Ranked #1
COVID-19 and School Closures
COVID-19 and School Closures
Charles Gascon, St. Louis Fed regional economist, discusses his research on COVID-19 schools closings and how they may i... Read more
26 May 2020
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9mins
Ranked #2
A New Look at the Bretton Woods Agreement
A New Look at the Bretton Woods Agreement
Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talks about the Bretton Woods system... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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23mins
Ranked #3
Families Most Vulnerable to Income Shock and COVID-19
Families Most Vulnerable to Income Shock and COVID-19
Ray Boshara, an assistant vice president, and Lowell Ricketts, lead analyst, both at the St. Louis Fed’s Center for Hous... Read more
4 May 2020
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10mins
Ranked #4
Fiscal Policy’s Link to Inequality
Fiscal Policy’s Link to Inequality
Rising inequality in both income and wealth are at levels comparable to the 1920s, before the Great Depression. St. Loui... Read more
13 Sep 2018
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19mins
Ranked #5
The Personalities behind Historic Policies
The Personalities behind Historic Policies
Hear voices of past economic policymakers and learn about their sometimes bumpy relationships. David Wheelock, St. Louis... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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17mins
Ranked #6
Bitcoin: Beyond the Basics
Bitcoin: Beyond the Basics
By now, just about everyone has heard of bitcoin, but what’s beyond that? Listen to St. Louis Fed economist David Andolf... Read more
27 Aug 2018
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15mins
Ranked #7
James Bullard: A Policymaker’s Reflections on Crisis to Recovery
James Bullard: A Policymaker’s Reflections on Crisis to Recovery
On April 1, 2018, James Bullard marked his 10th anniversary as president and CEO of the St. Louis Fed. In a series of co... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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26mins
Ranked #8
How the Great Recession Changed Perceptions and Increased Tail Risk
How the Great Recession Changed Perceptions and Increased Tail Risk
Julian Kozlowski, economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses his research on the Great Recession and ... Read more
15 Jan 2020
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14mins
Ranked #9
Center for Household Financial Stability: The First Five Years
Center for Household Financial Stability: The First Five Years
Ray Boshara—senior adviser and the director of the Center for Household Financial Stability at the St. Louis Fed—talks a... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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18mins
Ranked #10
Household Debt Up, Delinquencies Low Since Recession
Household Debt Up, Delinquencies Low Since Recession
St. Louis Fed economist Don Schlagenhauf discusses his research about household debt levels and delinquency rates since ... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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12mins
Ranked #11
How Advancing Automation May Affect Occupations
How Advancing Automation May Affect Occupations
Sungki Hong, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talks about which occupations may be more affected b... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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10mins
Ranked #12
Bullard Discusses the Fed’s Monetary Policy Framework Review
Bullard Discusses the Fed’s Monetary Policy Framework Review
The Federal Reserve is currently undertaking a review of its monetary policy framework. Why is the Fed doing this review... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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13mins
Ranked #13
Inflation and Central Banks
Inflation and Central Banks
Christopher Neely, a vice president in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses why c... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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23mins
Ranked #14
Supervising the Nation’s Banks
Supervising the Nation’s Banks
Julie Stackhouse, executive vice president at the St. Louis Fed, talks about the Federal Reserve’s role in bank supervis... Read more
8 May 2019
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22mins
Ranked #15
Oil-Producing Countries and Debt
Oil-Producing Countries and Debt
Why should you care about the debt oil-producing countries hold? St. Louis Fed economist Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria exp... Read more
4 May 2018
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12mins
Ranked #16
An Economist’s Perspective on the Marriage Market
An Economist’s Perspective on the Marriage Market
St. Louis Fed economist Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria discusses her research on “search and matching,” particularly as it ... Read more
28 Nov 2018
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11mins
Ranked #17
COVID-19 and U.S. Reliance on Medical Equipment Imports
COVID-19 and U.S. Reliance on Medical Equipment Imports
Senior Economist Ana Maria Santacreu and Economist Fernando Leibovici, both of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, di... Read more
13 May 2020
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16mins
Ranked #18
Financial Distress and COVID-19
Financial Distress and COVID-19
Juan Sanchez, an assistant vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses COVID-19 rel... Read more
14 Apr 2020
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10mins
Ranked #19
What Is the Optimal Corporate Income Tax Rate?
What Is the Optimal Corporate Income Tax Rate?
The 2017 federal tax overhaul reduced the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. In this podcast, Economist Don Schl... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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10mins
Ranked #20
The Role of Trade in Cross-Country Income Differences
The Role of Trade in Cross-Country Income Differences
B. Ravikumar, senior vice president at the St. Louis Fed, talks about the role international trade plays in cross-countr... Read more
19 Jul 2019
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16mins