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Econ Minute Podcast

Eric Fruits, Ph.D.

Econ Minute covers real world economics that can affect you, your family, and your work. The podcast is more than a minute and covers much more than just economics. For more, visit EconMinut...

Episodes

15 episodes

How does a family business survive three generations? An interview with the CEO of Beaverton Foods

For this episode of the EconMinute podcast, we again co-host with Jim Pasero, publisher of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter. We are join...

54:12Nov 28, 2017

Wildfires and regulation: How the Portland Spirit business deals with disaster

For this episode of Econ Minute, we are doing an experiment. In collaboration with the Oregon Transformation Project, we have Jim Pasero - a...

74:52Nov 4, 2017

Reforming health care: A lesson from Apollo 13

“Houston, we have a problem.” It’s the most famous line from Apollo 13 and perhaps how most Republicans are feeling about their plans to rep...

14:28Aug 5, 2017

Taxes, more taxes, and ... "recreational" marijuana

With the ink barely dry on Oregon's costly Low Carbon Fuel Standard law, Portland city commissioner Steve Novick bets than a 10-cents-a-gall...

22:11Oct 11, 2015

Unspoiled by progress

With legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Oregon just a day away, Portland City Hall is still working out how it plans to regulat...

25:18Oct 2, 2015

Déjà vu all over again

It’s "déjà vu all over again" on the Tuesday Memo / Econ Minute podcast. A few days after Los Angeles declares a state of emergency on homel...

22:06Oct 2, 2015

TuesdayMemo/EconMinute podcast: Win-win

"Win-win" is the topic for this week's podcast because it's "game on" for Portland's election season. Oregon state treasurer Ted Wheeler ent...

27:46Sep 17, 2015

TuesdayMemo and EconMinute team up to podcast about Portland

TuesdayMemo and EconMinute team up for a very Portland podcast. We bring together politics, economics, and a dose of common sense into the c...

24:09Aug 9, 2015

Hillary Clinton, jobs, Big Bird, and trolls all in one short podcast!

Big issues in this week's Econ Minute Podcast: Hillary Clinton gets it wrong on the economy jobs connection. Don't blame Baby Boomers for th...

17:15Jun 18, 2015

The worst solution to homelessness, Millennials and their parents, and a taste of Chinese wines

This week's Econ Minute Podcast spans the globe and crosses generations. First we have what may be the one of the worst solutions to urban h...

12:15May 13, 2015

Uber, criminal background checks, streetcars, and transportation safety. Does education pass the "smell test?"

This week's podcast looks at intersection of the ridesharing service Uber, criminal background checks, streetcars, and transportation safety...

12:06May 6, 2015

Millennials, affordable housing, and taxing star scientists

What are Millennials and what do they want? Econ Minute answers that with a presentation from the PSU Center for Real Estate Annual Conferen...

18:40Apr 29, 2015

Gridlock, Painkiller Abuse, Jobs, and Free Speech

Podcast: Gridlock, Painkiller Abuse, Jobs, and Free Speech. For more, visit EconMinute.com .

12:22Apr 29, 2015

Minimum Wage, Short People, Tall People, and Dinosaur Science

Minimum Wage, Short People, Tall People, and Dinosaur Science. For more, visit EconMinute.com .

13:08Apr 29, 2015

First Podcast – Subsidies, Smokes, And Solar

First Podcast: Subsidies, Smokes, and a Solar Scandal. For more, visit EconMinute.com .

11:09Apr 29, 2015