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Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger on Geoeconomics and its Policy Implications
As geopolitical power struggles continue to unfold across the globe, the burgeoning field of geoeconomics is becoming increasingly crucial as a tool to help understand how nations leverage their economic strength in the political arena.

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Vani Swarupa Murali on the Lack of Decentralization in India and Its impact on Water Depletion
Shruti and Vani Swarupa Murali discuss the Indian state and its impact on farmers’ livelihood and the environmental consequences

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Environmental Economics — Bobbi Herzberg on Climate Change and Polycentricity
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Matthew Raskin on Treasury Market Stability, Interest Rates, and the Fed’s Balance Sheet
Increased central clearing and use of the Standing Repo Facility are just a few ways to improve the liquidity and stability of the Treasury market.

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Boris Litvin on Spectatorship, Memes, and Rousseau
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David Papell on the History, Motivations, and Current Applications of Monetary Policy Rules
Embracing inertial policy rules could have spared the Fed from the errors it committed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 recession.

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Kartikeya Batra on Long-Run Effects of Land Redistribution in India
In this episode, Kartikeya Batra and Shruti discuss land titling, land redistribution, and property rights in India.

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Peter Boettke & Jennifer Burns on the Life of Milton Friedman
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Rachel Siegel on the Fed, Commercial Real Estate, and the Economics of the 2024 Election
As inflation and other economic issues top the list of concerns heading into next year’s election, the commercial real estate market remains a major threat to financial and broader macro stability.

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Will Bateman on the History and Evolving Nature of the Fiscal Fed
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Fed has a long and extensive fiscal history of building, smoothing, and rescuing US Treasury debt markets.

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- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Vatsal Khandelwal on Pessimistic Belief Correction and its Impact on Well-Being
In this episode, Shruti and Vatsal Khandelwal discuss incorrect beliefs and how they impact social norms, social networks, support groups, and student expectations on performance.

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Virtual Sentiments — Eileen Hunt on Mary Shelley and the Ethics of AI
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PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy
Quantitative theory-based analysis has begun to take over the field of macroeconomics over the past 40 years, and this is having major impacts on the pedagogic future of the discipline.

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Christopher Coyne on the History of Surveillance Capitalism
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Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum
In addition to being a pioneer and a titan in the fields of macroeconomics and monetary policy, Bennett McCallum was an even better colleague, friend, and husband who has left an illustrious legacy.

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Sarath Pillai on the Influence of Nineteenth Century German Thought on Early Twentieth Century Indian Constitutionalists
In this episode, Shruti chats with Sarath Pillai about German lessons from India’s nationalism and constitutionalism and how those ideas have influenced modern day India.

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Environmental Economics — Katie Wright on Sustainability and Water Scarcity
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Sam Hammond on AI, Techno-Feudalism, and the Future of the State
As AI technology continues to swiftly develop, the role of government may soon undergo a radical transformation.

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Marc Goldwein on the US Government Budget: Structure, Challenges, and Reform Strategies
In order to help secure the long-term health of the US economy, policymakers must begin to grapple with the harsh realities of entitlements reform.

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Rithika Kumar on the Impact of Male Migration on Women’s Political Engagement
Shruti Rajagopalan and Rithika Kumar discuss gender, urbanization, and politics in India.
