UChicago Economics Events and Convers...

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire UChicago economics community to uncover new ways of thinking about the field. Featuring conversations and lectures from premier BFI events, this podcast explores the latest economic insights and trends from leading voices in policy, business, the media, and academia, revealing how rigorous thinking shapes our understanding of the world.

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Can Economics Save the World? A Panel Discussio...
The United States is facing a range of challengin…
67 min
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Crony Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, ...
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI)…
52 min
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Friedman Forum: How Do Individuals Repay Their ...
When faced with debt across multiple credit cards…
50 min
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A Conversation with Cass Sunstein and Richard T...
Traditional economics assumes rational actors. In…
64 min
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Becker Brown Bag: Learning From Data, Featuring...
Chicago Booth Professor Steve Levitt, co-author o…
57 min
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Discussion Section Uncut: Nancy Stokey
In this episode, Murphy talks with Nancy Stokey, …
71 min
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Economics Amplified: Rick Evans on How Computer...
Richard Evans is a Senior Fellow in Computational…
20 min
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Discussion Section Uncut: Edward Lazear
Edward P. Lazear is a labor economist and a found…
61 min
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Economics Amplified: Building Policy Beyond Bes...
Amanda Agan is interested in the ways that laws a…
13 min
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Discussion Section Uncut with Kevin Murphy and ...
In this episode, Kevin Murphy talks with Casey Mu…
79 min
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Discussion Section Uncut with Manasi Deshpande ...
Manasi Deshpande is an emerging expert in how soc…
53 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Chad S...
In this episode, Murphy gets concrete with Chad S…
85 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Mohamm...
In this episode, Murphy and Muhammad Akbarpour, a…
80 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and James ...
In this episode, Murphy and James Heckman, Henry …
83 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Erik H...
In this episode, Murphy talks with Erik Hurst, V.…
78 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and José S...
In this episode, Murphy and José Scheinkman, a fo…
60 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Steve ...
In this episode, Murphy talks with Steven Davis, …
70 min
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Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Benjam...
In this episode, Murphy talks with Benjamin Brook…
63 min
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Economics Amplified: Measuring Long Term Outcom...
In this episode, we speak with Manasi Deshpande, …
12 min
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Economics Amplified: When Game Theory Gets Comp...
In today’s episode we talk with Ben Brooks, a res…
12 min
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Economics Amplified: Crafting Policy to Face an...
In this episode, we speak with David Weisbach and…
12 min
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Economics Amplified: Reflecting on Writing a Ha...
John Taylor and Harald Uhlig recount a recent ser…
24 min