Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis

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Tune in each week as James Pethokoukis interviews economists, business leaders, academics and others on the most important and interesting issues of the day. You can find all episodes at AEI, Ricochet... more

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December 22, 2015 Ep. 39: The Economics of Homelessness
Homelessness raises other questions as well. How can we reduce the problem? How do the data misrepresent the issues? In what cities are there real "states of emergency"? And are shelters for the homeless - a seemingly obvious solution to the profile - actually effective in solving the greater social problems that homelessness embodies?
I sat down with AEI's Kevin Corinth to get some of the answers. Kevin Corinth is a research fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on homelessness and the programs and policies put in place to assist the homeless. Corinth has a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Boston College and a master’s and doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago, where he was also a lecturer.
So take a listen. And for more, see some his research on housing versus shelters here, on homeless families here, street homelessness here, and homelessness and the Christmas Spirit here.
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December 18, 2015 Ep. 38: The Rise of the Robot Economy — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

People joke about the world being taken over by robots. But when someone as high profile as Steven Hawking says “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” and that “Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, can’t compete, and would be superseded” by constantly improving machines, you stop joking and you start to wonder. You ask: What would a world run by robots look like? Will that world materialize in one hundred years? In fifty? How do we ensure robots, AI, and automation support our basic social and economic human needs rather than undermine them?
For that, we turn to Martin Ford, software developer, entrepreneur, and Silicon Valley-based author of The New York Times Bestselling Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future. He has a degree in a computer engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a graduate business degree from the UCLA.
You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here.
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December 17, 2015 Ep. 38: The Rise of The Robot Economy
People joke about the world being taken over by robots. But when someone as high profile as Steven Hawking says “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” and that “Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, can’t compete, and would be superseded” by constantly improving machines, you stop joking and you start to wonder. You ask: What would a world run by robots look like? Will that world materialize in one hundred years? In fifty? How do we ensure robots, AI, and automation support our basic social and economic human needs rather than undermine them?
For that, we turn to Martin Ford, software developer, entrepreneur, and Silicon Valley-based author of The New York Times Bestselling Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future. He has a degree in a computer engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a graduate business degree from the UCLA.
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December 16, 2015 Ep. 37: Inequality and the Middle Class — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

Anyone following the news knows income inequality is at the front of political debate.
New findings from Pew Research Center show that the middle class has been in steady decline since 1971, and that while median incomes for the middle class have risen 34% since 1970, upper income households have seen a 47% increase. Since 1971, each decade has a decrease in the number of middle-income households, and no one decade signals a rapid decline.
You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here.
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December 15, 2015 Ep. 37: Inequality and The Middle Class
Anyone following the news knows income inequality is at the front of political debate.
New findings from Pew Research Center show that the middle class has been in steady decline since 1971, and that while median incomes for the middle class have risen 34% since 1970, upper income households have seen a 47% increase. Since 1971, each decade has a decrease in the number of middle-income households, and no one decade signals a rapid decline.
Is the shrinking middle class a critical indication that income inequality is not going away, or is in fact getting worse? What does income inequality actually mean for the economy, or show about the economy?
To get some of these answers, I talked with Steven Kaplan, the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is also the director of Booth’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a co-founder of the New Venture Challenge, ranked in 2015 as the nation’s number one accelerator program.
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38min
November 25, 2015 Ep. 36: IKEAmerica: Should the US really be more like Sweden? — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

Many “progressive” Democrats, including Hillary Clinton rival Bernie Sanders, argue America should model itself on Scandinavia and its egalitarian social democracies. As Sanders told ABC News, “I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people.”
But is IKEAmerica really possible or even desirable? To find out about whether the US should be Swedenizing — as well as the latest about that country’s immigration crisis — I chat with Tino Sanandaji, a Stockholm — based economist and author who received his graduate degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. Some listeners may be familiar with his work in National Review where he has written on immigration, education, and entrepreneurship.
You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here.
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November 24, 2015 Ep. 36: IKEAmerica: Should the US really Be more like Sweden?
Many “progressive” Democrats, including Hillary Clinton rival Bernie Sanders, argue America should model itself on Scandinavia and its egalitarian social democracies. As Sanders told ABC News, "I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people."
But is IKEAmerica really possible or even desirable? To find out about whether the US should be Swedenizing -- as well as the latest about that country's immigration crisis -- I chat with Tino Sanandaji, a Stockholm -- based economist and author who received his graduate degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. Some listeners may be familiar with his work in National Review where he has written on immigration, education, and entrepreneurship.
Sanandaji is also the author of several books, including Institutional Entrepreneurship with Magnus Hendrekson, and SuperEntrepreneurs - And How Your Country Can Get Them, co-authored with his brother Nima. He also has a blog.
For more on this subject:
7 myths about Scandinavia’s social democratic ‘paradise’
Here is the left’s secret plan to turn America into Sweden
Democrats, it's time to give up your obsession with Denmark
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44min
November 18, 2015 Ep. 35: What Every Conservative (and Liberal too!) Should Know About Taxes — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

With the presidential election season in full swing, candidates in both parties are unveiling sweeping tax reform plans. But what’s smart public policy and what’s mere political posturing? To help find out, I chat with Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute on this episode of Ricochet’s Political Economy podcast.
You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here.
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November 17, 2015 Ep. 35: What Every Conservative (and Liberal, too!) Should Know About Taxes
With the presidential election season in full swing, candidates in both parties are unveiling sweeping tax reform plans. But what's smart public policy and what's mere political posturing? To help find out, I chat with Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute on this episode of Ricochet's Political Economy podcast.
Dr. Veuger received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and was a teaching fellow there before joining AEI. He is a regular contributor to The National Interest and U.S.News & World Report. He also serves as a board member of the Altius Society and as the chairman of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Netherland-America Foundation.
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September 26, 2014 Ep. 34: What Killed the American Entrepreneur? — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

Where are all the startups? The pace of US business creation has been declining for 30 years, leading to less innovation, economic growth, and job creation.
On the latest Money & Politics episode, podcast host James Pethokoukis explores this mystery with Ian Hathaway, founder and managing director of Ennsyte, a San Francisco-based economics and research consulting firm. Hathaway is also a visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and an adviser to early-stage technology startups. His current research focuses primarily on technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here.
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