Episodios

  • Richard Murnane on the importance of quality education for upward mobility

    Richard Murnane on the importance of quality education for upward mobility
    Nov 8 2025
    Richard Murnane, Thompson Research Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, discusses his early education, his studies on the relationship between a quality education and upward mobility, and his thoughts for equipping children to thrive in a changing economy. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-11/046-TWGO%20Murnane_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/richard-murnane-2025
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    29 m
  • Eric Hanushek on what test scores indicate about teacher effectiveness and national growth, and more

    Eric Hanushek on what test scores indicate about teacher effectiveness and national growth, and more
    Oct 25 2025
    Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses his significant contributions to educational policy, his work on the economic returns to educational quality, the impact of No Child Left Behind, and how teacher effectiveness is best measured by student outcomes. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/045-TWGO%20Hanushek_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/eric-hanushek-2025
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    31 m
  • Judy Gueron on "never quitting" as a female economist and her groundbreaking work at MDRC

    Judy Gueron on "never quitting" as a female economist and her groundbreaking work at MDRC
    Oct 12 2025
    Judy Gueron, Independent Scholar in Residence and President Emerita at Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC), discusses her education at Radcliffe and Harvard, her long-term work at the MDRC, her research on welfare reform, and the challenges of pursuing a career in economics as a woman. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/044-TWGO-Gueron_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/judy-gueron-2025
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    34 m
  • Morris Kleiner on the public policy effects of his work on labor migration & occupational licensing

    Morris Kleiner on the public policy effects of his work on labor migration & occupational licensing
    Sep 28 2025
    Morris Kleiner, professor and AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, discusses his academic background, his research on state-to-state labor migration and occupational licensing, and his impact on public policy. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-09/043-TWGO-Kleiner_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/morris-kleiner-2025
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    34 m
  • Charles Brown on pay gaps, unions, productivity, and the firing of the BLS Commissioner

    Charles Brown on pay gaps, unions, productivity, and the firing of the BLS Commissioner
    Sep 13 2025
    Charles Brown, professor of economics and research professor of the Survey Research Center, emeritus at the University of Michigan, discusses his upbringing in Ohio, his academic studies at Boston College and Harvard, his work on labor economics, and his time as director of the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID). Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-09/042-TWGO-Brown_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/charles-brown-2025
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    30 m
  • William Gould IV on chairing the NLRB and honoring his great-grandfather, a black Civil War sailor

    William Gould IV on chairing the NLRB and honoring his great-grandfather, a black Civil War sailor
    May 12 2025
    William Gould IV, the Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, emeritus at the Stanford University Law School, discusses his work on labor relations, his chairmanship at the National Labor Relations Board, and a remarkable great-grandfather who escaped slavery and joined the Union Navy in the Civil War. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-05/041-TWGO-Gould_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/william-gould-iv-2025
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    33 m
  • Michael Moskow on his path from Paterson, NJ to “…one of the best jobs you can have in Washington”

    Michael Moskow on his path from Paterson, NJ to “…one of the best jobs you can have in Washington”
    Apr 21 2025
    Michael Moskow, the vice chair and distinguished fellow, global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, discusses his work on labor relations, collective bargaining, and his numerous posts in both the private and public sectors, including at the U.S. Labor Department, and the Council of Economic Advisers. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-04/040-TWGO-Moskow_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/michael-moskow-2025
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    32 m
  • Gavin Wright on the Civil Rights Revolution through the eyes of an economic historian

    Gavin Wright on the Civil Rights Revolution through the eyes of an economic historian
    Apr 5 2025
    Gavin Wright, William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History, emeritus, at Stanford University, discusses his work on the economics of slavery, Black mobility patterns after the Civil War, and his thoughts on the current state of Black economies in the American South. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-04/039-TWGO-Wright_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/gavin-wright-2025
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    33 m