Few things inspire as much passion as how the government raises its money, and this was as true for our ancestors as it is today. The hosts talk about the history of tax rebellions with Joel Slemrod on what lessons we have to learn from the soc

Casey Mulligan on Trump's Economic Populism

Apr 5th, 2021 1h 16m

Casey Mulligan was Chief Economist in the Council of Economic Advisers during the Trump Administration. He joins the hosts to discuss his experiences and observations documented in his book, You're Hired: Untold Successes and Failures of a Popu

Social Order in Prisons with David Skarbek

Mar 29th, 2021 1h 22m

The hosts talk with David Skarbek, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University, about his new book The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World. Skarbek investigates life in a wide array of prisons—

Aliens and UFOs in the Social Sciences with Robin Hanson

Feb 16th, 2021 1h 13m

2020 was so wild that it was easy to overlook the news that the US military is taking the possibility of our being visited by advanced extraterrestrials very seriously. Simultaneously, a prominent Harvard astrophysicist has released a new book

COVID-19 Series: The Vaccination Endgame

Dec 15th, 2020 1h 4m

Now that vaccinations are on the way, what is the best way to distribute them?

Race and Voting Systems with Kevin Brown

Nov 16th, 2020 58m 1s

Kevin Brown, the Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law at Indiana University, speaks with the hosts about the history of using election law to suppress voter turnout among racial minorities.

What is the Deep State?

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 11m

The hosts meet with Distinguished Professor George Krause to better understand exactly what "The Deep State" is that has animated so much political attention and what scholars know about it.ResourcesDavid E. Lewis's SPSA Presidential Address "D

How to Enjoy the Election

Oct 21st, 2020 36m 35s

In this episode the hosts discuss personal strategies for enjoying, or at least finding less painful, the 2020 election.

Movies for the Social Science of 2020

Sep 23rd, 2020 1h 5m

2020 has been a year like no other. What movies capture the themes of 2020? Hosts Coady Wing, Denvil Duncan, and Justin Ross each discuss some of their choices on favorite movies that, with hindsight, inform the trials and tribulations of 2020.

COVID-19 Series: Back-to-School

Aug 17th, 2020 1h 11m

It is August 2020 and time to send children back to school. Or is it? The hosts, each with school age children, discuss their respective thinking processes and considerations as to whether to return their kids to school.

Should Professors Protest?

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 11m

The hosts discuss whether scholars should pursue activism. Is it good for their work? Is it good for the public's trust?

Preference Transforming Policies

Jun 16th, 2020 1h 21m

In public policy, scholars like to measure “welfare losses” and that is what we teach to students. Welfare losses are deeply rooted in trying to measure ways in which events or policies distort peoples preferences. But what if people's behavior

COVID-19 Series: What do conspiracy theories tell us about people and do they matter for policy?

Jun 1st, 2020 1h 15m

The pandemic seems to have brought forth an array of conspiracy theories. Jennifer Silva, author of We're Still Here: Pain and Politics in the Heart of America, join the hosts to discuss how the different social sciences have investigated consp

COVID-19 Series: Andreas Peichl on the German Experience

May 18th, 2020 1h 13m

In this episode we discuss Germany’s Novel-Corona virus experience with Andreas Peichl. Andreas is the Director of the Ifo Center for Macroeconomics and Surveys & a Professor of Macroeconomics and Public Finance at the University of Munich. He

COVID-19: How much damage will it do to the economy?

May 5th, 2020 1h 17m

Some are saying the COVID-19 recession will be as bad as the Great Depression, others are predicting a quick rebound. What should we expect and why would reasonable people come to such different predictions?

COVID-19 Series: What Rights Do You Have in a Pandemic?

May 4th, 2020 1h 16m

Liberal societies are characterized by reliance on self-governance, heightened barriers to violating individual rights, voluntary compliance with law, and competing centers of political power. Government responses to pandemics stress these valu

COVID-19 Series: Pandemic Recessions!

Apr 27th, 2020 1h 14m

What do recessions do to people? What do people do during recessions? Discussing what we've learned from history and discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic recession may be different from our previous experiences.

COVID-19 Series: How Should the Federal Government Try to Save the Economy?

Apr 17th, 2020 1h 3m

Indiana University Professors Denvil Duncan and Coady Wing (Paul H. O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs) discuss Federal policy proposals targeting the economic fallout caused by the Novel Coronavirus. How has the pandemic affected

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Introducing Lunchtime Social Science

Apr 17th, 2020 1m 28s

Lunchtime Social Science hosts preview the podcast.

COVID-19 Series: The Ventilator Price Wars

Apr 17th, 2020 1h 6m

Economics professors Denvil Duncan, Justin Ross, and Coady Wing of Indiana University's Paul H. O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs weigh in on the controversy of states bidding against each other for the suddenly scarce medical su

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