section 2.9. "There Are Plantations Where the Slaves Are Numb with Hunger": A Medical Thesis on Plantation Diseases and Their Causes (1847). We got the quote from a smarter person than us on an r/AskHistorians thread, which is here https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ztoexl/comment/j39waqr/."One Giant Leap: Emancipation and Aggregate Economic Gains," Richard Hornbeck and Trevon Logan, Becker Friedman Institute, https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/research-summary/one-giant-leap-emancipation-and-aggregate-economic-gains. This is the UChicago article about how slavery is, in fact, unprofitable--the worst thing in the world to UChicago."Oh Dearism," directed by Adam Curtis. I (Josiah) kept referencing the "oh dear" sentiment from this six-minute Curtis documentary but forgot to actually bring it up, so it's right here for the citation perverts reading these notes: https://thoughtmaybe.com/oh-dearism.MusicYesterday – bloom.In My Dreams – bloom.

This week on Sinica, a live recording from October 10 in Chicago, Kaiser asks Chang-Tai Hsieh of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, Damien Ma of the Paulson Institute's think tank MacroPolo, and our own Lizzi Lee, host of The Signal with Lizzi Lee, to right-size the peril that the Chinese economy now faces from slow consumer demand, high youth unemployment, a troubled real estate sector, and high levels of local government debt. This event was co-sponsored by the University of Chicago's Becker-Friedman Institute, the Paulson Institute, and The China Project. 06:32 – What is the current state of the Chinese economy?11:14 – The origins of China's crisis in comparison to crises from 1990 in Japan and 2008 in the U.S.14:25 – Real estate sector's role in the crisis and possible solutions22:51 – The significance of able management during times of crisis. Is this a crisis of confidence or expectations?29:34 – The question of the general direction of the Chinese economy 43:33 – What does an actual debt crisis look like in China?48:00 – The right U.S. policy towards China in light of current affairsThe complete transcript of the show is now in the main podcast page for the episode!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Michael Greenstone: Decoding the social cost of carbon and the carbon offset market In this episode, Chris and Georges do a deep dive into the economic implications of carbon emissions with one of the world's leading climate finance experts, Dr. Michael Greenstone. As a former chief economist for President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Dr. Greenstone played a pivotal role in developing the "social cost of carbon." The trio discusses the significance of understanding the economic cost of carbon emissions and the tools policymakers have at their disposal to combat climate change. Guest Dr. Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics Background Michael Greenstone is the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and co-founder of Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Conversation Sheds light on the concept of the social cost of carbon, its current applications, and the overarching importance of carbon pricing in shaping future climate policies, especially in the United States. Touches upon the controversial topic of carbon offsets, distinguishing between the voluntary offset market and regulated cap and trade permitting systems. Introduces Climate Vault, a non-profit startup co-founded by Dr. Greenstone that not only allows entities to offset emissions using regulated permits but also aids in purchasing carbon removal, thereby supporting emerging carbon removal companies to scale their technologies.   

Which economies will suffer most from global warming, and by just how much? Will others see benefits? The differences are key to understanding how the global economy will look in the coming years. Esteban Rossi-Hansberg and co-authors are using a dynamic economic assessment model to answer these questions in detail, for the first time. He presented his research as part of the Becker Friedman Institute's Friedman Forum Series for students.

A second conversation with economist John Cochrane BioJohn Cochrane is the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the author of The Grumpy Economist Blog. Before that John was a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he's taught both MBA and PhD programs. And a fellow of the Becker-Friedman Institute, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a past President and Fellow of the American Finance Association, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He's served as the editor of numerous economics journals. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics at MIT, and earned his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. Times0:00 - Intro1:15 - Inflation, supply chain crisis & labor market shortages16:15 - Weird economic signals, looming recession?20:30 - Administrative state + government competence28:30 - Climate change37:30 - The media & censorship43:45 - Bitcoin50:00 - Central banks digital currencies1:00:30 - Government's role in money1:07:00 - The relationship between debt & inflation1:19:00 - Stanford Free Speech / University of Austin1:33:00 - Nobel prize / institutional failure — rebuild or build anew? LinksThe Grumpy Economist blogGoodFellows podcast narrativemonopoly.com

Bill's guest this time is Dethra U. Giles, TEDx Speaker, Chief Bridge Architect at ExecuPrep, Adjunct Faculty Member at Mercer University, and one of Engagedly Inc's Top 100 HR Influencers of 2021.Her clients call her "University tested and Industry approved" and we're going to delve into some of the lessons she shares with peers, leaders and clients today. Listen and Hear Dethra's Answers to Questions Including: * You have amazing self-belief. How far can a positive outlook and confidence in one's abilities get you? * What are your top 3 tips for listeners looking to find success in their lives?* 10,000 employees recently surveyed by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago said they thought they were just as productive working from home compared to working in the office. In fact, 30% of those respondents told researchers they were more productive and engaged working from home. Do you think that WFH is really here to stay?* In a 2018 Ted Talk you asked "How is it that we are unable to discuss our differences at the most fundamental level? Race, Religion, and Politics are taboo topics in the workplace." Within the corporate world, where are we at in 2021?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   

In September China's second largest real-estate developer, Evergrand, missed a debt payment estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Skeptics and bears on China have long said that its property market, which makes up some 30% of GDP, is over-leveraged and overheated. The recent news has people asking...are the bears right, and could this be China's Lehman Moment. On this episode we look at two sides of that argument, first with one of the world's most renowned bears on China Jim Chanos who is the found of Kynikos Associates, an investment advisor focused on short selling. Then we take the a different view with Zhiguo He, a financial economics at the University of Chicago and faculty director of BFI-China at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.

A conversation with world class economist John Cochrane on a wide range of topicsBioJohn Cochrane is the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the author of The Grumpy Economist Blog. Before that John was a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he's taught both MBA and PhD programs. And a fellow of the Becker-Friedman Institute, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a past President and Fellow of the American Finance Association, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He's served as the editor of numerous economics journals. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics at MIT, and earned his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. Times0:15 - Intro1:30 - How did John become an economist?4:15 - How has the field of economics changed since John got started in it?7:00 - Are we all Keynesians now?10:15 - What's going on with inflation?15:45 - Putting modern American life in perspective19:15 - Covid & the incompetence of bureaucracy22:30 - Counter culture28:30 - Woke vs Woodstock33:00 - Central banks getting involved in climate policy38:45 - The role of the Press, the failure of the Press and the 1st Amendment49:15 - The Grumpy Economist & blogging lessons53:30 - r < g (govt debt)59:00 - What & when of a debt crisis1:07:15 - What is John's specialty? (If there is one)1:09:00 - Closing thoughts LinksThe Grumpy Economist blogGoodFellows podcast narrativemonopoly.com

这一期我们和友台不成气候合作，讨论中国的环境治理制度。我国国家主导的、自上而下的治理模式是否在应对环境危机、气候变化等挑战时尤为有效？它又存在哪些局限？在这一期与碳笑风生的串台节目中，我们尝试通过北方农村冬季清洁取暖这一具体政策，讨论我国环境治理模式的特点和利弊，并探讨环境治理的另一主体——公众可能发挥的作用。播客碳笑风生关注中国和全球的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。【本期剧透】复习时间05：00 2013年以来空气污染治理的政策和成果回顾11：44 从污染物排放到大气空气质量，下一步是个体暴露与健康治理模式改革16：56 从“九龙治水”到“大部制”18：36 环保督察，让该负责的人负责案例研究：北方农村冬季清洁取暖22：32 散煤燃烧是北方冬季的主要污染源之一32：19 什么造成了2017年的“气荒”？35：12 是否有更公平的补贴方案？公众参与的不同形式45：59 环境信息公开，以公众环境研究中心和蔚蓝地图APP为例48：49 手把手教你举报环境污染56：53 从污染举报到环保督查 59：48 环境公益诉讼的进展与挑战展望1：14：56 美国和英国如何实行“煤改气”？1：24：26 对公众参与的期待：能否助推环境教育、促进环境公平1：32：20 不同的环境问题适用不同的治理模式？【延伸阅读】神 州 十 年 治 霾 史 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4Mzk2Njk3OQ==&mid=2655106266&idx=1&sn=75977344ac2570e57e3855bd1598fa51&chksm=845b79b6b32cf0a045d0b252f59b7990e0ef32c1715fd949fcecfad45cef2414a2cb6b9d6df6&scene=21#wechat_redirectShen, W., & Jiang, D. (2021). Making Authoritarian Environmentalism Accountable? Understanding China's New Reforms on Environmental Governance. The Journal of Environment & Development, 30(1), 41-67. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1070496520961136 Zhao, B., Zheng, H., Wang, S., Smith, K. R., Lu, X., Aunan, K., ... & Hao, J. (2018). Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2. 5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(49), 12401-12406. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/49/12401 Liu, J., Mauzerall, D. L., Chen, Q., Zhang, Q., Song, Y., Peng, W., ... & Zhu, T. (2016). Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(28), 7756-7761. https://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7756 冉冉. (2015). 中国地方环境政治: 政策与执行之间的距离. 中央编译出版社. https://book.douban.com/subject/26389499/Greenstone, Michael and He, Guojun and Jia, Ruixue and Liu, Tong, Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution (June 29, 2020). University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-87, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3638591Karplus, Valerie J. and Wu, Mengying, Crackdowns in Hierarchies: Evidence from China's Environmental Inspections (September 4, 2019). MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5700-19, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449177蔚蓝地图 https://www.ipe.org.cn/index.html12369网络举报平台网站 全国生态环境投诉举报平台 http://1.202.247.200/netreport/netreport/index中华人民共和国环境保护法http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htm最高人民法院关于审理环境民事公益诉讼案件适用法律若干问题的解释http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-13025.html碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

这一期我们和友台不成气候合作，讨论中国的环境治理制度。我国国家主导的、自上而下的治理模式是否在应对环境危机、气候变化等挑战时尤为有效？它又存在哪些局限？在这一期与碳笑风生的串台节目中，我们尝试通过北方农村冬季清洁取暖这一具体政策，讨论我国环境治理模式的特点和利弊，并探讨环境治理的另一主体——公众可能发挥的作用。播客碳笑风生关注中国和全球的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。【本期剧透】复习时间05：00 2013年以来空气污染治理的政策和成果回顾11：44 从污染物排放到大气空气质量，下一步是个体暴露与健康治理模式改革16：56 从“九龙治水”到“大部制”18：36 环保督察，让该负责的人负责案例研究：北方农村冬季清洁取暖22：32 散煤燃烧是北方冬季的主要污染源之一32：19 什么造成了2017年的“气荒”？35：12 是否有更公平的补贴方案？公众参与的不同形式45：59 环境信息公开，以公众环境研究中心和蔚蓝地图APP为例48：49 手把手教你举报环境污染56：53 从污染举报到环保督查 59：48 环境公益诉讼的进展与挑战展望1：14：56 美国和英国如何实行“煤改气”？1：24：26 对公众参与的期待：能否助推环境教育、促进环境公平1：32：20 不同的环境问题适用不同的治理模式？【延伸阅读】神 州 十 年 治 霾 史 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4Mzk2Njk3OQ==&mid=2655106266&idx=1&sn=75977344ac2570e57e3855bd1598fa51&chksm=845b79b6b32cf0a045d0b252f59b7990e0ef32c1715fd949fcecfad45cef2414a2cb6b9d6df6&scene=21#wechat_redirectShen, W., & Jiang, D. (2021). Making Authoritarian Environmentalism Accountable? Understanding China's New Reforms on Environmental Governance. The Journal of Environment & Development, 30(1), 41-67. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1070496520961136 Zhao, B., Zheng, H., Wang, S., Smith, K. R., Lu, X., Aunan, K., ... & Hao, J. (2018). Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2. 5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(49), 12401-12406. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/49/12401 Liu, J., Mauzerall, D. L., Chen, Q., Zhang, Q., Song, Y., Peng, W., ... & Zhu, T. (2016). Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(28), 7756-7761. https://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7756 冉冉. (2015). 中国地方环境政治: 政策与执行之间的距离. 中央编译出版社. https://book.douban.com/subject/26389499/Greenstone, Michael and He, Guojun and Jia, Ruixue and Liu, Tong, Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution (June 29, 2020). University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-87, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3638591Karplus, Valerie J. and Wu, Mengying, Crackdowns in Hierarchies: Evidence from China's Environmental Inspections (September 4, 2019). MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5700-19, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449177蔚蓝地图 https://www.ipe.org.cn/index.html12369网络举报平台网站 全国生态环境投诉举报平台 http://1.202.247.200/netreport/netreport/index中华人民共和国环境保护法http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htm最高人民法院关于审理环境民事公益诉讼案件适用法律若干问题的解释http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-13025.html碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

这一期我们和友台不成气候合作，讨论中国的环境治理制度。我国国家主导的、自上而下的治理模式是否在应对环境危机、气候变化等挑战时尤为有效？它又存在哪些局限？在这一期与碳笑风生的串台节目中，我们尝试通过北方农村冬季清洁取暖这一具体政策，讨论我国环境治理模式的特点和利弊，并探讨环境治理的另一主体——公众可能发挥的作用。播客碳笑风生关注中国和全球的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。【本期剧透】复习时间05：00 2013年以来空气污染治理的政策和成果回顾11：44 从污染物排放到大气空气质量，下一步是个体暴露与健康治理模式改革16：56 从“九龙治水”到“大部制”18：36 环保督察，让该负责的人负责案例研究：北方农村冬季清洁取暖22：32 散煤燃烧是北方冬季的主要污染源之一32：19 什么造成了2017年的“气荒”？35：12 是否有更公平的补贴方案？公众参与的不同形式45：59 环境信息公开，以公众环境研究中心和蔚蓝地图APP为例48：49 手把手教你举报环境污染56：53 从污染举报到环保督查 59：48 环境公益诉讼的进展与挑战展望1：14：56 美国和英国如何实行“煤改气”？1：24：26 对公众参与的期待：能否助推环境教育、促进环境公平1：32：20 不同的环境问题适用不同的治理模式？【延伸阅读】神 州 十 年 治 霾 史 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4Mzk2Njk3OQ==&mid=2655106266&idx=1&sn=75977344ac2570e57e3855bd1598fa51&chksm=845b79b6b32cf0a045d0b252f59b7990e0ef32c1715fd949fcecfad45cef2414a2cb6b9d6df6&scene=21#wechat_redirectShen, W., & Jiang, D. (2021). Making Authoritarian Environmentalism Accountable? Understanding China's New Reforms on Environmental Governance. The Journal of Environment & Development, 30(1), 41-67. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1070496520961136 Zhao, B., Zheng, H., Wang, S., Smith, K. R., Lu, X., Aunan, K., ... & Hao, J. (2018). Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2. 5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(49), 12401-12406. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/49/12401 Liu, J., Mauzerall, D. L., Chen, Q., Zhang, Q., Song, Y., Peng, W., ... & Zhu, T. (2016). Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(28), 7756-7761. https://www.pnas.org/content/113/28/7756 冉冉. (2015). 中国地方环境政治: 政策与执行之间的距离. 中央编译出版社. https://book.douban.com/subject/26389499/Greenstone, Michael and He, Guojun and Jia, Ruixue and Liu, Tong, Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution (June 29, 2020). University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-87, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3638591Karplus, Valerie J. and Wu, Mengying, Crackdowns in Hierarchies: Evidence from China's Environmental Inspections (September 4, 2019). MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5700-19, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3449177蔚蓝地图 https://www.ipe.org.cn/index.html12369网络举报平台网站 全国生态环境投诉举报平台 http://1.202.247.200/netreport/netreport/index中华人民共和国环境保护法http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2014-04/25/content_2666434.htm最高人民法院关于审理环境民事公益诉讼案件适用法律若干问题的解释http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-13025.html碳笑风生关注全球和中国的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。大家可以在小宇宙播客、喜马拉雅、QQ音乐、Podcast等平台收听我们，我们同步更新的微信公众号“环境科学与政策”会有更多的专业讨论。大家也可以通过留言或在微信公众号“环境科学与政策”联系我们。结尾音乐来自The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

在往期节目中，我们介绍过中国近年来在大气污染治理领域的治理取得的成果。这些成绩在国际上和学术界也引发了诸多关注和讨论：这种国家主导的、自上而下的治理模式是否在应对环境危机、气候变化等挑战时尤为有效？它又存在哪些局限？ 在这一期与碳笑风生的串台节目中，我们尝试通过北方农村冬季清洁取暖这一具体政策，归纳我国环境治理模式的特点和利弊，并探讨环境治理的另一主体——公众可能发挥的作用。 播客碳笑风生关注中国和全球的能源转型、气候变化和可持续发展问题，特别是中国实现碳达峰、碳中和的科学、技术、政策、政治、经济、社会和文化问题。 【本期剧透】 复习时间 03：53 2013年以来空气污染治理的政策和成果回顾 10：37 从污染物排放到大气空气质量，下一步是个体暴露与健康 治理模式改革 15：49 从“九龙治水”到“大部制” 17：29 环保督察，让该负责的人负责 案例研究：北方农村冬季清洁取暖 21：25 散煤燃烧是北方冬季的主要污染源之一 31：12 什么造成了2017年的“气荒”？ 34：05 是否有更公平的补贴方案？ 公众参与的不同形式 44：52 环境信息公开，以公众环境研究中心和蔚蓝地图APP为例 47：42 手把手教你举报环境污染 55：46 从污染举报到环保督查 58：41 环境公益诉讼的进展与挑战 展望 1：13：49 美国和英国如何实行“煤改气”？ 1：23：19 对公众参与的期待：能否助推环境教育、促进环境公平 1：32：20 不同的环境问题适用不同的治理模式？ 【延伸阅读】 神 州 十 年 治 霾 史 Shen, W., & Jiang, D. (2021). Making Authoritarian Environmentalism Accountable? Understanding China's New Reforms on Environmental Governance. The Journal of Environment & Development, 30(1), 41-67 Zhao, B., Zheng, H., Wang, S., Smith, K. R., Lu, X., Aunan, K., ... & Hao, J. (2018). Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2. 5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(49), 12401-12406 Liu, J., Mauzerall, D. L., Chen, Q., Zhang, Q., Song, Y., Peng, W., ... & Zhu, T. (2016). Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(28), 7756-7761 冉冉. (2015). 中国地方环境政治: 政策与执行之间的距离. 中央编译出版社 Greenstone, Michael and He, Guojun and Jia, Ruixue and Liu, Tong, Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution (June 29, 2020). University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-87 Karplus, Valerie J. and Wu, Mengying, Crackdowns in Hierarchies: Evidence from China's Environmental Inspections (September 4, 2019). MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5700-19 蔚蓝地图 12369网络举报平台网站全国生态环境投诉举报平台 中华人民共和国环境保护法 最高人民法院关于审理环境民事公益诉讼案件适用法律若干问题的解释 《不成气候No Such Climate》是一档两只不成气候的“科研狗”记录和分享我们在大气科学领域的学习和思考的播客。 【收听方式】 欢迎通过苹果播客、小宇宙、Spotify、Pocket Casts等泛用型播客客户端订阅我们的节目。我们也会在喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐、荔枝等平台同步更新。 【联系我们】 新浪微博@不成气候NoSuchClimate nosuchclimate@gmail.com

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the uptick in workers' desires of working from home permanently after the COVID-19 pandemic moved the world to remote work.According to an in-depth look at remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic from the University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, around 21% of total work hours post-pandemic will be working from home, nearly four times as high as the level of those working from home pre-pandemic.Tune in to the Business Beat to learn more about this desire to continue working from home.

Listen to the first episode of this new collaboration between WBEZ and The University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute. Economists are always talking about The Pie - how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join hosts Eduardo Porter and Tess Vigeland as they talk with leading economists from the University of Chicago and other experts about the most pressing matters of today. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like COVID-19 vaccine development, gender dynamics in the workplace, energy policy, jobs, and more.

Reset brings on New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter to discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 and his new podcast The Pie from WBEZ and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago.

The overarching theme of the Online Tylösand Summit 2020 is Climate Change. This session focuses on the impact and cost of climate change and what policy conclusions that can be drawn based on this knowledge. Speakers Keynote Michael Greenstone Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Greenstone previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is also a Co-Director of the Climate Impact Lab, producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impact of climate change. Panelists John Hassler Professor of Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. Hassler serves as a Member of The Committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel and as a Board Member of Stockholm Resilience Centre. He was previously the Chair of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, as well as the Chair and Co-author of the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2020 “Swedish Policy for Global Climate”. Lena Hök Senior Vice President Sustainability at Skanska Group. Hök previously served as Head of Sustainability at Skandia Norden. She is the Chair of the Sustainability Committee at ICC Sweden and serves on the board of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) as well as on the board of BoKlok. Moderator: Mia Horn af Rantzien, CEO, SNS.

Swarthmore College Men's Basketball alumnus Michael Greenstone, class of 1991, appeared on this week's episode of Then & Now to discuss his time at Swarthmore and his career in economics with host Brandon Hodnett. Greenstone was a 1,000-point scorer for Swarthmore Men's Basketball and earned his bachelor's with high honors in economics. He earned his PhD in economics from Princeton and is now the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and the Harris School, as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Greenstone previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States government's social cost of carbon. His research has influenced policy globally and focuses largely on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society's energy choices. In this episode, he recounted scoring his 1,000th point while being guarded by his brother, how Swarthmore encouraged his intellectual curiosity, how his Air Quality Life Index has helped visualize pollution's impact on life expectancy, and how he's currently studying COVID testing. Watch this interview on YouTube or Facebook or listen to it on your podcasting platform of choice. Help more people find this interview and more great content from Swarthmore Athletics by leaving a review, sharing this interview and by subscribing to our channels.

Sean Spicer Host of Spicer&Co on Newsmax Former White House Press Secretary Author of "The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President" New book, "Leading America: President Trump's Commitment to People, Patriotism, and Capitalism" out today! Spicer on his new book and the importance of pop culture in the daily, political zeitgeist. Prof. John Eastman Constitutional law scholar and Law Professor at Chapman University Analysis of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee's questioning of Amy Coney Barrett in Day 2 of the confirmation process. Dr. Tomas Philipson Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Trump Director of the Becker Friedman Institute’s Program on Foundational Research in Health Care Markets and Policies at the University of Chicago The WHO declares that lock-downs should not be the first resort for world governments' attempts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Philipson discusses the ongoing concerns over these economic shutdowns and what we should be doing in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Labor Department’s jobs report in February 2020 showed the country’s lowest rate of unemployment in 60 years. Two months later, it showed the highest rate of unemployment in 80 years. As The Wall Street Journal put it, “The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the fastest reallocation of labor since World War II, with companies and governments mobilizing an army of idled workers into new activities that are urgently needed.” Rob and Jackie discuss this “reallocation shock”—and which sectors will fare well or bare the brunt—with Nick Bloom, the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, who also co-directs the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Mentioned:Jose Maria Barrero, Nick Bloom, and Steven J. Davis, “COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock,” University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute, working paper No. 2020-59. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review. Nicholas Bloom bio: William Eberle Professor of Economics, Stanford University.

Emily, John and David discuss the rising numbers of COVID cases, the politicization of the DOJ, and they are joined by Josh Levin to talk about Slow Burn’s newest season focused on David Duke. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson: “Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-80.”  Kasra Zarei and John Duchneskie for the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Coronavirus Cases Rise in States with Relaxed Face Mask Policies”   Carol D. Leonnig and Joshua Partlow for the Washington Post: “Dozens of Secret Service Officers and Agents Told to Self-quarantine After Trump’s Tulsa Rally” Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race” Slate’s Slow Burn, Season 4: David Duke Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: John: Maria Konnikova for Wired: “Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty”; The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova Emily: Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan for The New York Times: “How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters”   David: Melissa Fay Greene for the Atlantic: “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact” Listener chatter from Fredrik Hilding @FHilding: Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura’s Show & Tell podcast: “Show and Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss some of the nicer changes the pandemic has brought to their daily lives. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily, John and David discuss the rising numbers of COVID cases, the politicization of the DOJ, and they are joined by Slow Burn's Josh Levin to talk about the new season focused on David Duke. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson: “Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-80.”  Kasra Zarei and John Duchneskie for the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Coronavirus Cases Rise in States with Relaxed Face Mask Policies”   Carol D. Leonnig and Joshua Partlow for the Washington Post: “Dozens of Secret Service Officers and Agents Told to Self-quarantine After Trump’s Tulsa Rally” Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race” Slate’s Slow Burn, Season 4: David Duke Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: John: Maria Konnikova for Wired: “Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty”; The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova Emily: Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan for The New York Times: “How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters”   David: Melissa Fay Greene for the Atlantic: “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact” Listener chatter from Fredrik Hilding @FHilding: Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura’s Show & Tell podcast: “Show and Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss some of the nicer changes the pandemic has brought to their daily lives. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the COVID-19 pandemic has sent world economies into deep freeze, hosts Tess Vigeland, former host of public radio’s Marketplace, and Eduardo Porter, economics reporter for the New York Times, are interviewing top economists from the University of Chicago. Subscribe to this podcast produced by Stitcher and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics for insights to help you navigate this moment. New episodes published weekly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The outbreak of the coronavirus in China is a global tragedy. While much of the attention has been on the disease itself, many global experts have been focusing on the economic side-effects. Some economists are even hinting that the effects on China’s economy could be just as disastrous in the long-term as the disease itself. You’ve probably seen plenty of stories about how this outbreak could derail China’s economy, but why exactly is that the case and what would that look like on the ground? There’s no better person to put these questions to than Chang-Tai Hsieh, a Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth, a faculty director of the Becker Friedman Institute in China, a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Banks of San Francisco, New York, and Minneapolis, as well as the World Bank's Development Economics Group and the Economic Planning Agency in Japan, and the recipient of the Sun Ye-Fang award for research on the Chinese economy. 

The United States is facing a range of challenging policy issues, from trade to inequality to climate change. The good news is that academic economists are doing cutting-edge work to help solve the challenges of the day, at the University of Chicago and institutions around the world. Over the past 20 years, there has been increasing momentum toward evidence-informed policymaking. While this seems promising, barriers still exist to bridging the divide between academia and government. On November 19, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) welcomed MIT Professor of Economics Abhijit Banerjee, recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics and co-author of the forthcoming book, Good Economics for Hard Times. Banerjee joined a panel of experts, including UChicago's Katherine Baicker, Michael Greenstone and Steve Levitt, along with the Obama Foundation's Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, to share their experiences and perspectives on the potential for economics to improve policy outcomes, the obstacles that exist to evidence-informed policymaking, and opportunities for improvement. Follow along with Banerjee's opening remarks and view his presentation: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/CanEconomicsSavetheWorld_Presentation.pdf For more on the event, visit: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/event/can-economics-save-the-world/

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Chicago Economics Society (CES), and the Booth Alumni Club of Washington, DC, welcomed Chang-Tai Hsieh, Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor Of Economics, Chicago Booth School of Business, for cocktails and a conversation on Crony Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics. David Rank, former Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge' d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in China, moderated a discussion following Professor Hsieh's remarks. Professor Hsieh discussed how China's fast-paced growth over the past three decades is one of the most remarkable events in world economic history. This growth was fueled by the introduction of pro-market policies, especially in agriculture and trade. However, China's national institutions continue to restrict property rights and hinder private business development, among other obstructive policies. To counter those forces, China has developed a system of crony capitalism at the local level that has allowed businesses to thrive. Political leaders benefit when local businesses succeed, so those leaders use their power to enhance certain businesses' success. Local political leaders then compete with other cities for businesses, creating a competitive market that helps drive economic growth.

Traditional economics assumes rational actors. In daily decision-making, however, we all make decisions influenced by our biases and beliefs, whether which car to buy or who to vote for at the polls. As a result, outcomes often deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economics. Combining discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of economics – including incentives and market behavior – Booth Professor Richard Thaler, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, and Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein, recipient of the 2018 Holberg Prize and former Administrator of the White House Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs, have revolutionized our understanding of how human behaviors can impact markets. Their work highlights opportunities to drive decision-making in a direction that improves outcomes for businesses, government, and society as a whole. The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics welcomed Thaler and Sunstein, authors of the best-selling book "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness," for a discussion about the power of behavioral economics to affect decision-making. BFI Director Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor of Economics, the Harris School and the College, moderated the discussion.

In this piece, Alex Sarabia (MPP '17) and University of Chicago Political Science and Harris Public Policy Professor William Howell conversed with Professor Sen about her new research and book, which covers a new analysis of data on voting and race in America.We want to thank the Becker Friedman Institute, Minorities in Public Policy Studies, and Professors Howell and Sen. Also, special thanks to Michael Harvey (MPP '17) who produced the interview and Alex Sarabia for moderating. David Raban engineered and edited.

In this episode, Murphy talks with Benjamin Brooks, a Becker Friedman Institute Research Fellow, about what drew Brooks to economics as his field of research, the nuances of understanding game theory, and the role of the Becker Friedman Institute in enriching the study of economics at the University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. This event brought together a panel of three leading economists—Thomas Piketty, Kevin Murphy, and Steven Durlauf—to discuss the sources of the rise in inequality in advanced industrialized countries over the past 40 years, the problems it poses, and effective responses. Nobel laureate James Heckman moderated the panel and guided the discussion. This event was cosponsored by the Becker Friedman Institute, the Harris School of Public Policy, the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, and the Center for the Economics of Human Development.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. This event brought together a panel of three leading economists—Thomas Piketty, Kevin Murphy, and Steven Durlauf—to discuss the sources of the rise in inequality in advanced industrialized countries over the past 40 years, the problems it poses, and effective responses. Nobel laureate James Heckman moderated the panel and guided the discussion. This event was cosponsored by the Becker Friedman Institute, the Harris School of Public Policy, the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, and the Center for the Economics of Human Development.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. How has monetary policy helped in nurturing a sluggish recovery? What expectations should the public have for the role of monetary policy in the future? How do Federal Reserve decision-makers confront or cope with uncertainty when designing and implementing monetary policy? Charles Plosser, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and University of Chicago alumnus, explores these questions and offers insights in a candid discussion with Lars Peter Hansen, Becker Friedman Institute director at the University of Chicago and 2013 Nobel laureate.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. How has monetary policy helped in nurturing a sluggish recovery? What expectations should the public have for the role of monetary policy in the future? How do Federal Reserve decision-makers confront or cope with uncertainty when designing and implementing monetary policy? Charles Plosser, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and University of Chicago alumnus, explores these questions and offers insights in a candid discussion with Lars Peter Hansen, Becker Friedman Institute director at the University of Chicago and 2013 Nobel laureate.

In today's episode we talk with Ben Brooks, a research fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute interested in how incomplete information complicates classical game theory. This summer, Brooks organized a conference, bringing together experts in mathematical modeling, incomplete information and game theory. Researchers highlighted important developments in modeling information in auctions and continuous games, as well as the relationship between information and behavior in the era of the internet and big data.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. 6/7/14 Becker Friedman Institute The 2013–14 academic year began with a Nobel Prize for Eugene Fama, MBA’63, PhD’64, and Lars Peter Hansen; continued with some high-profile faculty hires; and culminates with the much anticipated move into an iconic new home for the Department of Economics and the Becker Friedman Institute. The achievements of the past year will position the discipline of economics at UChicago for an unparalleled future. Come hear from noted UChicago economists, including Nobel laureate Hansen, as we mark this historic moment for the Chicago school of economics.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Researchers study unified and divided executive authority, shedding light on the conditions under which it is optimal to bundle tasks into a single elected official or separate offices: It depends on how voters weight their interests. Presented by Scott Ashworth (University of Chicago); discussed by Steve Coate (Cornell University) and Alex Frankel (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. UChicago’s Richard Van Weelden explores the conditions that lead politicians to invest time and effort in divisive political issues, even when the majority of voters care more about more generally relevant issues and beneficial policies. Presented by Richard Van Weelden (University of Chicago); discussed by Sean Gailmard (University of California, Berkeley). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Andrea Mattozzi and colleagues say bureaucratic competition explains why voters support wealthy candidates who may hold policy views contrary to their interests. In a competitive legislative environment, voters assume that candidates who have succeeded in the private sector will also succeed in winning public resources for the district. This advantage outweighs candidates’ preference for tax policies that benefit the wealthy more. Presented by Andrea Mattozzi (European Union Institute); discussed by Alastair Smith (New York University) and Pablo Montagnes (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Twilight of the Setter? Local School Finance in a Time of Institutional Change This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. It’s been well established that states allowing voter referendum initiatives spend less than states that don’t give voters this power. UChicago’s Christopher Berry shows for the first time that the spending cuts in states with initiatives are specifically in education funding. Using an expanded data set reaching back more than a century, he finds evidence contradicting the view that initiatives were a causal force in lowering state budgets. Presented by Christopher Berry (University of Chicago); discussed by Jessica Trounstine (University of California, Merced) and Matthew Gentzkow (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Becker Friedman Institute Visiting Fellow John Hatfield presents economic analysis that shows higher air pollution in regions with a larger number of local governmental jurisdictions. Water quality, which is controlled at the local level and not subject to spillovers across communities, does not vary with the number of jurisdictions. Presented by John Hatfield (Stanford University); discussed by James Sallee (University of Chicago) and Eric Posner (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Policy preferences can lead people to hide or misrepresent information when sharing it with superiors who make policy decisions. Washington University’s John Patty shows how delegating decision-making power to staff increases their incentive to share accurate information. The work sheds light on how best to structure the policy environment for effective information sharing. Presented by John Patty (Washington University in St. Louis); discussed by William Howell and Emir Kamenica (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Patrick Le Behan reveals that when voters hold the power of the referendum, elected officials are more likely to implement policies favored by the majority—even on issues not subject to referendum. Presented by Patrick Le Bihan (New York University); discussed by Wioletta Dziuda (Northwestern University) and Roger Myerson (University of Chicago). This presentation is part of a series of presentations recorded at “Constitutional Design and the Scope of Authority,” a conference hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute. The conference features leading scholars discussing how different constitutional structures impact policy outcomes, with a focus on topics related to federalism, the separation of powers, and checks and balances in governmental institutions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision-making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision-making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision-making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision-making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In research and policy circles, many have pointed to uncertainty over policy decisions as a drag on the economy that is slowing recovery from the recession. However, evidence of the level and impact of uncertainty has been scarce. In this timely conference, the Becker Friedman Institute brought together scholars from around the world to share new work on uncertainty and its economic consequences on business decision-making, economic activity, asset pricing, and more.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Milton Friedman was one of the greatest economists of the 20th century. His continuing influence results from the power of his ideas—ideas built on the twin pillars of sound economic theory and careful empirical analysis. We invite you to join University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer, professors Gary Becker and Lars Hansen, and Research Scholar Scott Kominers in a discussion of the lasting impact of Milton Friedman and the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute. Learn more about the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics at bfi.uchicago.edu

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Milton Friedman was one of the greatest economists of the 20th century. His continuing influence results from the power of his ideas—ideas built on the twin pillars of sound economic theory and careful empirical analysis. We invite you to join University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer, professors Gary Becker and Lars Hansen, and Research Scholar Scott Kominers in a discussion of the lasting impact of Milton Friedman and the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute. Learn more about the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics at bfi.uchicago.edu