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2 episodes with Public economics
2 episodes with Public economics
2 episodes with Public economics
2 episodes with Public economics
2 episodes with Public economics
2 episodes with Public economics
As if we hardly need reminding that Chile's controversial pension reforms were the focal point of protests at the heart of the civil unrest or "estallido social". This has been particularly incendiary in Chile with the AFP's origins dating back to the Pinochet dictatorship. Chile has always seemed like the Switzerland of Latin America, routinely topping regionally adjusted league tables, but obviously it was massively inequitable and the pension system bred particular resentment over time. On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we speak to Nicholas Barr, Professor of Public Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of numerous books and papers on the welfare state including pensions and higher education finance. Follow LatinNews for analysis on economic, political, and security developments in Latin America & the Caribbean. Twitter: @latinnewslondon LinkedIn: Latin American Newsletters Facebook: @latinnews1967 For more insightful, expert-led analysis on Latin America's political and economic landscape, read our reports for free with a 14-day trial. Get full access to our entire portfolio.
Meet Adil, a master's student from Azerbaijan studying Public Economics, Law, and Politics in Germany. Before moving abroad, he worked at the State Migration Service and was actively involved in the "Migration Volunteer" Public Union, gaining firsthand experience in migration policies and international mobility. In this episode, he shares his journey of relocating to Germany, adapting to a new academic system, and navigating life as an international student. We also discuss his passion for migration policy, cultural differences, and his advice for students considering studying in Germany. Tune in for an insightful and inspiring conversation! 00:00 - Introduction 00:15 - Guest introduction (Adil) 01:00 - Adil's background and why he chose Germany 02:30 - First impressions of Germany 04:15 - Biggest challenges when moving to Germany 06:00 - Learning German: difficulties and strategies 08:20 - Experience at Leuphana University 10:45 - Cultural differences between Azerbaijan and Germany 13:00 - Finding accommodation as an international student 15:20 - Financial challenges and how Adil manages expenses 17:40 - Social life and making friends in Germany 20:00 - Advice for future international students 22:00 - Closing thoughts and outro
Labour is promising 12 new New Towns across England, to spur growth and provide housing. But those who know Telford, Milton Keynes, Welwyn Garden City and the rest might question the model - concrete social engineering hasn't always been successful in bringing prosperity, especially if there aren't enough jobs in the area where they're built. But is there a case for New towns as regeneration in the country's forgotten and neglected parts? Can we build better and more effectively than we did in the 50s and 60s? Phil and Roger hear from Amrita Kulka, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Public Economics at the University of Warwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we talk with Nathaniel Hendren about his work in economics and policy evaluation. Nathaniel is a professor of economics at MIT and the founding director of Opportunity Insights and Policy Impacts. He has received prestigious awards such as the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and the Sloan Fellowship. Nathaniel is also the lead co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics and an associate editor at American Economic Review Insights. The conversation covers various topics, including: 1. Nathaniel's background and work with Policy Insights and Policy Impacts2. The concept of marginal value of public funds (MVPF) and its importance in policy evaluation3. Challenges in identifying and communicating policy impacts4. Nathaniel's role as an editor and advice for young scholars on journal submissions5. Tips for refereeing and understanding journal processes6. The importance of accountability and timeliness in academic publishing Recommendations of the Week:Nathaniel recommends a recent paper on the impact of SSI on crime by Manasi Deshpande and Michael Mueller-SmithAlex recommends the email client Spark for better email managementSebastian recommends transferring Chase points to Hyatt for affordable hotel stays.
Meet Sergei from Russia—a student of Public Economics, Law, and Politics whose story is all about growth and determination. After learning German and facing the challenges of job searching, Sergei has built a unique and inspiring path. In this episode, we dive into his experiences, from adjusting to a new culture to tackling academic and career challenges, giving insight into the dedication and adaptability that define his journey. Episode timeline 00:01 Intro 01:05 Sergei's introduction 02:50 Academic journey 03:45 Extracurricular activities 04:20 Learning German language 11:20 Job search experience 13:35 Tips to find a job in Germany 17:50 Balancing work and studying 19:45 Germany as a place to settle 21:20 Cultural differences between Germany and Russia 29:30 Outro
In this insightful episode of the Vital Health Podcast, we dive deep into the economic and societal benefits of investing in healthcare. Our esteemed guests, Professor Herwig Ostermann, Executive Director, Austrian National Public Health Institute, Professor Dennis A. Ostwald, CEO, WifOR Institute and Professor at Steinbeis School of International Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE), and Massimo Bordignon, Professor of Public Economics at the Catholic University of Milan and member of the European Fiscal Board, EU Commission, share their expertise on how improved budgeting models and investment metrics can lead to healthier societies and economic growth. Join us as we explore how smart investments in healthcare can drive economic growth and create healthier, more productive societies. Don't miss this episode packed with valuable insights and practical recommendations. Listen now and be part of the conversation on building a well-being economy through strategic health investments. Key Highlights: Well-being Economy: Professor Ostwald emphasizes the concept of a well-being economy, where health investments are seen not as costs but as crucial investments in the prosperity of countries. He highlights that 12% of Germany's GDP is related to health investments, showcasing the significant economic impact. Budget Allocation: Professor Ostermann discusses the complexities of health budget allocation in Austria, stressing the need for a holistic approach that integrates various policy areas to maximize the benefits of health investments. EU Perspective: Professor Bordignon talks about the European Union's new economic framework, which allows for multi-year budgeting, enabling more strategic investments in healthcare. He underscores the importance of seeing health spending as an investment rather than a cost. Prevention and Long-term Planning: The speakers agree on the necessity of shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach in healthcare. Investing in prevention and early diagnostics, particularly for diseases like cardiovascular conditions, can yield substantial long-term benefits. European Health Union: The discussion also touches on the potential of a European Health Union to streamline healthcare investments and policies across member states, enhancing overall efficiency and effectiveness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome back to The Mixtape with Scott, the podcast where we explore the personal stories behind the professional lives of economists. I'm your host, Scott Cunningham, coming to you from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Each week, we dive into the journeys, insights, and lives of economists whose work shapes how we understand the world.This week's guest is Elizabeth Cascio. Elizabeth studies education, public policy, and the well-being of children. Her research often looks at big policy changes in 20th-century America, like the spread of publicly funded early education and major civil rights, education, and immigration laws. Recently, she's focused on childcare and early education, trying to understand how policy design, economic conditions, and political voice shape educational attainment and economic mobility.Elizabeth's work has been published in leading economics journals, including The Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, and The Journal of Public Economics. She's also written policy pieces for The Hamilton Project. She's a professor at Dartmouth College and holds research affiliations with the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Institute for the Study of Labor. She's served on editorial boards and is currently an editor at The Journal of Labor Economics.This episode is also part of a series I've been doing called “The Students of…,” where I talk to students of economists in areas I'm particularly interested in. One of those areas is “The Students of David Card.” Elizabeth earned her Ph.D. at Berkeley, where David Card and Ken Chay—both key figures in the development of causal inference within labor economics—were significant influences on her work. Once you hear about her research, their impact becomes clear.Elizabeth's work touches on economic history, but she's primarily a labor economist and public policy researcher. She uses history as a tool to understand policy and its impacts on children and families. Her work connects the past to the present in ways that make big questions about education and mobility clearer.So, let's jump in. Please join me in welcoming Elizabeth Cascio to The Mixtape with Scott. Elizabeth, thanks for being here. Get full access to Scott's Mixtape Substack at causalinf.substack.com/subscribe
Today's guests: Andrew Leach - energy and environmental economist who holds a joint appointment with the University of Alberta's Faculties of Arts and Law. Also a co-director of the Institute for Public Economics at the U of A. Kenneth Green - Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute Rory Johnston - Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, Fellow - Canadian Global Affairs Institute Theo Argitis - Managing Director at Compass Rose Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Avec Sibylle Gollac, sociologue. Quand on a de la chance, la famille est un cocon affectif, mais aussi un lieu de solidarité. Il y a toujours les petits arrangements que l’on bricole au quotidien, et parfois il y a le gros héritage que l’on officialise chez le notaire. Et tout le monde n’est pas logé à la même enseigne. Sibylle Gollac est sociologue au CNRS et dans le livre qu’elle a coécrit avec Céline Bessière, “Le genre du capital” (La Découverte, 2020), elle aborde la famille comme une institution économique à part entière. Elle décortique comment la richesse circule, engendrant des inégalités aussi bien entre les familles qu’en leur sein, entre les hommes et les femmes. Quel est le poids de la richesse héritée dans le patrimoine des Français ? Quel rôle joue la famille dans l'économie aujourd'hui ? Peut-on compter sur la famille ? Références :- Sybille Gollac, Céline Bessière, Le genre du capital, Comment la famille reproduit les inégalités, La découverte, 2020- Nicolas Frémeaux et Marion Leturcq, 2020, "Inequalities and the individualization of wealth", Journal of Public Economics 184: 1-18.- Pierre Bourdieu et Jean-Claude Passeron, La Reproduction, Éléments pour une théorie du système d'enseignement, Les Editions de minuit, 1970- Émile Durkheim, « La famille conjugale » [1892] in Textes III. Fonctions sociales et institutions, Éditions de Minuit, Paris, 1975- François de Singly, Sociologie de la famille contemporaine, Nathan, Paris, 2014 [1993]- Thomas Piketty, Le Capital au xxie siècle, Le Seuil, 2013 Archives sonores : - Ron Howard - Mitchell Hurwitz - Arrested Development - 2003 - 2006 - Renn Productions - Didier Bourdon et Bernard Campan- Les trois frères - 1995- CP productions - Pierre Carles - La sociologie est un sport de combat- 2001- Intrepid Pictures - Mike Flanagan - La chute de la maison Usher- 2023- HBO - Jesse Armstrong - Succession - 2019 Musique Générique :« TRAHISON » Musique de Pascal Arbez-Nicolas © Delabel Editions, Artiste : VITALIC,(P) 2005 Citizen Records under Different Recording licence ISRC : BEP010400190,Avec l’aimable autorisation de [PIAS] et Delabel Editions. Episode vidéo publié le 11 octobre 2024 sur arte.tv Autrice Laura Raim Réalisateur Jean Baptiste Mihout Son Nicolas Régent Montage Elias Garfein Mixage et sound design Jean-Marc Thurier Une co-production UPIAN Margaux Missika, Alexandre Brachet, Auriane Meilhon, Emma Le Jeune, Karolina Mikos avec l'aide de Nancy-Wangue Moussissa ARTE France Unité société et culture
Wolfgang Frimmel, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Frimmel's latest research, which examines the causal effect of parental divorce on student's long-term outcomes in education. "How does parental divorce affect children's long-term outcomes?," co-written with Martin Halla and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, is available now from the Journal of Public Economics. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272724001373
We've long known that building more homes helps keep prices in check at the regional or metro area level, but what about the house down the street? Evan Mast shares two research studies that shed light on this important and controversial question. Originally aired in 2021. Updated show notes.Show notes:Mast, E. (2023). JUE Insight: The effect of new market-rate housing construction on the low-income housing market. Journal of Urban Economics, 133, 103383.Asquith, B. J., Mast, E., & Reed, D. (2023). Local effects of large new apartment buildings in low-income areas. Review of Economics and Statistics, 105(2), 359-375.Bratu, C., Harjunen, O., & Saarimaa, T. (2023). JUE Insight: City-wide effects of new housing supply: Evidence from moving chains. Journal of Urban Economics, 133, 103528.Li, X. (2022). Do new housing units in your backyard raise your rents? Journal of Economic Geography, 22(6), 1309-1352.Guerrieri, V., Hartley, D., & Hurst, E. (2013). Endogenous gentrification and housing price dynamics. Journal of Public Economics, 100, 45-60.Phillips, S., Manville, M., & Lens, M. (2021). Research Roundup: The Effect of Market-Rate Development on Neighborhood Rents. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.Diamond, R., McQuade, T., & Qian, F. (2019). The effects of rent control expansion on tenants, landlords, and inequality: Evidence from San Francisco. American Economic Review, 109(9), 3365-94.Liu, L., McManus, D. A., & Yannopoulos, E. (2020). Geographic and Temporal Variation in Housing Filtering Rates. Available at SSRN.“Opportunities and Obstacles for Rental Housing Registries,” Jan. 20 Lewis Center event with Assembly member Buffy Wicks and Catherine Bracy. https://youtu.be/vaDTWHxk-I8
https://youtu.be/XWGl_VvbF5E The leading source of happiness is pleasant social interaction. - Dr. Bryan Caplan, Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better Book discussed: Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better: https://a.co/d/iEhSSMw As a Professor of Economics, Bryan Caplan has published in the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Law and Economics, Social Science Quarterly, the Journal of Public Economics, the Southern Economic Journal, Public Choice, and numerous other outlets. His book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (2007), was published by Princeton University Press and named "the best political book this year" by the New York Times. Watch on Odysee Watch on BitChute
/// GUEST /// Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better: https://a.co/d/iEhSSMw As a Professor of Economics, Bryan Caplan has published in the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Law and Economics, Social Science Quarterly, the Journal of Public Economics, the Southern Economic Journal, Public Choice, and numerous other outlets. His book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (2007), was published by Princeton University Press and named "the best political book this year" by the New York Times. /// Keith Knight - Don't Tread on Anyone /// Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism: https://libertarianinstitute.org/books/domestic-imperialism-nine-reasons-i-left-progressivism/ The Voluntaryist Handbook: https://libertarianinstitute.org/books/voluntaryist-handbook/ Support the show, PayPal: KeithKnight590@gmail.com or Venmo: @Keith-Knight-34 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Stephane Lavertu, Professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the so-called "fiscal cliff" in public education funding. They discuss the idea that returning to pre-pandemic funding levels constitutes a crisis, the implications of declining student enrollment, whether maintaining or increasing current funding levels is truly necessary, and more. Stéphane Lavertu's teaching and research focus on public administration, political economy, public policy analysis and evaluation, and education policy and governance. He has a doctorate in political science from the University of Wisconsin, a master's degree in education from Stanford University, and a bachelor's degree in political science from The Ohio State University. His interdisciplinary research examines the politics of public administration and the performance of public organizations, particularly in the context of K-12 education. He publishes in public administration journals such as Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Journal of Policy Analysis & Management and Public Administration Review; political science journals such as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics; education journals such as Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis and AERA Open; and economics journals such as Economics of Education Review, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Urban Economics. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity
In this episode, we talk with Sarah Miller about accessing restricted data. Sarah Miller is an associate professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2012. Sarah's research interests are in health economics and, in particular, the short-term and long-term effects of public policies that expand health insurance coverage and the effects of income on health and well-being. In 2022, Dr. Miller was awarded the ASHEcon Medal, given by the American Society of Health Economists to an economist aged 40 or younger who has made the most significant contributions to the field of health economics. She is also a co-editor for the Journal of Public Economics. Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Alex Hollingsworth is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Ohio State University. Henry Morris is our main editor. Show notes During the episode, we talked about the restricted access data the census has, which can be found on this link: https://www.researchdatagov.org/ Sarah also recommends checking out this previously restricted-use Census data that was recently made public: https://joe.cjars.org/ Sarah's paper is "Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative Data," and you can find it here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w30693 This is another great link for data inventory from the census: https://www2.census.gov/about/linkage/data-file-inventory.pdf Recommendations of the week: Sarah recommends playing the game Elden Ring, which can be found on many systems! Sarah's current favorite paper is "Does Welfare Prevent Crime? The Criminal Justice Outcomes of Youth Removed from SSI" Alex recommends stocking up on water and other goodies before the conference starts! Sebastian's recommendation for the week is to play Alto's Odyssey, a mobile game that helps you relax at night or in moments of anxiety! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hidden-curriculum/message
Quel est le rôle et l'impact des stéréotypes sur les décisions que l'on prend ? Dans cet épisode, la chercheuse Anne Boring, Associate Professor en économie à l'université Érasme de Rotterdam aux Pays-Bas et directrice de la chaire Women in Business de Sciences Po, analyse comment les préjugés de genre influencent les notes et les appréciations que donnent les élèves à leurs enseignantes et enseignants à l'université, et met en avant des solutions pour atténuer ces biais.--Lire la transcription écrite de l'épisode.--
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Television and Radio broadcast live from the Milken Institute Global Conference featuring Armen Panossian, Co-CEO at Oaktree Capital Management, Runa Alam, Co-Founding Partner and CEO at Development Partners International, Al Rabil, CEO at Kayne Anderson, Raj Chetty, Harvard University Professor of Public Economics and Andrew Bednar, CEO at Perella Weinberg. Hosts: Carol Massar and Romaine Bostick. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, we explore with Dmitry Taubinsky economic approaches on regulating sin goods such as alcohol or sugary beverages. We discuss the classical approach of taxation and Dmitry compares the approach to nudging approaches. Our discussion leads us into many further economic details: From externalities and internalities, over the question who bears the tax burden to the price elasticity of demand. Dmitry explains to us, why these effects are relevant, how they relate to each other and how they also affect the optimal taxation. Dmitry Taubinsky is an associate professor of economics at UC Berkeley and a research associate at the NBER. His research interests include Behavioral Economics and Public Economics with a special focus on the intersection of both fields using a combination of theory, experiments, and surveys as methods for the analysis of his research questions. His papers referenced in the podcast on sin taxes and nudging can be found here and here.
Jeff and Scott chat with Wojciech Kopczuk, professor of Economics at Columbia University, an editor at the Journal of Public Economics, and IgNobel Prize Winner, about the trends in income inequality. The long-standing received wisdom is that income inequality is high, and growing higher. A recent paper published in the Journal of Political Economy by Gerry Auten and David Splinter call into question that finding. Jeff, Scott and Wojciech talk about the difficulties in measuring income inequality, its consequences, etc.Get CPE for listening to Tax Chats! Free CPE courses are available approximately one week after episodes are published. Visit https://earmarkcpe.com/ to download the free app. Go to the Tax Chats channel, register for the course, take a short quiz, and earn your CPE certificate.
This week we (@ajhollingsworth) talk with Andrew Friedson on how to get a book published. Andrew is a research director at the Milken Institute. Previously he was an associate professor on economics at UC Denver. He recently has published his first book "Economics of Healthcare" is out now! This textbook is an introduction to health economics to people without much of the Econ-background. Get the book here P.S. We've are back! Share any episode on your favorite social media and send us a receipt at hiddencurriculumpodcast@gmail.com or just by doing it on twitter we will notice it! Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in the University of Virginia. Alex Hollingsworth is an Associate Professor of at the Ohio State University Andrew Friedson, PhD, is the director of health economics in the Milken Institute's Research Department. He heads projects concerning health, health care, and related sectors. Prior to joining the Milken Institute, he spent over a decade in academia where he was an associate professor of economics at the University of Colorado, Denver, with a secondary appointment in the department of health systems management and policy at the Colorado School of Public Health. He has wide expertise in health economics and has published peer-reviewed research on health behaviors, markets, and policy in premiere journals in economics, public policy, and medicine including the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Law and Economics, and JAMA Health Forum. Friedson received the Richard Musgrave Prize from the National Tax Association in 2014. His textbook, Economics of Healthcare: A Brief Introduction will be released soon by Cambridge University Press. Friedson received a PhD and a MA in Economics from Syracuse University and BAs in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Rochester. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hidden-curriculum/message
Does it matter who controls the media? What are the democratic implications of the increasing concentration of the media industry in the hands of oligarchs? Is this a result of the weakening of the industry? What changes can we expect in the upcoming years? To answer these burning questions, Julia Cagé lays out some democratic solutions that her research finds promising to break away from editorial political lines and protect the public good that is information. Additionally, she delves into the main conclusions of her latest work, “Une Histoire du Conflit Politique”, co-authored alongside Thomas Piketty, where she investigated geosocial factors of voting behavior and its consequences for current issues like EU membership or radical party voting. Julia Cagé is an associate professor at the Sciences Po's Deparment of economics. She is also member of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). Her main fields of study are political economy, organizational economics and economic history, with a particular focus on the media. Additional resources Media Competition, Information Provision and Political Participation: Evidence from French Local Newspapers and Elections, 1944-2014, Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 85. Saving the Media. Capitalism, Crowdfunding and Democracy, Harvard University Press, 2016 Une histoire du conflit politique. Élections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022, with Thomas Piketty. Paris, Le Seuil, 2023. English translation: Harvard University Press, to be published in 2024 Recorded on 11th October 2023 Conversations with Sergei GURIEV is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Legacy admissions, particularly at elite colleges and universities, were thrust into the spotlight this summer when the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in admissions. The ruling raised many questions, and fortunately, Harvard Kennedy School professor David Deming and Harvard Economics Professor Raj Chetty were there with some important answers—having just wrapped up a 6-year study of the impact of legacy admissions at so-called “Ivy-plus” schools. Students spend years preparing to face judgment by colleges and universities as a worthy potential applicant. They strive for report cards filled with A's in advanced placement courses. They volunteer for service projects and participate in extracurricular activities. They cram furiously high-stakes standardized tests. They do all that only to find a big question many top colleges have is effectively: “Who's your daddy? And who's your mother? Did they go to school here?” Using data from more than 400 colleges and universities and about three and a half million undergraduate students per year, the two economists found that legacy and other elite school admissions practices significantly favor students from wealthy families and serve a gate-keeping function to positions of power and prestige in society. Read Chetty and Deming's paper (co-authored by John Friedman): Diversifying Society's Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of College Admissions David Deming's Policy Recommendations:Build a robust system of collecting and measuring the distribution of income for admitted students at colleges across the country.Make standardized data in student income distribution transparent and widely available to facilitate better educational policy decisionmaking.Raj Chetty's Policy Recommendations:Rework legacy admissions and other practices at elite colleges to reduce bias in favor of students from high-income familiesImprove access for low- and middle-income students to a broader array of private, public, and community colleges as a means to promote economic mobilityRaj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University. He is also the director of Opportunity Insights, which uses “big data” to understand how we can give children from disadvantaged backgrounds better chances of succeeding. Chetty's research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to help design more effective government policies. His work on topics ranging from tax policy and unemployment insurance to education and affordable housing has been widely cited in academia, media outlets, and Congressional testimony. Chetty received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2003 and is one of the youngest tenured professors in Harvard's history. Before joining the faculty at Harvard, he was a professor at UC-Berkeley and Stanford University. Chetty has received numerous awards for his research, including a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship and the John Bates Clark medal, given to the economist under 40 whose work is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field.David Deming is the Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy and the academic dean of the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also the faculty dean of Kirkland House at Harvard College and a research associate at NBER. His research focuses on higher education, economic inequality, skills, technology, and the future of the labor market. He is a principal investigator (along with Raj Chetty and John Friedman) at the CLIMB Initiative, an organization that seeks to study and improve the role of higher education in social mobility. He is also a faculty lead of the Project on Workforce, a cross-Harvard initiative that focuses on building better pathways to economic mobility through the school-to-work transition. He recently co-founded (with Ben Weidmann) the Skills Lab, which creates performance-based measures of “soft” skills such as teamwork and decision-making. In 2022 he won the Sherwin Rosen Prize for outstanding contributions to Labor Economics. In 2018 he was awarded the David N. Kershaw Prize for distinguished contributions to the field of public policy and management under the age of 40. He served as a Coeditor of the AEJ: Applied from 2018 to 2021. He also writes occasional columns for the New York Times Economic View, which you can find linked on his personal website. Ralph Ranalli of the HKS Office of Communications and Public Affairs is the host, producer, and editor of HKS PolicyCast. A former journalist, public television producer, and entrepreneur, he holds an AB in Political Science from UCLA and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University.
Our guest in this episode is Alessandra Casarico, Associate Professor of Public Economics at Bocconi University, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality. Her research focus is on gender and public economics. In this episode, we will talk about Alessandra's educational and career path and dive into her research agenda on gender economics. We will learn about: female representation in elite labor markets and top positions the Role of firms on female presence in the broader labor market the impact of motherhood on female presence in the labor market
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In this episode of the podcast, you will learn about the story of Niko Nikoladze from Georgia, who came to Germany to study for a master's degree in Public Economics, Law, and Politics. Find out more about his motivation behind this decision, the challenges he had to face to make it happen, as well as successes and takeaways from his journey. Episode timeline 00:01 Intro 00:45 Niko's introduction 03:50 Niko's motivation behind choosing the MA program in Public Economics, Law, and Politics and staying in Germany 04:35 His law programme in Georgia 05:30 Public-Economics-Law-Politics MA programme: structure, modules, and his favorite parts about it 08:20 The proudest moments of his journey 10:00 Adapting to life in Germany 11:15 What Niko misses the most about his home country 12:55 Coping with homesickness 13:40 Who inspires Niko to push forward 16:30 Career aspirations 17:45 His advice to other international students 18:50 Outro
Die Themen der Wissensnachrichten: +++ Wer sich selbst präziser einschätzt ist erfolgreicher +++ Mikroplastik verschmutzt Seen teils stärker als das Meer +++ rätselhafte Höhlenschrift entziffert +++ viele Menschen suchen bei Tinder gar kein Date +++ Welche Eigenschaften das Leben (von Affen) verlängern +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Self-assessment: The role of the social environment. Journal of Public Economics. 07.2023Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs. Nature. 12.07.2023A Partial Decipherment of the Unknown Kushan Script. Transactions of the Philological Society. 12.07.2023Finding Intimacy Online: A Machine Learning Analysis of Predictors of Success. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 23.06.2023Cognitive performance is linked to fitness in a wild primate. Science Advances. 12.06.2023Grüne Welle für Rettungskräfte: 5G-Reallabor in der Mobilitätsregion Braunschweig-Wolfsburg**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.**********Weitere Wissensnachrichten zum Nachlesen: https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten
In today's episode, we have the privilege of hosting an exceptional guest: Ivan Werning, an esteemed Argentinian economist specializing in macroeconomics, international finance, public economics, monetary policies, and taxation. Currently holding the prestigious position of Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at MIT, Professor Werning conducts extensive research in the fields of Macroeconomics, Public Economics, and International Economics. With personal experience of inflation's impact as a Latin American, he offers a distinctive perspective on its nature. Join us in this captivating exploration of inflation and the exciting frontiers of our understanding!Feel free to email me (host@economistsonzoomgettingcoffee.com) with ideas of future episodes and guests, and any other comments or suggestions!And please, don't forget to subscribe, and even leave a rating and comment if you liked it (and of course, share)! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danybahar.substack.com
In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Leszek Jażdżewski (Fundacja Liberté!) welcomes Dr İrem Güçeri, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Governing Body Fellow of St Antony's College, an International Research Fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, and an affiliate of the CESifo Network in Public Economics. They talk about Turkey on the eve of the elections in the context of the earthquake and reconstruction, hyperinflation and its impact on the economy and society, and political and institutional instability. Find out more about the guest: https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/irem-guceri This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of it.
Existing Carbon Tariffs Subsidize Polluting IndustriesAccording to new international environmental economic research, most countries' existing trade policies implicitly subsidize carbon pollution. That's because many polluting industries, like oil production, face lower tariffs and fewer non-tariff barriers to trade (NTB) than industries selling finished products to consumers. In other words, carbon tariffs tend to be assessed on upstream industries only indirectly and later in the process (at the point of trade), and less so at the point of extraction and refining. As a result, existing trade policies tax dirty polluting industries at a substantially lower rate than clean industries. The favorable treatment in trade policy creates a global subsidy to carbon emissions in internationally traded goods and contributes to climate change. This subsidy is large – an estimated $550-800 billion annually, an amount of the same magnitude as some of the world's largest actual and proposed climate change policies. The subsidies amount to $85-120/ton, about the same amount many economists identify as an optimum price for carbon emissions. Trade policy is, in essence, giving the exact opposite price signal than what is needed to reduce carbon pollution. New research on these policies also suggests that if countries applied similar trade policies to clean and dirty goods, global CO2 emission would decrease with little impact on global real income.Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms Correct Existing Carbon SubsidiesCarbon border adjustment mechanisms (C-BAMs) are a form of trade policy that aims to correct these subsidies and prevent carbon-intensive economic activity from moving to areas with less stringent policies. Border adjustments apply fees on imported goods based on greenhouse gas emissions during production. A jurisdiction importing goods would impose carbon tariffs on carbon-intensive products, thereby offsetting current carbon subsidies given to dirty industries. C-BAMs are part of the European Green New Deal and will place tariffs on carbon-intensive goods imported by the EU, taking effect in 2026 on seven high-emission sectors. These border adjustments are an important climate policy mechanism to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, as C-BAMs prevent the industry from shifting emissions to regions outside the reach of the EU's stricter standards. Their goal is to ensure climate objectives are not undermined by production relocation, as the environmental effect of carbon emissions on the atmosphere are the same regardless of where they are emitted. This is an equitable policy; the cost to the planet of emitting greenhouse gasses is universal and thus the cost of emissions should have some consistency across the globe. C-BAMs also equalize the price of carbon between domestic products and imports. As a result, this policy encourages greening production processes across the world, so countries can avoid the border adjustment tax. Border adjustments can also be in the form of rebates or exemptions depending on the domestic policies for producers that export their goods. Such policies are already in place in California for certain imports of electricity. The United States, Canada and Japan are looking into C-BAMs, as well.The European Union Creates the First C-BAMOn April 25, 2023, the EU finalized the language for the world's first carbon tax; the initial transition phase is scheduled to begin in October 2023. In the European Green New Deal, European importers will buy carbon certificates that correspond to carbon prices that would have been paid if the goods had been produced under the European Union's carbon pricing rules. Products can also receive price deductions if the carbon price has already been paid in an outside country. In the EU, these adjustments will be phased in gradually first with iron, steel, cement, fertilizer, aluminum, and electricity generation.Our Guest: Joseph ShapiroJoseph Shapiro is an associate professor at UC Berkeley in Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Department of Economics. Shapiro holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT, a Master's degree from Oxford and London School of Economics, and a BA from Stanford. He is also a Research Associate at the Energy Institute of Haas, Associate Editor of the Journal of Political Political Economy, Co-Editor of the Journal of Public Economics, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Shapiro's research agenda explores the following three questions: How do globalization and the environment interact? What have been the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity impacts of environmental and energy policies over the last half-century, particularly for water, air, and climate pollution? How important are the investments that people make to protect themselves against air pollution and climate change? Shapiro has also received an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Kiel Institute Excellence in Global Affairs Award, and Marshall Scholarship. SourcesThe EU has approved the world's first carbon tax on imports, Aurora Almendral (Quartz, April 26, 2023)Joseph Shapiro biographyThe Environmental Bias of Trade Policy, Joseph Shapiro (Nov. 2020) Econimate video, The Environmental Bias of Trade Policy, Joseph Shapiro Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Questions and Answers, European CommissionCarbon Border Adjustments, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Our guest this week is James Choi. Dr. Choi is a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management, where he teaches and conducts research on behavioral finance and economics, household finance, and sociology, among other topics. He is a two-time recipient of the TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for outstanding scholarly writing on lifelong financial security, and his work on automatic enrollment into retirement plans has had a major influence on retirement plan policy and design. Dr. Choi is a co-director of the Retirement and Disability Research Center at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an associate editor of the Journal of Finance, among other professional and scholarly affiliations. He received both his bachelor's degree and doctorate from Harvard University.BackgroundBioRetirement and Disability Research CenterAcademics vs. Bestsellers“Popular Personal Financial Advice Versus the Professors,” by James Choi, nber.com, October 2022.Choice Architecture and Retirement Plan Design“Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness,” by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, researchgate.net, June 2009.“Contributions to Defined Contribution Pension Plans,” by James Choi, nber.org, August 2015.“Small Cues Change Savings Choices,” by James Choi, Emily Haisley, Jennifer Kurkoski, Cade Massey, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, August 2017.“Plan Design and 401(k) Savings Outcomes,” by James Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte Madrian, National Tax Journal, June 2004.“Saving for Retirement on the Path of Least Resistance,” by James Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte Madrian, and Andrew Metrick, scholar.harvard.edu., Dec. 1, 2005.“Which Early Withdrawal Penalty Attracts the Most Deposits to a Commitment Savings Account?” by James Choi, John Beshears, Christopher Harris, David Laibson, Brigitte Madrian, and Jung Sakong, Journal of Public Economics, Feb. 8, 2020.“Present Bias Causes and Then Dissipates Auto-Enrollment Savings Effects,” by John Beshears, James Choi, David Laibson, and Peter Maxted, hbs.edu, 2022.Retirement Readiness and Policy Response“Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt,” by John Beshears, James Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte Madrian, and William Skimmyhorn, nber.org, July 2019.“The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions,” by James Choi, John Beshears, David Laibson, Brigitte Madrian, and Katherine Milkman, The Journal of Finance, June 2015.Emergency Savings“Building Emergency Savings Through Employer-Sponsored Rainy-Day Savings Accounts,” by John Beshears, James Choi, J. Mark Iwry, David John, David Laibson, and Brigitte Madrian, journals.uchicago.edu, 2020.Saving, Spending, Investor Behavior“Economists Confirm It's Actually OK to not Save Money in Your 20s,” by Sarah Hansen, money.com, Sept. 2, 2022.“Why Does the Law of One Price Fail? An Experiment on Index Mutual Funds,” by James Choi, Xavier Gabaix, David Laibson, and Brigitte Madrian, nber.org, December 2005.“Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk Taking?” by James Choi, James Beshears, David Laibson, and Brigitte Madrian, National Library of Medicine, Oct. 19, 2016.Other“Brigitte Madrian: ‘Inertia Can Actually Be a Helpful Thing,'” The Long View podcast, Morningstar.com, April 22, 2020.Morningstar Investment Conference 2023
Higher Ed Now welcomes Matthew Hendricks, the founder of Perspective Data Science, a small data consulting firm that specializes in education finance and policy analytics. Professor Hendricks previously served as the Chair of the Department of Economics at The University of Tulsa. For over 12 years, he has been engaged in education policy research at all levels of education, including Head Start programming, pre-K-12 grade policies, and higher education finance policy. His research on the impacts of changes in base salaries on teacher productivity has been published in the Journal of Public Economics and Economics of Education Review. Professor Hendricks's latest work intends to promote financial stability and improve student outcomes in higher education. To do so, he is working with struggling institutions to promote transparency among stakeholders and help school administrators and board members make better policy decisions. Part of that work includes creating college benchmarking dashboards, interpreting the data, and disseminating key findings. Anna Sillers, ACTA's Data Analyst Fellow for Trustee & Government Affairs, met with Professor Hendricks to explore how his innovative dashboards can help faculty, administrators, alumni, and trustees better understand an institution's finances – ensuring that when educational dollars are spent, they can provide the best outcomes for students.
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 38278]
Dr. Robert Ascah has a stunning amount of experience in Economics and Public Policy. Holding multiple degrees, experience as the director of The Institute for Public Economics at the U of A and someone who oversaw the transition of ATB into a provincial corporation, her brings a staggering amount of experience and knowledge to the table. As someone who has worked in both the public and private sector he has seen firsthand how ALberta's economy functions, and he graciously joins us to discuss not only his position that despite the contention of multiple UCP candidates, Alberta does need a PST. As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.
On today's episode we hear about the economics of water resources and property values from Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at UMBC. Dr. Kuwayama's Profile A More Comprehensive Estimate of the Value of Water Quality, Journal of Public Economics (2022) On today's Campus Connection, we hear about a recent co-authored paper by Dr. J. Alan Yeakley, Professor and Chair of the UMBC Department of Geography and Environmental Systems. Dr. Yeakley's Profile Dr. Yeakley's co-authored paper in Land Economics Check out the following links for more information on UMBC, CS3, and our host: The UMBC Center for the Social Sciences Scholarship The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Ian G. Anson, Ph.D. Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our director is Dr. Christine Mallinson, our associate director is Dr. Felipe Filomeno and our production intern is Sophia Possidente. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D'Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.
Most people rely on their gut instinct to decide how to date, who to marry, where to live, what career path to take, how to find happiness, but what if our gut is wrong? Biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, our gut, it turns out, is not all that reliable. Data from hundreds of thousands of dating profiles have revealed surprising successful strategies to get a date; data from hundreds of millions of tax records have uncovered the best places to raise children; data from millions of career trajectories have found previously unknown reasons why some rise to the top. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works — whether it involves the best time in life to start a business or how happy it actually makes us to skip a friend's birthday party for a night of Netflix on the couch. From the boring careers that produce the most wealth, to the old-school, data-backed relationship advice so well-worn it's become a literal joke, Stephens-Davidowitz unearths the startling conclusions that the right data can teach us about who we are and what will make our lives better. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times, a lecturer at The Wharton School, and a former Google data scientist. He received a BA from Stanford and a PhD from Harvard. His research has appeared in the Journal of Public Economics and other prestigious publications. His previous book, Everybody Lies, was a New York Times bestseller and an Economist Book of the Year. He lives in Brooklyn and is a passionate fan of the Mets, Knicks, Jets, and Leonard Cohen.
Most people rely on their gut instinct to decide how to date, who to marry, where to live, what career path to take, how to find happiness, but what if our gut is wrong? Biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, our gut, it turns out, is not all that reliable. Data from hundreds of thousands of dating profiles have revealed surprising successful strategies to get a date; data from hundreds of millions of tax records have uncovered the best places to raise children; data from millions of career trajectories have found previously unknown reasons why some rise to the top. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works — whether it involves the best time in life to start a business or how happy it actually makes us to skip a friend's birthday party for a night of Netflix on the couch. From the boring careers that produce the most wealth, to the old-school, data-backed relationship advice so well-worn it's become a literal joke, Stephens-Davidowitz unearths the startling conclusions that the right data can teach us about who we are and what will make our lives better. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times, a lecturer at The Wharton School, and a former Google data scientist. He received a BA from Stanford and a PhD from Harvard. His research has appeared in the Journal of Public Economics and other prestigious publications. His previous book, Everybody Lies, was a New York Times bestseller and an Economist Book of the Year. He lives in Brooklyn and is a passionate fan of the Mets, Knicks, Jets, and Leonard Cohen.
L'élection présidentielle a mis sur la paille certains partis et certains candidats, comme Yannick Jadot ou encore Valérie Pécresse, qui a lancé le Pécressethon. Tous deux ont échoué à atteindre la barre des 5% à l'élection présidentielle qui permet d'obtenir le remboursement de leur frais de campagne. Alors quelles sont les règles à respecter pour financer une campagne ? Quelles sont les sources de financements ? Et l'argent fait-il le bonheur électoral ?Pour répondre à ces questions, nous interrogeons l'économiste Julia Cagé, professeur à Sciences Po et auteure du livre Le Prix de la démocratie, une étude inédite des financements politiques privés et publics sur plusieurs décennies en France, mais aussi à l'étranger. L'occasion pour la chercheuse de nous faire comprendre l'effet des politiques publiques pour réguler les relations entre argent et politique.L'argent, c'est bien le nerf de la guerre et un sujet essentiel dans une campagne. Julia Cagé l'a démontré dans son livre : plus un candidat a obtenu de financements pour faire campagne, plus il a de chances d'être élu. On comprend pourquoi certains hommes politiques sont tentés de dépasser les plafonds définis pour une campagne. Mais au-delà des scandales financiers, qui ont pu faire la une des médias, notre système se fonde sur des réductions fiscales qui permettent aux plus riches de financer les campagnes électorales tout en se faisant rembourser par la collectivité. Comment expliquer qu'un système pensé pour favoriser la participation financière citoyenne ait fini par profiter aux plus riches ?Pour sortir de cette impasse, l'économiste Julia Cagé a bien des propositions de réformes à faire : banque de la démocratie, bons pour l'égalité démocratique... Des propositions qui doivent être mieux connues de tous pour que le financement des campagnes ne soit pas un sujet considéré comme technique mais un sujet majeur pour la démocratie.RÉFÉRENCES DE L'ÉPISODE :Julia Cagé, Le Prix de la démocratie (Fayard, 2018)Julia Cagé, Yasmine Bekkouche, Edgard Dewitte, « The Heterogeneous Price of a Vote: Evidence from Multiparty Systems, 1993-2017 » in Journal of Public Economics.Julia Cagé, Caroline Le Pennec-Çaldichoury, Elisa Mougin,« Corporate Donations and Political Rhetoric: Evidence from a National Ban »Julia Cagé, « L'argent, clé du bonheur en politique », in Le Monde, 17 septembre 2018Comment est financée la campagne électorale de l'élection présidentielle ? sur le site Vie publiqueJulia Cagé, Libres et égaux en voix, (Fayard, 2020)---Interview et narration : Tâm Tran HuyRéalisation sonore, montage et mixage : MajoraProdCréation musicale : MajoraProdDirection éditoriale : Perrine TarneaudProductrice exécutive : Elise ColetteProduction : Public Sénat et Cevipof-Sciences Po Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
What is a digital mindset? Why is it important? And can non-technical people really contribute in digital roles? In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Ross G explore these questions with researcher, consultant and author of Digital Mindset, Dr Paul Leonardi. We discuss: How anyone can adopt a digital mindset The importance of collaboration, computation and change How much you need to know to ‘sniff test' statistical claims. The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI, by Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley, is available now. In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross D shared a tweet from Adam Grant: twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1523656067838021632 Ross G shared the paper: Brucks, M. S., & Levav, J. (2022). Virtual communication curbs creative idea generation. Nature, 1-5. Available online at: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04643-y Paul discussed the paper: Shih, K. (2017). Do international students crowd-out or cross-subsidize Americans in higher education?. Journal of Public Economics, 156, 170-184. Available online at: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272717301676 For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. You can find out more about Paul at: tmp.ucsb.edu/people/paul-leonardi Find out more about Tsedal Neeley at: tsedal.com Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: Ross G - @RossGarnerMT Ross D - @RossDickieMT Paul Leonardi - @PLeonardi1
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is one of the most important Crown corporations operating in the province. It was, until recent controversies, perhaps the least known and understood of Alberta's provincial agencies. In "Can AIMCo be Fixed?" a research paper published by The Parkland Institute, Bob Ascah examines the investment track record of AIMCo, the critical role played by the provincially-appointed board of directors and AIMCo's independence from the government. Dr. Ascah's talk will present a number of sensible recommendations to improve AIMCo's governance, independence and operations. Speaker: Robert L. (Bob) Ascah, Ph.D. Research Fellow, The Parkland Institute Bob Ascah was born in Lachine, Quebec. He holds degrees in Commerce and Public Administration from Carleton University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Alberta. He joined the Alberta public service in 1984 (Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs) and moved to Alberta Treasury in 1986. At Treasury he was responsible for financial sector policy, foreign borrowing and liaison with credit rating agencies. In 1999, Ascah's Ph.D. dissertation Politics and Public Debt- The Dominion, the Banks and Alberta's Social Credit was published. In 1996, he joined Alberta Treasury Branches becoming responsible for government relations, strategic planning, and economic research. In August 2009 he was appointed Director of the Institute for Public Economics at The University of Alberta. He is the editor and contributor to the forthcoming A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How. His articles have published in Alberta Views, The Conversation and the Calgary Herald.
If you want to shape the direction of technology, you can try to pull the kinds of technology you want into existence by shaping how markets will receive different kinds of technology.One specific context where we have some really nice evidence about the efficacy of pull policies is the automobile market. Making fuel more expensive or just flat out mandating carmakers meet certain emissions standards seems to pretty reliably nudge automakers into developing cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles. We've got two complementary lines of evidence here: patents and measures of progress in fuel economy. This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article "Pulling more fuel efficient cars into existence," published on New Things Under the Sun. Articles mentioned:Aghion, Philippe, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hémous, Ralf Martin, and John Van Reenen. 2016. Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry. Journal of Political Economy 124(1): 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1086/684581Rozendaal, Rik, and Herman R.J. Vollebergh. 2021. Policy-Induced Innovation in Clean Technologies: Evidence from the Car Market. CESifo working paper no. 9422. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3969578Knittel, Christopher R. 2012. Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector. American Economic Review 101: 3368-3399. http://doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.7.3368Klier, Thomas, and Joshua Linn. 2016. The effect of vehicle economy standards on technology adoption. Journal of Public Economics 133: 41-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.11.002Kiso, Takahiko. 2019. Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change: Evidence from Automobile Fuel Economy Regulations. Environmental and Resource Economics 74: 785-810. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-019-00347-6Reynaert, Mathias. 2021. Abatement Strategies and the Cost of Environmental Regulations: Emission Standards on the European Car Market. The Review of Economic Studies 88(1): 454-488. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdaa058Ahmadpoor, Mohammad, and Benjamin F. Jones. 2017. The Dual Frontier: Patented inventions and prior scientific advance. Science 357(6351): 583-587. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam9527Roach, Michael, and Wesley M. Cohen. 2013. Lens or Prism? Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows from Public Research. Management Science 59(2): 504-525. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1120.1644
Episode 34: Der Leuphana-Alumnus Lasse Kroll arbeitet als Coworking-Berater sowie Podcaster und hat zudem mehrere Genossenschaften gegründet. Sein Ziel als Coworking-Berater ist es Menschen zu helfen auf dem Land Orte des gemeinsamen Arbeitens aufzubauen. Im Interview mit uns spricht er von den positiven Nebeneffekten der Spaces, insbesondere von neuer Belebung und Wertschöpfung vor Ort. Zudem gibt er Einblicke in seine Arbeit bei Dgree.io, einer Plattform für interaktive Weiterbildung, sowie bei Cuckoo, einem kooperativen Netzwerk für selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten. Beide Genossenschaften hat Lasse Kroll mitbegründet. Seit einigen Jahren ist er außerdem als Podcaster aktiv und moderiert bei Geil Montag, Promille & Prozente sowie KI Kompakt. Im Podcast mit uns erzählt er, wie sein Zeitmanagement aussieht und gibt Einblicke in sein Business Administration- und Public Economics, Law and Politics-Studium an der Leuphana. Hört rein und lasst euch inspirieren! Viel Spaß mit der neuen Episode! Weitere Informationen gibt es unter: https://podcast.leuphana.de/karriere-leupht-als-gruender-und-podcaster/ Ihr interessiert euch für weitere Portraits von Business Administration-Alumni? Dann werdet ihr hier fündig: Episode 4: Karriere leupht als Gründerin von 'Laori-Drinks' Episode 5: Karriere leupht als Gründer des Modelabels 'Ping Pong People' Episode 15: Karriere leupht als Risikomanagerin Ihr interessiert euch für weitere Portraits von Public Economics, Law and Politics-Alumni? Dann werdet ihr hier fündig: Episode 7: Karriere leupht als Trainer und Mitbegründer bei 'The Rainmaker Tribe'
It's undeniable that intelligence is attractive, but the question still remains whether it is attractive enough to outweigh physical beauty. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the importance of physical attractiveness and what role it plays against other commonly praised traits such as intelligence and more importantly, how this affects men and women asymmetrically.Egebark, J., Ekström, M., Plug, E., & van Praag, M. (2021). Brains or beauty? Causal evidence on the returns to education and attractiveness in the online dating market. Journal of Public Economics, 196, 104372.
Dr. Bob Ascah, former director of the Institute for Public Economics at the University of Alberta and a former Treasury Board employee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes obvious ideas work: if you want more technology, more science helps. In this episode I look at four episodes where science was increased and we can detect positive follow-on effects in related technology fields.This podcast is an audio readthrough of the (initial version of the) article "More science leads to more innovation", published on New Things Under the Sun.Articles mentioned:Roach, Michael, and Wesley M. Cohen. 2012. Lens or Prism? Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows from Public Research. Management Science 59(2): iv-527. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1120.1644Marx, Matt, and Aaron Fuegi. 2020. Reliance on science: Worldwide front-page patent citations to scientific articles. Strategic Management Journal 41(9): 1572-1594. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3145Iaria, Alessandro, Carlo Schwarz, and Fabian Waldinger. 2018. Frontier Knowledge and Scientific Production: Evidence from the Collapse of International Science. Quarterly Journal of Economics: 927-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjx046Arora, Ashish, Sharon Belenzon, and Jungkyu Suh. 2021. Science and the Market for Technology. NBER Working Paper 28534.Tabakovic, Haris, and Thomas G. Wollmann. 2019. The impact of money on science: Evidence from unexpected NCAA football outcomes. Journal of Public Economics 178: 104066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104066Azoulay, Pierre, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Danielle Li, and Bhaven N. Sampat. 2019. Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules. Review of Economic Studies 86(1): 117-152. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdy034
M&A-podcastin moniäänilähetys tutkailee ekonomistien uusia suosikkeja eli luonnollisia kokeita, esittelee Gurunurkka-osiossa Osmo Soininvaaran uuden kirjan 2020-luvun yhteiskuntapolitiikka ja referoi Laboren 50-vuotisjuhlien vieraiden puheita. LISÄÄ AIHEESTA: Jokinen, Juho (2017) Essays on Wages, Promotions and Performance Evaluations. JYVÄSKYLÄ STUDIES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 179: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7136-6 Junna, L., Moustgaard, H., Huttunen, K., & Martikainen, P. (2020). The association between unemployment and mortality: a cohort study of workplace downsizing and closure. American journal of epidemiology, 189(7), 698-707. Huttunen, K., & Kellokumpu, J. (2016). The effect of job displacement on couples' fertility decisions. Journal of Labor Economics, 34(2), 403-442. Huttunen, K., Pirttilä, J., & Uusitalo, R. (2013). The employment effects of low-wage subsidies. Journal of Public Economics, 97, 49-60. Nokso-Koivisto, Oskari & Sarvimäki, Matti & Toivanen, Otto (2019). Vaikutusarvioinnit osaksi päätöksentekoa – Miten varmistamme politiikassa, että teemme oikeita asioita. Teollisuuden palkansaajat TP ry, Pekkala Kerr, S., Pekkarinen, T., & Uusitalo, R. (2013). School tracking and development of cognitive skills. Journal of Labor Economics, 31(3), 577-602. Silliman, Mikko & Virtanen, Hanna (tulossa). Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Soininvaara, Osmo (2021). 2020-luvun yhteiskuntapolitiikka. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos. Stanovich, Keith E. (2021). The Bias That Divides Us. The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking. The MITT Press.
David Card, Joshua Angrist und Guido W. Imbens erhielten am 10.12.21021 den Alfred-Nobel-Gedächtnispreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften für die Entwicklung einer Methodik der Analyse kausaler Zusammenhänge. Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Public Economics an der Universität Passau, verrät im Gespräch mit Edwin Mejìa, warum ihn die Auszeichnung nicht überrascht und er sogar im Jahr zuvor auf die drei Forscher gewettet hatte. Ihre Arbeit kommt einer „Glaubwürdigkeitsrevolution der empirischen Forschung“ gleich. Auf die Beziehung von „Größe von Schulklassen und Bildungserfolg“ läßt sich die Methodik genauso anwenden wie auf die Beziehung von „Mindestlohn zu Arbeitslosigkeit“. Stefan Bauernschuster erzählt von seinen Forschungsprojekten auf Basis dieser Methodik und in welcher Vorlesung er sie vertieft unterrichtet.
Questions on Protecting Wealth with Gold & Silver? Call 877-410-1414 or Schedule a Call for Later Here: ↓ https://calendly.com/itmtrading/youtube?utm_source=YouTube __________ To see Lynette's slides and research links from this video: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/lessons-learned-from-surviving-hyperinflation-in-albania-and-bulgaria-elda-pema-lynette-zang/ Our "Boots on The Ground" guest, Dr. Elda Pema was gracious enough to contact us and volunteer her personal and familial experience with, not one, but two hyperinflationary events. The first through her families experience of the Italian take over of Albania during WWII and the second in the 90's Bulgarian hyperinflation as an economic student at the American University there. After Graduation she came back to the U.S. and got her PhD in Economics and Public Economics. She is currently a People Research Scientist at Facebook and prior to that she taught Applied Data Analysis, Economics, and Labor Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School. So as an economist, she brings a critical understanding to add to her personal experience of living through hyperinflation Follow Lynette Zang ⬇️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynettezang/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/itmtrading_zang Podcast: https://anchor.fm/itmtrading __________ Find out if you're properly protected today... ITM TRADING: Helping Build Your Future, Freedom, and Legacy Call Today for Your 1st Strategy Session: 877-410-1414 You can also email us at: Services@ITMtrading.com All Our Videos and Research: https://www.ITMTrading.com/Blog Homepage: https://www.ITMTrading.com ITM Trading Twitter: https://twitter.com/itmtrading Lynette Zang Twitter: https://twitter.com/itmtrading_zang Facebook: https://facebook.com/ITMTrading By ITM Trading's Lynette Zang Call Us Direct for Long-Term Gold & Silver Strategies: 877-410-1414 ITM Trading Inc. © Copyright, 1995 - 2021 All Rights Reserved.
Robert H. “Bob” Frank teaches economics at Cornell and is the author of a dozen books, including the one that caught my eye for this week's topic: Luck and Success: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy. Bob cares a great deal about recognizing luck's role in our success because doing so, he argues, would make us all more grateful, happy, and generous. He also cares because without the “lucky” proximity of an ambulance one cold November morning, he wouldn't have survived the heart attack that laid him out on the tennis court in Ithaca, NY a few years back. But survive he did and he forged on to continue teaching and writing about status, ambition, spending, social signaling, and the evolutionary traits that lead to such behavior. The Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management Emeritus at Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business, Bob's other books include Luxury Fever: Money and Happiness in an Era of Excess, Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, and Principles of Macroeconomics, the textbook he co-authoredwith former Federal Reserve Chair, Ben Bernanke. Bob's writing has appeared in top publications and academic journals, including The Atlantic, Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics, American Economic Review, The American Prospect, and Chronicle of Higher Education. He is a regular contributor to the Economic View column in the New York Times. Bob received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech and his MA and Ph.D from UC Berkeley. He has taught economics at Cornell since 1972. Follow Bob on Twitter @econnaturalist Click HERE to ✍️ RATE / REVIEW Crazy Money
In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes beyond the numbers to better understand people and society. In this episode, Senior Principal Researcher Hunt Allcott talks with Postdoctoral Researcher Evan Rose about Allcott's work exploring the everyday decisions people face, like buying fuel-efficient cars or taking out payday loans, and how a clearer understanding of these decisions can shape meaningful public policy. Allcott shares how his and others' research shows that policy can often have complex outcomes resulting in hidden benefits and drawbacks, as in the case of taxes on sugary beverages. The researchers also discuss why individuals often feel the competing motivations of making bad versus good decisions—a tension that often lies front-and-center in scenarios primed for behavioral public economics research. https://www.microsoft.com/research
The International Journal of Housing Policy talk 'People power strategies in contemporary housing movements' with Amanda Tattersall (@AmandaTatts) & Kurt Iveson (@kurtiveson) https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2021.1893120 Julie Lawson (@juliemlawson) from Housing, Theory and Society talk 'Energy Efficient Housing through Organized Interactions? Conceptualizing the Roles of Householders and Providers in Housing Retrofitting in the Netherlands and China' with Frank J. De Feijter https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2019.1658623 Beth Watts (@BethWatts494) from Housing Studies interview Professor Jie Chen (@1234Chenjie) from the Department of Public Economics and Social Policy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University about the forthcoming Housing Studies Special Issue 'The role of housing in China's social transformation'. The Special Issue is dedicated to the memory of the late, great Housing Scholar Ray Forrest, and readers can read an article about Ray's work here. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2020.1747754 Subscribe to the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hous…st/id1442996022 Follow us on Twitter: @IJHPEditors for the International Journal of Housing Policy @HousingJournal for Housing Studies @HousingTheory for Housing Theory and Society
We all know that the so-called "glass ceiling" is still very real. Some progress notwithstanding, women are still generally underrepresented and underpaid. Paola Profeta, who teaches Public Economics at Bocconi University where she also leads the AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality, talks about what empirical evidence there is about policies that may help reduce the gender gap. The Covid crisis also shed light on the priorities set by women leaders and preliminary results seem to confirm that women at the top were indeed more successful than men at handling the pandemic. Finally, we should not overlook the fact that diversity has many dimensions, and equality must be sought on all of them.
Erik Wengström is a Professor of Economics at Lund University where he studies how people behave in economic and financial situations. In this conversation, we talk about his study about loss aversion when deciding for others and his recent study on prosociality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, we also discuss the differences and similarities between economics and psychology. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. New conversations every other Friday. You can find the podcast on all podcasting platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple/Google Podcasts, etc.).Timestamps0:00:04: What is loss aversion?0:05:45: Start discussing Erik's paper Deciding For Others Reduces Loss Aversion0:16:01: Generalising decision-making across different contexts0:20:28: The relationship between economics and psychology0:30:45: Peer-review and publishing in economics0:44:14: Start discussing Erik's study on prosociality during the COVID-19 pandemic0:50:09: Deception in psychology and economics experiments0:53:39: The risk dictator game1:03:50: Comparing our COVID study with Erik's studyPodcast linksWebsite: https://bjks.buzzsprout.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BjksPodcastErik's linksWebsite: https://sites.google.com/site/erikwengstrom/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=SRPZRHoAAAAJTwitter: https://twitter.com/ErikWengstromBen's linksWebsite: www.bjks.blog/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=-nWNfvcAAAAJTwitter: https://twitter.com/bjks_tweetsReferencesAndersson, O., Holm, H. J., Tyran, J. R., & Wengström, E. (2016). Deciding for others reduces loss aversion. Management Science.Andersson, O., Holm, H. J., Tyran, J. R., & Wengström, E. (2020). Risking Other People's Money: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Incentives and Personality Traits. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics.Andersson, O., Campos-Mercade, P., Meier, A., & Wengström, E. (2020). Anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces social distancing. Available at SSRN 3765329.Campos-Mercade, P., Meier, A. N., Schneider, F. H., & Wengström, E. (2021). Prosociality predicts health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Public Economics.Kuper-Smith, B. J., Doppelhofer, L. M., Oganian, Y., Rosenblau, G., Korn, C. W. (2021. Risk perception and optimism during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. PsyArXiv.Smaldino: my conversation with Paul Smaldino about formal modelling: https://bjks.buzzsprout.com/1390924/7048246-8-paul-smaldino-cubist-chickens-formal-models-and-the-psychology-curriculumTversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1991). Loss aversion in riskless choice: A reference-dependent model. The quarterly journal of economics.
Episode 7: Der Leuphana-Alumnus Masiar Nashat hat Public Economics, Law and Politics an der Leuphana studiert. Nach dem Studium hat er das Netzwerk für Innovation und Wandel "Feed your Rebel" mitbegründet, welches Innovationsmanager firmenübergreifend vernetzt. Mittlerweile arbeitet er als Trainer und Mitbegründer bei der Beratungsfirma The Rainmaker Tribe. Diese hat sich auf Innovation- und Strategieberatungen spezialisiert. Masiar Nashat hat schon mit vielen Firmen und insbesondere Start-Ups zusammengearbeitet. Besonders in Erinnerung geblieben ist ihm ein Ökosystem-Entwicklungsprojekt in Armenien und der sogenannte Act in Space Hack Plan. Dieser hat Start-Ups zusammengebracht hat, die sich mit Weltraum-Technologien auseinandersetzen. Davon und von vielem mehr erzählt uns Masiar Nashat in der heutigen Podcast-Folge. Viel Spaß beim Hören! Weitere Informationen und Links findet ihr unter: https://podcast.leuphana.de/karriere-leupht-mit-masiar-nashat/ Ihr interessiert euch für weitere Portraits von Public Economics, Law and Politics-Alumni? Dann werdet ihr hier fündig: Episode 34: Karriere leupht als Coworking-Berater und Podcaster
Gianni De Fraja is Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham, Professor of Public Economics (part-time) at the Università di Roma "Tor Vergata" and Research Fellow at CEPR. He has been Head of the Economics department at the University of Leicester, where he held the William Tyler Chair in Economics; previously he worked at the Universities of York and Bristol, and held visiting posts in Tokyo, Bonn and Barcelona. He received a DPhil from Oxford in 1989, and before that studied in Pisa and Siena. His research interests are in the areas of labour and public economics, and the economics of education. He has published in Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Political Economy, International Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Rand Journal of Economics among others. Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash A Correction Podcast Episodes RSS
Hunt Allcott is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research visiting the Economics Department at Harvard University in 2020-2021. An applied microeconomist who studies topics in behavioral economics, environmental economics, public economics, and industrial organization, Prof. Allcott is also a Co-Editor of the Journal of Public Economics and a Scientific Director of ideas42, a think tank that applies insights from psychology and economics to business and policy design problems. Prof. Allcott is a leading scholar in the emerging field of behavioral public economics, which asks questions such as: How can we do welfare analysis if choice does not necessarily identify utility? How do we empirically measure consumer bias? How do we set socially optimal policies in the presence of bias? Are nudges a good idea? Behavioral economics extends the study of public economics in three ways: 1) new welfare implications of standard policies; 2) new policy tools like nudges; and 3) better predictions about how people respond to policy. One of Prof. Allcott’s recent notable studies is on payday loans, a type of short-term, high-interest loan that is typically due on the borrower’s next payday. Critics of payday lending argue that the practice is predatory and can trap vulnerable borrowers in debt they can’t afford, and a number of laws have been passed over the years to regulate the practice. In Prof. Allcott’s study, he seeks to answer the question of whether or not borrowers act in their own best interest (in which case, restricting payday lending would decrease welfare). He found that the most inexperienced borrowers underestimate their likelihood of borrowing again, whereas more experienced borrowers are accurate in their prediction of future borrowing – sophistication (the ability to predict future preferences) is gained with experience. Therefore, the truth is likely to be in the middle – that neither an outright ban on payday lending nor an utter lack of regulation would improve consumer welfare. How can policymakers take into account this heterogeneity when developing policy? Is it even possible or optimal to do so? Another fascinating experiment evaluates behaviorally motivated policy (Allcott and Taubinsky 2015). There are tremendous financial costs saved if one uses CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) light bulbs instead of incandescent ones, but many still purchase a large amount of incandescent ones. What explains this? Does it mean that consumers are biased and don’t know what’s best for themselves? How would one quantify the alleged bias in units of dollars? This is where the topic of “sin tax” comes into play. To impose any sin tax or regulation, it is implicitly assumed that “consumers are unable to make market decisions that yield personal savings, that the regulator is able to identify these consumer mistakes, and that the regulator should correct economic harm that people do to themselves” (Ted Gayer 2011). A key point in Prof. Allcott’s work, however, is that behavioral public economists try to “debias” imperfectly informed or inattentive consumers; they’re not trying to convince them to buy one kind of product or the other, hence minimizing the “demand effects.” We end the interview with Prof. Alloctt’s recent work “The Welfare Effects of Social Media,” in which he and Stanford economist Matthew Gentzkow and others attempt to show how Facebook can impact well-being negatively, both socially and individually. Surveyed subjects were more likely to reduce their awareness of and attention to politics and be less polarized when they’re cut off from social media. It is interesting to note that participants were being paid to temporarily leave Facebook, and many asked for high prices that wouldn’t be sustainable in the long run.
Eric Kinaga (@EricKinaga) is a Kenyan-born writer, social justice enthusiast, working for Transparency International Kenya (https://tikenya.org/) and is the campaign coordinator for the Shule Yangu Campaign Alliance (https://shuleyangu.co.ke/) aiming to protect public schools via open data initiatives. On this podcast episode, we also welcome another “guest co-host”, Neil Sorensen, who is the Communications Specialist for Landportal (Landportal.org) an NGO committed to improving land governance through open-access data and cross-sectoral collaboration. The interview describes how Eric got interested in anti-corruption issues, how he got involved in the Shule Yangu Alliance, and what other civil-society run anti-corruption efforts can learn from the initiative. Eric outlines how open online databases can help to foster transparency to prevent land-grabbing and how marginalized groups can be included in the efforts to prevent land corruption. Eric describes the knowledge gaps that exist around the impact of naming rights of private schools and how to incentivize media outlets to cover the often complex land corruption issues. Documentaries mentioned by Eric: Documentaries by ShuleYangu Alliance on School Land Grabbing: Not My School: https://youtu.be/JvdRFrah5c4 My School My Life: https://youtu.be/n0wqkEf8ROY My School My Responsibility: https://youtu.be/PQdhCfX8lqI Shule Yangu Digital Platforms: Website: https://shuleyangu.co.ke/ OpenData Platform: https://opendata.shuleyangu.co.ke/ SY Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/shuleyangu SY Facebook Account: https://web.facebook.com/ShuleYanguCampaign Papers on the importance of media freedom: Brunetti, A., & Weder, B. (2003). A free press is bad news for corruption. Journal of Public Economics, 87(7-8), 1801-1824. Starke, C., Naab, T. K., & Scherer, H. (2016). Free to expose corruption: The impact of media freedom, internet access and governmental online service delivery on corruption. International Journal of Communication, 10, 21. Pick of the Podcast: Duncan Green - How change happens, http://how-change-happens.com/
At WhyFI Matter$, we believe one of the ways to achieve financial independence is by understanding the economy. Today I am so excited because we will be hearing from Dr. Carly Urban, an Associate Professor of Economics at Montana State University and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As you can see she has dedicated a lot of her career to teaching others about economics! A lot of her work and research focuses on the effects of policies designed to improve financial education. Dr. Urban's work has appeared in many academic channel such as the Economic Journal, the Journal of Human Resources, and the Journal of Public Economics. Her work has received the attention of many media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, TIME and Vox! Listen as we talk about her various research papers, the importance of financial education, and the state of the economy right now. Dr. Urban: https://www.montana.edu/econ/directory/1524694/carly-urbanSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/whyfimatters)
A convidada é professora Associada da Nova SBE desde 2004, doutorada em economia da Université catholique de Louvain, na Bélgica. Tem investigação publicada em temas de federalismo fiscal, economia política e concorrência fiscal, em revistas da especialidade, incluindo The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of International Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, e Journal of Urban Economics. É professora associada, com agregação, na Nova School of Business and Economics, à qual se juntou em 2004. Ensina ou ensinou Economia Pública, Teoria dos Jogos, Economia da Pobreza, Microeconomia. Já foi directora académica do Mestrado em Economia, do Mestrado de Investigação em Economia, e do Doutoramento em Economia na Nova SBE. Faz parte do Comité de Coordenação do Doutoramento em Economia. É co-organizadora da conferência bi-anual Lisbon Meeting on Economics and Political Science. Foi coordenadora da área científica de economia da Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos entre 2014 e 2018. É contribuinte regular do Jornal Público. Edição: Martim Cunha Rego
Susana Peralta é professora de economia na Nova SBE e colunista no jornal Público. A convidada tem investigação sobretudo nas áreas da economia pública e economia política. -> Aqui o inquérito para (i) o/a convidado/a que gostavam de voltar a ouvir no podcast e (ii) enviarem as vossas perguntas para o episódio especial de ‘perguntas dos ouvintes’. -> Apoie este projecto e faça parte da comunidade de mecenas do 45 Graus em: 45graus.parafuso.net/apoiar O episódio que vão ouvir foi gravado ao vivo, e transmitido online, no âmbito do festival de podcasts ‘Podes’. Vejam aqui o vídeo da conversa Índice da conversa: Porque falamos tanto hoje de desigualdade? Dados sobre desigualdade: World Inequality Lab; World Inequality Report 2018 Economia do desenvolvimento O crescimento económico vs pobreza Poupança Inquérito à Situação Financeira das Famílias (INE) Heterogeneidade na poupança e a necessidade de fazer “oversampling at the top” Problema da Iliteracia financeira em Portugal Aumento da desigualdade a nível mundial nas últimas décadas Livro: “Inequality: What Can Be Done”, de Anthony B. Atkinson Causas Globalização Efeito “winner-takes-all” Monopólios naturais Tecnologia Tecnológicas, artistas, desportistas J. K. Rowling, Ronaldo O problema da destruição dos empregos do meio Stiglitz e o mercado de trabalho enquanto um mundo de rendas Um aumento dos impostos para os rendimentos mais altos geraria uma diminuição da desigualdade mesmo no rendimento base. Salários dos CEOs Paper Thomas Piketty et al CEOs no mercado do petróleo Desigualdade de oportunidades (o que verdadeiramente interessa) Portugal: estudo da EDULOG sobre equidade no acesso ao ensino superior Londres: mapa ‘lives on the line’ Porque há tão poucos dados para estudo (microdados) em Portugal? BPLIM (Banco de Portugal) As especificidades da desigualdade em Portugal Dados sobre a desigualdade em Portugal Desigualdade comparada com outros países europeus Estudo Fundação Gulbenkian: “Só 24% dos jovens abaixo dos 30 anos têm casa própria” Monopsónio no mercado laboral O problema da educação Pesadelo na Cozinha Investigação de Francisco Queiró sobre o efeito da qualificação dos gestores no desempenho das empresas Luca David Opromolla e a importância da escala das empresas Em Portugal, a desigualdade é maior no rendimento ou no património? -> Sabemos como compara a desigualdade no património com os países europeus? Faz sentido um imposto sobre o património? 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Tem investigação publicada em temas de federalismo fiscal, economia política e concorrência fiscal, em revistas da especialidade, incluindo The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of International Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, e Journal of Urban Economics. É professora associada, com agregação, na Nova School of Business and Economics, à qual se juntou em 2004. Ensina ou ensinou Economia Pública, Teoria dos Jogos, Economia da Pobreza, Microeconomia. Já foi directora académica do Mestrado em Economia, do Mestrado de Investigação em Economia, e do Doutoramento em Economia na Nova SBE. Faz parte do Comité de Coordenação do Doutoramento em Economia. É co-organizadora da conferência bi-anual Lisbon Meeting on Economics and Political Science. Foi coordenadora da área científica de economia da Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos entre 2014 e 2018. É contribuinte regular do Jornal Público.
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In today’s episode, I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Michael Hallsworth, managing director at Behavioral Insights Team North America and co-author of the new book, Behavioral Insights. Before that, he led their global work on health and tax for five years. Michael was previously a Senior Policy Advisor in the Cabinet Office of the UK government and has in-depth experience in both policy development and service delivery for national governments and international organizations. He has also been a leading figure in developing the field of applying behavioral science to government, having authored several influential frameworks such as EAST, Behavioral Government, and the MINDSPACE report (which has been cited more than 800 times to date). His work has been published in The Lancet, the Journal of Public Economics, Nature Human Behaviour, and more. His new book, Behavioral Insights, which was co-authored with Elspeth Kirkman and published by the MIT Press, was released in September. When you get yours, if you opt for the physical version, you’ll see it’s this adorable little pocket-sized version of a book. A little smaller than most these days and it has really great full-bleed callout pages. Michael has worked on so many amazing projects over the years, I’m honored he is sharing some of them with us today--and some great tips for approaching your own research and testing, based on their book Behavioral Insights. Show Notes: [00:46] Today I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Michael Hallsworth, managing director at Behavioral Insights Team North America. [03:48] About ten years ago Michael started working in an organization that was all about how you apply evidence to improve the way government works. [05:43] The Behavioral Insights Team includes 200 people across the world including Sydney, Paris, New York, and Toronto. They take behavioral science and try to improve the way policies and services are designed and the way government works. [07:51] Michael shares a project he is really proud of that relates to antibiotics prescribing in the UK. [09:35] They found a 1% decline in antibiotic prescribing at the end just by sending a letter from England’s Chief Medical Officer and giving information based on social norms. [10:29] In Australia, they built on the antibiotic project. Bec Weeks shared about this in her interview on the show (episode 119). It has also been done in Italy and other countries as well. [12:21] On Generalizability: They have seen studies with surprisingly similar results, but that isn’t always the case. [13:36] The key is trying to have that productive tension between retaining the active ingredient that worked, but adapting it so it continues to work elsewhere. [14:36] Testing is very important. We may see something that works across the board, but we still should be questioning it and looking at what is different in other scenarios. [16:01] Most of the frameworks they share in the book have some aspects in common around identifying the goals and behavior upfront and then going deeper to understand what is happening. [16:59] Then they try to come up with interventions that attempt to address the factors you have seen. Then you should do the implementation and testing of those solutions or interventions. [17:19] Rather than just stopping at the result phase, ask “How might we take this result and help it be used elsewhere?” [18:37] The ten-stage framework in the book takes you through all these different steps from start to solution. [20:01] Michael shares a story about a policy project where they implemented a higher-level strategy around the sugar drink tax in the UK. [22:01] It is very important to understand the problem and ask the right questions before you start implementing things. [23:25] They discuss the “macaroni and cheese study” by Barbara Rolls about portion size. [25:48] Micheal shares about their rapid trials with cities for communicating urgent messages to their residents during the pandemic. [27:47] They looked at the best way of communicating proper face masks. [29:30] The Behavioral Insights Team has worked on a lot of different projects. He recalls a carpooling project he worked on which had no effect. [29:54] They publish an annual report and they are very open about projects that didn’t get a result because it may point towards the fact that a bigger intervention is needed. [31:04] If all we ever see is what goes really well or what was successful and don’t look at anything that wasn’t, it just creates a completely different perspective on the field and sets things up differently. [32:23] At the end of the book they talk about bigger policy issues and their criticisms of the approaches. They try to explain these issues and give ways forward. [34:01] At the beginning of the book they talk about the 3 Pillars of Behavioral Insights. [36:39] It was awesome to learn about the way the Behavioral Insights Team may approach problems so those looking to apply behavioral economics within their business have a framework that could work well for them as well. [37:24] Don’t forget to check out the year-end sale going on now. Thanks for listening. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android. If you like what you heard, please leave a review on iTunes and share what you liked about the show. Let’s connect: Melina@TheBrainyBusiness.com The Brainy Business® on Facebook The Brainy Business on Twitter The Brainy Business on Instagram The Brainy Business on LinkedIn Melina on LinkedIn The Brainy Business on Youtube More from The Brainy Business: Master Your Mindset Mini-Course BE Thoughtful Revolution - use code BRAINY to save 10% Get Your FREE ebook Melina’s John Mayer Pandora Station! Listen to what she listens to while working. Special Year-End Sale
A study in the Journal of Public Economics finds that people who vote, regardless of party affiliation, are more likely to comply with voluntary public health directives during the pandemic. Co-author John Barrios of WashU’s Olin Business School explains what the study tells us about America.
In this week’s episode, Correspondent Sally James talks with Behavioral Insights Team members Michael Hallsworth and Elspeth Kirkman, who present a definitive introduction to the behavioral insights approach, which applies evidence about human behavior to practical problems. With support from their book, Behavioral Insights, Hallsworth and Kirkman describe core features, origins, and practical examples of this particular approach to problem solving. They examine how the approach is grounded in the use of evidence about human behavior to address problems, and experimentation to evaluate the impact of the solutions. They also take a look at the limitations and ethical implications of the approach, and consider what the future holds for this fast-moving area. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation—and stay in the know about what’s going on in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Michael Hallsworth is Managing Director, North America at the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT) and an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Columbia University. He has been a leading figure in developing the field of applying behavioral science to government, having authored several influential frameworks such as the MINDSPACE report. His work has been published in the Journal of Public Economics, The Lancet, The Oxford Review of Economic Policy, and others. Elspeth Kirkman is a long-standing member of the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). In her most recent role, Elspeth led BIT’s work on health, education, and local government. Before that she led the North American office between 2015 and 2018. She is currently on a secondment to the innovation charity, Nesta. She has published in academic journals and taught at a variety of institutions, most notably Harvard University and the University of Warwick. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London. Sally James is a science writer in Seattle. She has talked her way into autopsies, murder scenes, surgeries and medical research labs. She’s been writing for the South Seattle Emerald about the intersection of the pandemic and racism. She is past president of the nonprofit Northwest Science Writers Association, and volunteer in health literacy. Find her at www.seattlesciencewriter.com. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780262539401 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here or text TOWN HALL to 44321.
In this week’s episode, Correspondent Sally James talks with Behavioral Insights Team members Michael Hallsworth and Elspeth Kirkman, who present a definitive introduction to the behavioral insights approach, which applies evidence about human behavior to practical problems. With support from their book, Behavioral Insights, Hallsworth and Kirkman describe core features, origins, and practical examples of this particular approach to problem solving. They examine how the approach is grounded in the use of evidence about human behavior to address problems, and experimentation to evaluate the impact of the solutions. They also take a look at the limitations and ethical implications of the approach, and consider what the future holds for this fast-moving area. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation—and stay in the know about what’s going on in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Michael Hallsworth is Managing Director, North America at the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT) and an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Columbia University. He has been a leading figure in developing the field of applying behavioral science to government, having authored several influential frameworks such as the MINDSPACE report. His work has been published in the Journal of Public Economics, The Lancet, The Oxford Review of Economic Policy, and others. Elspeth Kirkman is a long-standing member of the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). In her most recent role, Elspeth led BIT’s work on health, education, and local government. Before that she led the North American office between 2015 and 2018. She is currently on a secondment to the innovation charity, Nesta. She has published in academic journals and taught at a variety of institutions, most notably Harvard University and the University of Warwick. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London. Sally James is a science writer in Seattle. She has talked her way into autopsies, murder scenes, surgeries and medical research labs. She’s been writing for the South Seattle Emerald about the intersection of the pandemic and racism. She is past president of the nonprofit Northwest Science Writers Association, and volunteer in health literacy. Find her at www.seattlesciencewriter.com. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780262539401 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here or text TOWN HALL to 44321.
How much sex are people really having? How many Americans are actually racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can you game the stock market? Does violent entertainment increase the rate of violent crime? Do parents treat sons differently from daughters? How many people actually read the books they buy? In this groundbreaking work, Stephens-Davidowitz, a Harvard-trained economist and former Google data scientist, argues that much of what we thought about people has been dead wrong. The reason? People lie. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a New York Times op-ed contributor and former Google data scientist. He received a BA in philosophy from Stanford, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a PhD in economics from Harvard. His research—which uses new, big data sources to uncover hidden behaviors and attitudes—has appeared in prestigious publications such as The Journal of Public Economics. His first job in journalism was at his local newspaper, The Bergen Record, in high school, where he was an obituary writer. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to http://www.provocativeenlightenment.com
How much sex are people really having? How many Americans are actually racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can you game the stock market? Does violent entertainment increase the rate of violent crime? Do parents treat sons differently from daughters? How many people actually read the books they buy? In this groundbreaking work, Stephens-Davidowitz, a Harvard-trained economist and former Google data scientist, argues that much of what we thought about people has been dead wrong. The reason? People lie. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a New York Times op-ed contributor and former Google data scientist. He received a BA in philosophy from Stanford, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a PhD in economics from Harvard. His research—which uses new, big data sources to uncover hidden behaviors and attitudes—has appeared in prestigious publications such as The Journal of Public Economics. His first job in journalism was at his local newspaper, The Bergen Record, in high school, where he was an obituary writer. To learn more about Seth Stephens-Davidowitz and his work, visit www.sethsd.com
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Filipe Campante é professor da Escola de Altos Estudos Internacionais da Universidade Johns Hopkins, nos Estados Unidos. Ele também escreve para o Jornal Nexo e, antes de ser recrutado pela Johns Hopkins, foi professor de Políticas Públicas na Escola de Governo de Harvard. Filipe é economista formado pela UFRJ, com mestrado pela PUC-Rio e fez seu doutorado em Economia em Harvard.Sua pesquisa foi publicada nos importantes periódicos de economia, inclusive no American Economic Review e no Quarterly Journal of Economics. Filipe é autor de uma extensa bibliografia que já acumula mais de 3.000 citações em várias áreas.Artigos citados:* “Building Nations Through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football.” (with E. DepetrisChauvin and R. Durante) American Economic Review 110(5): 1572-1602, May 2020.* “Does Religion Affect Economic Growth and Happiness? Evidence from Ramadan.” (with D. YanagizawaDrott) Quarterly Journal of Economics 130(2): 615-658, May 2015. * “Isolated Capital Cities, Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from US States.” (with QA Do)American Economic Review 104(8): 2456-2481, August 2014.* “Media and Polarization: Evidence from the Introduction of Broadcast TV in the US.” (with D. Hojman) Journal of Public Economics 100: 79-92, April 2013.* “Redistribution in a Model of Voting and Campaign Contributions.” Journal of Public Economics, 95(7-8): 646-656, August 2011.
Civilian state-owned enterprises in Egypt are in trouble, but military companies are being used to expand the state's stake in the economy. In this talk, Yezid Sayigh will explore the ramifications of this military economy, and how it makes it easier to shift costs and hide losses to the public purse, while continuing to secure the core constituencies of the administration of President Abdel-Fattah Sisi and his governing coalition in the civilian bureaucracy and, especially, the military. Yezid Sayigh is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where he leads the program on Civil-Military Relations in Arab States (CMRAS). His work focuses on the comparative political and economic roles of Arab armed forces and nonstate actors, the impact of war on states and societies, and the politics of postconflict reconstruction and security sector transformation in Arab transitions, and authoritarian resurgence. Previously, Sayigh held teaching and research positions at King’s College London, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford, as well as visiting positions or fellowships at Harvard University, Brandeis University, the American University of Beirut, and the School of Oriental and African Studies. From 1998–2003, he also headed the Middle East program of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Sayigh was also an adviser and negotiator in the Palestinian delegation to the peace talks with Israel and headed the Palestinian delegation to the multilateral peace talks on Arms Control and Regional Security from 1991–1994. From 1999, he provided policy and technical consultancy on the permanent-status peace talks and on Palestinian reform. Davide Luca is a Visiting Fellow at the Middle East Centre and a Research Associate at Cambridge University. His research combines Geography, Political Economy, and Public Economics to focus on the politics of policy delivery and development at the local level. Before joining Cambridge University, Davide was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, worked for the European Commission, and consulted for the European Parliament. He holds a PhD in Economic Geography from the London School of Economics (LSE). Davide's thesis was awarded the 2016 G. Leonardi PhD Dissertation Prize and the 2014 G. Atalık Prize. Join the conversation on Twitter using #LSEEgypt
Today's guest, Dr. Hunt Allcott, had two recent papers with colleagues Benjamin Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky, on whether soda taxes are effective, and how an optimal soda tax might be established. They were published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. These are important papers and an important time, given all the activity around the world on soda taxes. I'm Kelly Brownell, director of the World Food Policy Center at Duke University, and professor of public policy at Duke. Welcome to The Leading Voices in Food. Hunt Allcott is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research, an associate professor of economics at New York University, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics. Hunt, I'm so pleased to have you join us, and would like to begin with a key question based on your work. What are the key ingredients for calculating the economically optimal soda tax? That's a great question, and thank you so much for having me on the program. I'm a big fan of the program and I'm a big fan of the work that you're doing. The key ingredients for calculating the economically optimal soda tax, I would say, are actually the key ingredients for thinking about the optimal policy in any number of domains. And so, there's a subfield called public economics that has a framework for thinking about this, and it is a utilitarian framework. It starts with the idea that everybody is maximizing their happiness, possibly making mistakes in doing so, but they're trying to maximize their happiness or utility, and there is a benevolent policy maker or a government that's trying to do well by its citizens, but it's trying to maximize this sum of happiness across all people [inaudible 00:01:56], and you might call that social welfare. So the way that we think about lots of economic policy problems, setting optimal taxes on sugary drinks, but also tobacco taxes or income taxes or disability insurance, is from this perspective of a benevolent policy maker that's trying to maximize social welfare. And so, what does that framework specifically then say, or what are the key ingredients for an optimal soda tax? I think that the two key ingredients are, really, a share of health costs that are caused by soda consumption, which are those costs that are born by other people, and then, what you might call internality, is are we making some mistake? Are we failing to maximize our own happiness by drinking too much soda, possibly because we don't know how bad the stuff is for us, or because we have self-control problems? Building on those two key ingredients, you, in general, want impose a corrective tax on tobacco or sugary drinks or carbon pollution or anything else, if and only if the consumption generates externalities or internalities. We, in our paper, calculate what we think is the economically optimal tax rate, and for a nationwide tax, our calculation is that somewhere between one and two cents per ounce actually it would be the optimal nationwide tax rate. And so, there's a sense in which the cities are actually pretty close to the optimal tax that we would set nationwide. And these calculations are speculative. There's a whole industry of economists and public health folks that are thinking about what would be the optimal tax on carbon pollution or the optimal tax on tobacco, and this is an early attempt at setting that optimal tax in the context of soda. And so we've done our best, and I think there's more work to be done there to try to figure out what the optimal amount is. You may have noticed that I was a little bit careful in distinguishing between the optimal nationwide tax versus the taxes that are being set in different cities, and that's actually a key distinction. Most of the taxes, in fact, all of the explicit soda taxes that we have are at the city or sometimes the county level in the US, and when that's been done, there are some papers that document what economists call leakage, in other words, that when you tax soda in Philadelphia, people, when they're shopping outside of town, start buying more soda outside of town. Similar things tend to be happening in Berkeley and I imagine they're happening in other cities that have soda taxes. This leakage reduces the effectiveness of the tax. You know, it's basically, you're taxing one good, which is soda in Philadelphia, and demand for another harmful good, soda outside of Philadelphia, rises. And that means that the optimal level of the taxes lower, and the effectiveness of a tax, at any given rate, is lower. And so, it does mean that the optimal city level tax, taking into account leakage, is certainly lower than the optimal nationwide tax that you would set. And what are the ways in which soda tax design can be improved? The most common structure of soda taxes in the US is that you would tax it one cent or two cents per ounce of sugary drinks. Now of course, sugar drinks vary in the amount of sugar that they contain. Soda pop has more sugar per ounce than some other types of SSBs. Sometimes ice tea, for example, have less sugar per ounce, but it really is that sugar that's causing the harm to our health. And so, we would advocate, and some countries have started to do this, that you would set a soda tax that scales with the amount of sugar in the drink, not the amount of liquid that comes with the sugar. And in fact, our team is working on a paper to sort of quantify that point, and other people have made that point as well. So that's one example, and there are others. And given this work, do you think soda taxes are effective public health policy? Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. So one is that it would be cause consumers to, even if they like some kind of sugary drink, it causes consumers to substitute the less sugary drink, so that's good for their health. And the other benefit is, as you stay on the production side, it will induce faster changes in the product. But it certainly seems like the benefits of a tax are not just that price goes up so demand goes down, but indeed what people infer, what information people start to sense that they're getting from their government about the types of things that are being packed. And as an example of this, you may know that there's a paper by Alex Rees-Jones and Kyle Rozema that is circulating recently, that looks at cigarette taxes, and they look at cities that debated, but in the end, did not pass cigarette taxes. So there was no impact in these places on cigarette prices, yet there was a lot of coverage about the health harms from cigarettes, and there seems to be some evidence that people's cigarette consumption in these areas actually went down in response to these debates. And so I think that's clear evidence that the benefits of taxation are not just through the price channel, but they're also through the sort of public debate and information channel. You also have another line of work on food deserts, and have published impressive work on that topic. How much effort do you believe we should put into combating food deserts by subsidizing grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods? It's a great question, and yes it is a something that we've been interested in. We've just had a paper accepted at the Quarterly Journal of Economics that touches on this issue. And we got interested in this because we've been reading about food deserts and reading about nutritional inequality, just the idea that low income folks aren't able to eat as healthfully as high income folk, and then also the fact that low income neighborhoods often have more convenience stores and fewer healthy grocery stores with fresh produce. This sort of correlation, this connection between lack of healthy supply and lack of demand for healthy groceries might've been sort of a causal thing, where the food desert is causing the lack of demand for healthy groceries. And so, we were interested to try to find out if that was actually true. When new grocery stores open up, does that actually impact, does that actually cause people nearby to buy healthier groceries? And so, we looked at this, we gathered Nielsen Homescan data, and we combined that with data on all the grocery stores that have entered in the United States over the last 15 years or so, and it turns out that when grocery stores enter in the food deserts, they don't cause people to eat healthier food. So what does happen is that people shift their shopping towards the new supermarket, but they don't buy healthier foods. And this is, I think, an important fact, and when we think about why we'd want to subsidize grocery stores in underserved areas, I think that this is an important fact to take into account. It doesn't seem to have much of an impact on healthy eating.
Judd Kessler is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School. He received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University in 2004, an M.Phil. in Economics from Cambridge University in 2005, and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University in 2011. In his research, Judd uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments to answer questions in Public Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Market Design. He investigates the economic and psychological forces that motivate individuals to contribute to public goods, with applications including organ donation, worker effort, and charitable giving. He also investigates market design innovations, placing particular emphasis on bringing market design from theory to practice, with applications including course allocation and priority systems for organ allocation. His research has appeared in general interest journals including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Management Science. In 2012, Judd was named one of Forbes Magazine's "30 under 30" in Law and Policy. Corinne Low is an Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, specializing in labor and development economics. Her research brings together applied microeconomic theory with lab and field experiments to understand the determinants of who gets how much across gender and age lines. Current ongoing projects focus on a new technology to examine hiring discrimination, the tradeoff women make between career and family in the US, and the impact of teaching girls negotiation skills in Zambia. Corinne received her PhD in economics from Columbia University and her undergraduate degree in economics and public policy from Duke University, after which she worked as a consultant for McKinsey and Co. At Wharton, Corinne teaches Managerial Economics in the MBA program.
The podcast today is the first part of a 2- Episode series about Adnan's relationship with the screen, his search for authenticity, his path to discovery, and off-loading the burden of expectations, public affirmations and external validations. Adnan Malik is an award winning actor and filmmaker based in Karachi and is the director of AMP, a boutique media production house. A majority of his work uses pop culture, gender and identity as a point of investigation. He is currently directing a variety of music videos and TV commercials and is development for a feature film. As an actor he was the main male lead in “Cake”, an acclaimed Pakistani film that was Pakistan's submission to the academy awards and is now available on Netflix. In the show, Adnan played “Romeo” a sensitive and compassionate lead character and received a lot of acclaim for trying to redefine sub-continental masculine archetypes. Adnan has also been the Video Producer for Coke Studio Pakistan (2008-2013), a highly acclaimed musical platform that bridges barriers, celebrates diversity and encourages unity. In addition Adnan is WWF Pakistan, goodwill ambassador, an Asia Society Young Leader of the World and a public speaker on issues such as mental health and gender identity. Adnan received a bachelor's degree in Film Studies with a minor in Public Economics from Vassar College, where he was the recipient of the Jeane Daly Wirsig Award for ‘Promise and Excellence in the field of Journalism.' Adnan Malik's Social Media Contacts Web: https://vimeo.com/adnanmalikproductions Give this a listen, and please leave us with a suggestion, rating or review You can subscribe to our podcast on: Apple Podcast Stitcher Anchor Fm Google Spotify
Since free elections were introduced in Turkey, no other party has been able to retain its incumbency as much as the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Given incumbents’ tendency to lose support over time, what are the factors which explain the electoral durability of the party? In this event, Dr Luca will explore the rising consolidation of power by the AKP through the lens of distributive politics, aiming to assess how the ruling party has deployed the geographical distribution of public monies towards distinct political ends. Throughout the 2000s, Turkey was portrayed as a model of social and economic success for other countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. Yet, the incumbent government and its economic development model face increasing criticism for corrupt and discretionary practices and arbitrary decision-making. The talk will ultimately argue that the AKP has skilfully used public monies and abused state resources to cement its power and develop its populist, electoral authoritarian regime. Registered on 23 May. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davide Luca is a Visiting Fellow at the Middle East Centre and a Research Associate at Cambridge University. His research combines Geography, Political Economy, and Public Economics to focus on the politics of policy delivery and development at the local level. Çağatay Bircan is a Senior Research Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. His current research is on the effects of international trade, private equity, and banking on innovation and productivity. Ece Kocabıçak is currently working as Fellow of Globalisation, Gender and Development in the Department of Gender Studies at London School of Economics and Political Science. Her teaching and research engage with the contemporary debates in international development, comparative political economy, political sociology, and social inequalities. Image: An AKP supporter. Source: Leonie Balci
How can tax avoidance by corporations be tackled? What are the possible reforms that could make sure that companies pay their fair share of taxes? What can we do to shut down tax havens? What changes will the digital economy bring to the way we conceive of taxation and calculate taxes? These are just some of the questions that Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses with Johannes Becker. Johannes Becker is Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute of Public Economics at the University of Münster. He is a widely acclaimed expert on corporate taxation and international tax competition. You might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.
Governments consist of people, and people respond to incentives. For this reason, there is no better way to understand government than through the tools of economics. Episode 121 of The Seen and the Unseen is a rerun of an old episode of The Pragati Podcast, in which Amit Varma introduces Pavan Srinath to the mindblowing insights of Public Choice Theory. Also check out: What Does It Mean to Be Libertarian? -- ep 64 of The Seen and the Unseen Public Choice: A Primer -- Eomonn Butler Politics Without Romance -- Amit Varma's monthly column on Public Choice for Bloomberg Quint Parkinson's Law -- C Northcote Parkinson The Calculus of Consent -- James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock Bureaucracy and Public Economics -- William A Niskanen Urban Governance in India -- ep 31 of The Seen and the Unseen Restaurant Regulations in India -- ep 18 of The Seen and the Unseen Of Endings and Beginnings -- Amit Varma's goodbye editorial for Pragati
At this event European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici discussed the European Commission’s proposal for a transition to qualified majority voting (QMV) in certain areas of shared EU taxation policy. His speech was followed by a panel discussion. Keynote speech Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Director Johannes Becker, Professor and Director of Institute of Public Economics, University of Muenster Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Paola Profeta, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University
In episode 37, we explore the relationship between philanthropy and the notion of a Welfare State. We look at the role philanthropy played in the origins of state welfare, what economics and other sciences can tell us about the relationship between the two, and how we should view the role of philanthropy in relation to the state today. Including: -The history of the back-and-forth relationship between philanthropy and state in the UK -Why did some think the birth of the Welfare State should have spelt the end for philanthropy? -Is there a relationship between the size of the state and levels of giving? -Does state welfare provision necessarily "crowd out" philanthropy? Or could it actually "crowd it in"? -The importance of charitable campaigning within the welfare state -The emergence of outsourcing and public service commissioning -Are we now seeing a backlash against public service delivery by charities? Links: My piece on “The UK Civil Society Strategy and The History of State vs Philanthropic Welfare Provision” for HistPhil.org Davies, R (2016) Public Good by Private Means: How philanthropy shapes Britain, Ch 2 “Philanthropy and Welfare” CAF (2016), Gross Domestic Philanthropy: An international analysis of tax, GDP & giving Andreoni & Payne, (2009) Is crowding out entirely due to fundraising?, Journal of Public Economics 95 Andreoni & Payne, (2003) Do Government Grants to Private Charities Crowd Out Giving or Fund-raising?, American Economic Review No 93 vol 3. Andreoni (1993) An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis, The American Economic Review No 83 vol 5. CAF Giving Thought blog (2018) ‘Initial thoughts on the Civil Society Strategy”
What are the paradoxes of economic development? How can we preserve liberal democracy in an era of populism and polarisation? In this episode of the Governance Podcast, Professor Barry Weingast of Stanford University joins Professor Mark Pennington of King's College London for a conversation on the key lessons we've learned from the study of political economy. Subscribe on iTunes and Spotify Subscribe to the Governance Podcast on iTunes and Spotify today and get all our latest episodes directly in your pocket. The Guest Barry R. Weingast is the Ward C. Krebs Family Professor, Department of Political Science, and a Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution. He served as Chair of the Department of Political Science from 1996 through 2001. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Weingast's research focuses on the political foundation of markets, economic reform, and regulation. He has written extensively on problems of political economy of development, federalism and decentralization, legal institutions and the rule of law, and democracy. Weingast is co-author of Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History (with Douglass C. North and John Joseph Wallis, 2009, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) and Analytic Narratives (1998, Princeton). He edited (with Donald Wittman) The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy (Oxford University Press, 2006). Weingast has won numerous awards, including the William H. Riker Prize, the Heinz Eulau Prize (with Ken Shepsle), the Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award (with Kenneth Schultz), and the James L. Barr Memorial Prize in Public Economics. Follow Us For more information about our upcoming podcasts and events, follow us on facebook or twitter (@csgskcl). Skip Ahead 1:00 In response to the age old question, ‘why are some countries rich and others poor?' you argue that some countries fail to develop because they are stuck in a ‘violence trap.' What do you mean by that? 3:46: How does your explanation for the persistence of poverty differ from others? 6:08: How can developing countries escape from the violence trap? 7:50: Economists have often assumed that markets existed in societies before states began to interfere with them. You argue that markets don't necessarily exist in many developing societies, but violence does. Why do so many economists have a different starting point? 9:43: In many ways, you're arguing against the idea that markets are natural phenomena. You argue instead that markets have to be sustained within certain institutional conditions- but whether you actually get to those institutional conditions is the big question. 13:22: It's not only markets that aren't natural phenomena—democracy is also not a natural phenomenon. How can we build democracy where it doesn't exist? 15:12: Is there anything that external bodies or national policies can recommend to help governments reduce the stakes of power? 17:35: How do you respond to Easterly's arguments about foreign intervention? 18:52: Looking at your insights into early economic development in Europe, much of the good outcomes are unintended. Could we conclude that development isn't something one can plan or design policy for? 21:48: What is an example of a democracy-promoting policy that isn't just focused on creating elections? 23:23: What is the role of beliefs or moral attitudes in your framework? 25:55: Is there a role for political entrepreneurs to help societies out of their violence traps? 27:28: Do you see any implications of your research for contemporary events? Today we're seeing a lot of ‘us versus them' zero sum thinking. Can people find ways to discover mutual gains from cooperation in this environment? 30:25: What is the contemporary importance of your work on market-preserving federalism? 35:35: How can we explain the current shift in public opinion against market-preserving federalism across the west? 39:02: What are your future projects?
How much sex are people really having? How many Americans are actually racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can you game the stock market? Does violent entertainment increase the rate of violent crime? Do parents treat sons differently from daughters? How many people actually read the books they buy? In this groundbreaking work, Stephens-Davidowitz, a Harvard-trained economist and former Google data scientist, argues that much of what we thought about people has been dead wrong. The reason? People lie. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a New York Times op-ed contributor and former Google data scientist. He received a BA in philosophy from Stanford, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a PhD in economics from Harvard. His research—which uses new, big data sources to uncover hidden behaviors and attitudes—has appeared in prestigious publications such as The Journal of Public Economics. His first job in journalism was at his local newspaper, The Bergen Record, in high school, where he was an obituary writer. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to http://www.provocativeenlightenment.com
Future Squared with Steve Glaveski - Helping You Navigate a Brave New World
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a New York Times op-ed contributor, a visiting lecturer at The Wharton School, and a former Google data scientist. He received a BA in philosophy from Stanford, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and a PhD in economics from Harvard. His research—which uses new, big data sources to uncover hidden behaviors and attitudes—has appeared in the Journal of Public Economics and other prestigious publications and has just surfaced in his new book, Everybody Lies - New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are, which explores what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our world. Expect to learn a number of things in this episode of Future Squared, including: - Topics Discussed: - What kinds of things we usually tell Google that we wouldn’t tell our loved ones - The connection between the school you go and your level of success in life - How AI and machine learning can behave in a way that may be construed as racist - Correlation and causation - How companies can use data to build better products - Why customer surveys don’t work - What most startups get wrong about AB testing - How much data is enough when testing assumptions underpinning a new product idea - How your Google search history can be used to identify health risk factors and diagnose users - Are we collecting too much data to the point where it’s difficult to extract anything meaningful? - Are ‘online echo chambers’ are actually a thing? - How data can be used to mitigate decisions that stem from our personal biases and entrenched belief systems - Why the real us often shows up at 2am on PornHub Show Notes: Web: Sethsd.com Twitter: @SethS_D Amazon: www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lies-Internet-About-Really/dp/0062390856 Listen on iTunes: goo.gl/sMnEa0 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future If you've got any questions on this podcast feel free to send an email to steve@collectivecamp.us or tweet me on Twitter @steveglaveski or @future_squared Like us? It'd make our day if you took 1 minute to show some love on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud by subscribing, sharing and giving us a 5 star rating. To sign up to our mailing list head to www.futuresquared.xyz For more information on Collective Campus, our innovation hub, school and consultancy based in Australia and Singapore check out www.collectivecamp.us
Shanta Devarajan is the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region. Since joining the World Bank in 1991, he has been a Principal Economist and Research Manager for Public Economics in the Development Research Group, and the Chief Economist of the Human Development Network, South Asia, and Africa Region. Shanta was the director of the World Development Report 2004, ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. Before 1991, he was on the faculty of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Shanta is the author and co-author of over 100 publications, with his research covering public economics, trade policy, natural resources and the environment, and general equilibrium modeling of developing countries. Born in Sri Lanka, Shanta received his B.A. in Mathematics from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley. In this episode, you will learn: why Shanta decided to take a sabbatical from lecturing and never went back. about Shanta’s passion to end world poverty. how experiencing living on a $1 a day with a poor family made Shanta realize that the failure lies with government. how empowering people in poverty-stricken countries with information could be the catalyst to end poverty. the huge government failures and market distortions threatening the economy in India. why teachers and doctors in India are absent from work 25% and 40% of the time respectively and how this is affecting progress. how the powerful medical union in India are making healthcare inaccessible to the poor. about how crony capitalism is preventing SMEs from growing in the MENA region. why Tunisia has failed to develop into an export-oriented economy due the legacy of the Ben Ali family and their connections to firms operating in heavily protected markets. that the failure for governments to continue with social contracts due to high deficits triggered the Arab Spring. about Colonel Gaddafi’s regime and how he managed to keep peace between tribes. how water subsidies and water-intensive crops are depleting water resources in Yemen. and much much more. Never miss an episode by subscribing on iTunes and get access to all previous Economic Rockstar podcast episodes. Join my community of educators - teachers and lecturers - who want to learn how to build a website, launch a podcast and create educational videos. Take the Economic Rockstar podcast survey and be in with a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Dr. John Constable is the Director of the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) an independent UK charity that publishes data and analysis on the energy sector . Dr Constable has been working in energy policy since 2004 and is known for his data-grounded view that current policy targets for renewables are infeasible, unaffordable, and almost certainly counterproductive. We will hear more about the debate surrounding the REF’s study that showed turbine performance deteriorating much more quickly with age than that claimed by the wind industry. The study was authored by Dr. Gordon Hughes.Dr Gordon Hughes is a Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh where he teaches courses in the Economics of Natural Resources and Public Economics. He was a senior adviser on energy and environmental policy at the World Bank until 2001. He has advised governments on the design and implementation of environmental policies and was responsible for some of the World Bank’s most important environmental guidelines. Naturally the wind industry is not taking this news well… For example, Windpower Monthly printed ”No big drop in performance as turbines get older” by David Milborrow. David Milborrow makes money as a technical adviser to the journal WindPower Monthly and to the BWEA and has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from City University GB.
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