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Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity
Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity
The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity connects you to cutting edge economic policy research and the renowned economists who create it. On... more

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Episodes

Why haven’t workers returned to the labor force after COVID-19?

Labor force participation plummeted by more than 3 percentage points during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic in... more

25 May 2023 · 17 minutes
What is the evidence for deglobalization?

It is widely understood that the global economy has become increasingly interconnected over the last century, with especially rapid globalization... more

11 May 2023 · 34 minutes
How much will the climate provisions in the IRA cost, and what will they achieve?

The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest piece of climate legislation ever passed in the U.S. The bill's incentives will... more

27 Apr 2023 · 22 minutes
How did credit market interventions affect macroeconomies during COVID-19?

In addition to large fiscal packages, governments around the world utilized credit market interventions to support their economies during the... more

13 Apr 2023 · 21 minutes
How did pandemic payments affect the US economy?

The COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments were not the first time the federal government has provided fiscal support to Americans during... more

01 Nov 2022 · 29 minutes
Will a strong dollar hurt emerging markets?

A strong U.S. dollar reflects economic and political strength for the United States. But a new study published in the... more

18 Oct 2022 · 26 minutes
How bad will the economy get before inflation gets better?

While President Biden has officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic “over,” America now faces a new challenge in the form of... more

04 Oct 2022 · 25 minutes
What does more remote work mean for workers and the economy?

In the first episode of the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity, Steve Davis of the University of Chicago Booth School... more

20 Sep 2022 · 22 minutes
Introducing the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity

The Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity is a new podcast that connects listeners to cutting edge economic policy research and... more

16 Sep 2022 · 2 minutes
Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity
Why haven’t workers returned to the labor force after COVID-19?
Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity