Economy/Labor Issues (Video) Podcast
1) COVID-19 Crisis the Social Safety Net and Who is Being Left Behind - Hilary Hoynes
Economist Hilary Hoynes explores her research on the COVID-19 crisis. She discusses the effects on low wage workers and the tripling of food insecurity in children. She also looks at the consequences ...Show More
COVID-19 Crisis the Social Safety Net and Who is Being Left Behind - Hilary Hoynes
18:50 | Nov 19th, 2020
2) Cities and Economic Growth with Edward Glaeser -- UC San Diego Economics Roundtable
Harvard economist Edward Glaeser explains the dynamics of cities and the role they play in developing new industries, adding to human capital and directing overall economic growth. As author of the b...Show More
Cities and Economic Growth with Edward Glaeser -- UC San Diego Economics Roundtable
50:52 | Dec 18th, 2017
3) The Past Present and Future of US Income Inequality with Valerie Ramey - Osher UC San Diego
Economist Valerie Ramey of UC San Diego gives an insightful talk charting the rise, fall and rise again of income inequality in America over the last century. She highlights the special circumstances ...Show More
4) Strangers in Their Own Land: Challenges Climbing the Empathy Wall
Arlie Hochschild describes her journey from Berkeley, her own liberal cultural enclave, to Louisiana, a conservative one. She explores her choice of research site, her effort to remove her own politic...Show More
5) Changing the Way We Work with Mary Walshok
"People carry their values with them even if they share a common geography," says Mary Walshok, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs; Dean, UC San Diego Extension. How do these values impac...Show More
6) Mexican and Canadian Diplomacy Towards the US: The Non-NAFTA Scenario
Veteran diplomats describe what’s at stake for Canada, the US and Mexico as the three countries commit to preserving their alliances in the wake of the America First rhetoric of Donald Trump. Jeffrey...Show More
7) Mexico's Lines in the Sand with Juan Carlos Baker Mexico's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade
Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, outlines Mexico’s response to President Trump’s call to renegotiate NAFTA. While acknowledging that Trump has yet to define what terms he...Show More
8) The Impact of a New Cross-Border Tax Regime
Customs and tax attorneys from the US and Mexico explain how some proposed increases in cross border taxes and border adjustment taxes will affect trade in North America. This is the eighth program i...Show More
9) The Implications of New Political Realities: What Lies Ahead for the North American Partnership
Elisabeth Malkin of The New York Times asks panelists to explain the value of NAFTA to union members and maquiladora workers as both have not seen the wage increases that they expected with the signin...Show More
10) North American Competitiveness Outlook Without NAFTA
Gordon Hanson of UC San Diego presents data showing the anticipated financial losses to Canada, Mexico and the US if NAFTA is scrapped; Lindsay Oldenski of Georgetown University quantifies the sales a...Show More