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In the 4th episode of EconoFact Chats, EconoFact’s Executive Editor Michael Klein interviews Maurice Obstfeld, Professor at U.C. Berkeley and the immediate past Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, on fiscal policy and the state of the economy. Listen to the podcast
Should women ask for more? Berkeley Economics Ph.D. candidate Nina Roussille on the ask gap and gender pay inequality. Watch the video here.
Professor Martha Olney joins UCLA Forecast Senior Economist Leo Feler for a conversation about economic history and comparisons to the current recovery. Read the article and listen to the interview here.
A new NBER working paper by Berkeley Economics Professor Barry Eichengreen and co-authors asks an important and timely question: Will COVID-19 renew or diminish the public trust in science? Read more and download the paper here.
How Did US Consumers Use Their Stimulus Payments? According to new research by Berkeley Economics Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko and co-researchers, COVID-19 stimulus checks spurred saving and debt payment more than spending. Read a review of their work, recently published on the Chicago Booth Review.
How reluctant will Americans be to take a vaccine for COVID-19? Berkeley Economics Professor Barry Eichengreen considers the challenges of a vaccine. Read more
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