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Economy/Labor Issues (Audio)

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From jobs to trade, experts weigh in on the US and world economies.

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14 episodes

It’s Not So Simple: An Examination of How the Internal Revenue Code Fails to Contemplate the Economic Realities of Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families

Families with disabled students often face extra out-of-pocket costs—costs they wouldn’t have if their child weren’t disabled—to secure the...

00:39:51Feb 16, 2026

The Moral Economy of Resource Extraction and the Future of Industrialization

The "energy transition" is actually a shift from relying on fossil fuels (like coal, oil, and gas) to using metals to generate energy. Howev...

01:20:24Jun 10, 2025

Do Cash Transfers Save Lives?

Does giving cash up front improve the health and wellbeing of people in poor communities? In this program, Edward (Ted) Miguel, professor of...

01:11:51Jan 27, 2025

The Future of American Democracy: The 2024 Election and Beyond

As voters prepare to head to the polls on Election Day, join the Goldman School of Public Policy and Cal Performances for a critical look at...

01:13:45Nov 1, 2024

Housing and Homelessness in California

Across the United States, homelessness has been on the rise. In California, there have been over 181,000 people without a stable place to ca...

00:38:45Aug 15, 2024

Poverty in America with Matthew Desmond

What's the root cause of poverty in America? And how do we fix it? In this discussion, Matthew Desmond, renowned Princeton sociologist and a...

00:14:39Feb 9, 2024

Policies to Restore the American Dream with Raj Chetty

Where did the American Dream of hard work equals upward mobility go? And what will it take to bring it back? In this talk, Raj Chetty, direc...

01:21:30Jan 1, 2024

The Science of Economic Opportunity: New Insights from Big Data with Raj Chetty

Children’s chances of earning more than their parents have fallen from 90% to 50% over the past half century in America. How can we restore...

01:27:38Dec 27, 2023

The Social Safety Net as an Investment in Children with Hilary Hoynes

A hallmark of every developed nation is the provision of a social safety net – a collection of public programs that deliver aid to the poor....

01:17:45Jan 29, 2023

Autism at Work: Opening More Doors to Workers Who Are Neurodivergent - Autism Tree Global Neuroscience Conference 2022

The county of San Diego has instituted inclusionary hiring practices to recruit neurodivergent individuals to the workforce and ensure depar...

00:41:55Dec 12, 2022

Triton Talks: Mexico - Indispensable Ally of the U.S.

The U.S. is blessed with stable neighbors to the south and north. Despite the polarization of immigration issues along the southern border,...

00:17:24Jul 21, 2022

Smart Money: Educational Investments in Adolescents Earn Higher Returns

This program looks at education and how the brain of adolescents primes them for learning. Caroline Hoxby, professor of economics at Stanfor...

01:57:29Jun 20, 2022

The Fork in the Road: Investing in Adolescent Education

One of the world’s leading scholars in the field of education economics, Caroline Hoxby’s lectures draw upon economics, neuroscience, and ed...

01:47:34Jun 13, 2022

The Fork in the Road: Adolescence Education Economic Fatalism and Populism with Caroline Hoxby

One of the world’s leading scholars in the field of education economics, Caroline Hoxby’s lectures draw upon economics, neuroscience, and ed...

01:49:39Jun 8, 2022