• What’s in the reconciliation bill? A conversation with Casey Mulligan
    Oct 5 2021

    Hoover Institution fellow John Cochrane talks with Casey Mulligan about what’s in the reconciliation bill. They focus on how the programs will work, or fail to work as well as what incentives and disincentives do they give.

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    45 mins
  • The Long And Short Of Bubbles
    Jan 29 2021
    John Cochrane speaks with Wellington Management’s Owen Lamont on the recent attempts to influence the stock market and damage the liquidity of hedge funds by day traders using social media to coordinate their efforts.   
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    35 mins
  • A Free Market in … Vaccines?
    Jan 20 2021

    John Cochrane analyzes how a lack of market forces have impeded everything from the development of a COVID vaccine, to its distribution, to efforts to get the economy reopened.

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    25 mins
  • The Future Of Cities. A Conversation With Harvard’s Ed Glaeser
    Oct 29 2020

    Does Zoom mean we all work from home? Will cities bounce back? Will San Francisco and New York fade and smaller cities grow? What problems are the policies causing and can cities reverse downward spirals? How to help unfortunate people who live in cities? Join us for a fast paced discussion with a leader in the field.

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    40 mins
  • The Urban Future
    Sep 16 2020

    John Cochrane examines the headwinds facing American cities in light of the COVID pandemic, urban riots, and economic hardships. Are these the leading indicators of a post-urban future? Or are our cities more resilient than we give them credit for

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    29 mins
  • Slouching Towards a Debt Crisis
    Sep 12 2020

    Federal debt has now hit 100% of GDP. With no sign that spending will be reined in anytime soon, John Cochrane looks at the possible consequences — and potential fixes for — an economy headed for a reckoning.

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    27 mins
  • Dealing with Debt: Ideas from the Ridiculous to the Sublime
    Jun 13 2020

    John Cochrane provides a critical examination of Modern Monetary Theory — and explains why an innovative financial instrument known as a perpetual bond may improve America’s ability to manage its debt load.

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    25 mins
  • Welcome to the ‘Careful’ Economy
    May 29 2020

    John Cochrane analyzes the difficulties of reopening the American economy with restrictive new protocols, argues that the enthusiasm for bringing industry back from China is overwrought, and warns that the risk of future inflation is real.

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    23 mins