web02.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:08:07 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) InequaliTalks - Episodes Tagged with “Economy” https://inequalitalks.fireside.fm/tags/economy Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 What is the most unequal region of the world? How deep does gender discrimination run in our societies? What happens to poor households during a housing boom? How is land distributed today? How can minimum wage reduce racial inequality? Can we really expect politicians to fix inequality? InequaliTalks presents accessible research done by young economists on one of the most pressing issues in the public conversation: inequality. InequaliTalks is supported by School of Cities at the University of Toronto. en-us episodic A Podcast about Economics and Inequality Clémentine Van Effenterre What is the most unequal region of the world? How deep does gender discrimination run in our societies? What happens to poor households during a housing boom? How is land distributed today? How can minimum wage reduce racial inequality? Can we really expect politicians to fix inequality? InequaliTalks presents accessible research done by young economists on one of the most pressing issues in the public conversation: inequality. InequaliTalks is supported by School of Cities at the University of Toronto. no economics, inequality, research Clémentine Van Effenterre c.vaneffenterre@utoronto.ca Episode 2: A Pandemic in a Globalized World -- with Alessandro Sforza https://inequalitalks.fireside.fm/2 a9d4a8ff-4fe6-4bb0-aad0-583ee3aa58c8 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 Clémentine Van Effenterre full 1 Clémentine Van Effenterre COVID-19: did globalization help or hurt us? 23:06 no What would have been the economic impact of COVID-19 in a less integrated world? Is trade openness a good or a bad thing to mitigate the shock of a pandemic? How can we quantify the welfare effect of such a large disruption in production? Alessandro Sforza explains why the economic effects of a pandemic crucially depend on the extend to which countries are connected in global production networks. Recommendations: - "The Reach of Rome: A Journey Through the Lands of the Ancient Empire, Following a Coin" by Alberto Angela https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/227125/the-reach-of-rome-by-alberto-angela-with-translation-by-gregory-conti/9780847841288 Paper: - "Globalization in the time of COVID-19" by Alessandro Sforza and Marina Steininger https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SeHWV20aIWdqpdwZSiVfm57BJrUqKy6Q/view covid 19, globalization, trade, economy What would have been the economic impact of COVID-19 in a less integrated world? Is trade openness a good or a bad thing to mitigate the shock of a pandemic? How can we quantify the welfare effect of such a large disruption in production? Alessandro Sforza explains why the economic effects of a pandemic crucially depend on the extend to which countries are connected in global production networks.

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]]> Episode 1: Why Does COVID-19 Affect Poor Households? -- with Michael Stepner https://inequalitalks.fireside.fm/1 68db19e8-6924-4293-994a-5309115b589d Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400 Clémentine Van Effenterre full 1 Clémentine Van Effenterre Consumption in the time of COVID-19 25:38 no The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the U.S economy at an incredibly rapid pace. Michael Stepner presents his most recent work with Opportunity Insights. Combining anonymized data from private companies, the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker provides a real-time picture of how the economy is performing. How and where do people spend their money? Who are the most vulnerable workers? Where are located the most affected businesses? What is the impact of state-ordered reopenings, small business loans and stimulus checks on consumption? Recommendations: - Podcast Threshold Season 1 https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/season01 - "The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains", by Donna Feir, Rob Gillezeau & Maggie E.C. Jones https://www.minneapolisfed.org/~/media/files/community/indiancountry/resources-education/working-papers/cicd-wp-2019-01.pdf Paper: - "How Did COVID-19 and Stabilization Policies Affect Spending and Employment? A New Real-Time Economic Tracker Based on Private Sector Data", by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hendren, Michael Stepner, and the Opportunity Insights Team https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tracker_paper.pdf - Opportunity Insights https://opportunityinsights.org inequality, covid 19, consumption, economy, poor, businesses The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the U.S economy at an incredibly rapid pace. Michael Stepner presents his most recent work with Opportunity Insights. Combining anonymized data from private companies, the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker provides a real-time picture of how the economy is performing. How and where do people spend their money? Who are the most vulnerable workers? Where are located the most affected businesses? What is the impact of state-ordered reopenings, small business loans and stimulus checks on consumption?

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