EconoFact Chats

Economics has changed, with new areas of inquiry such as behavioral economics, the role of information, and network and contagion effects. Economics students have also changed, coming from more diverse backgrounds, representing a wider range of ages, and having broader career and life interests. The economy has changed as well, due to the 2008 financial crisis, the rise of the digital economy, the...

Policing in minority communities has been a focus of the protests that followed the tragic death of George Floyd. Jennifer Doleac of Texas A&M University speaks with EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein about the need to test a range of policy initiatives, from training, to community outreach, to improve efficacy, and build trust within communities. Prof. Doleac is also the host of Probable...

In the second episode of EconoFact Chats, New York Times economics reporter, and EconoFact Board Member Eduardo Porter speaks with EconoFact's Michael Klein about his new book, 'American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise' – a timely subject in light of the recent widespread protests about systemic racism across the U.S.

We are now in the acute economic phase of a crisis that is unprecedented in modern times — a health crisis from the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked a follow-on economic crisis. In this inaugural episode of EconoFact Chats, Dan Sichel at Wellesley College speaks with EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein about the economics of the COVID-19 crisis, what makes this crisis unique, and what...