Forecast Direct

Ep. 12 - Job Search, Job Posting and Unemployment Insurance During the COVID-19 Crisis

This month, our podcast features a conversation with Leo Feler and Ioana Marinescu regarding research on how enhanced unemployment insurance affected job search and employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ep. 11 - How Climate Change and Weather Directly Affect Labor Supply

This month, our podcast features a conversation with Leila Bengali, Nora Pankratz, and Jisung Park regarding their recent work on how climate change and weather affects labor supply.

Ep. 10 - Groundwater Use in California Agriculture

This month, our podcast features a conversation with UCLA Anderson Economist, Leila Bengali, and Professors Fiona Burlig, Louis Preonas, and Matt Woerman, regarding their recent paper on groundwater use in California agriculture.

Ep. 9 - Streets of Gold

For this edition of Forecast Direct, Leo Feler has a conversation with Leah Boustan, Professor of Economics at Princeton University about American Immigration. Following is an edited summary of our conversation. Condensed transcript and full video of our conversation are available here

Ep. 8 - To Close or Not to Close: Public Health Interventions and the Economy

For this edition of Forecast Direct, UCLA Anderson Forecast director Jerry Nickelsburg has a conversation with Emil Verner, Assistant Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan on whether pandemics or public health interventions depress the economy.

 

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Ep. 7 - Income Inequality, Side Hustles, and Social Insurance

April 2021

For this edition of Forecast Direct, UCLA Anderson Forecast senior economist Leo Feler and Kathryn Edwards of RAND have a discussion about trends in income, the gig economy, and unemployment insurance. A transcription of the conversation and full video of our conversation are available here, and Professor Edwards’ research is available here.

Ep. 6 - The Differential Impacts of the Pandemic Recession on Women and Men's Employment and Roles

March 2021

For this edition of Forecast Direct, Jerry Nickelsburg has a conversation with Jane Olmstead-Rumsey of Northwestern and Titan Alon of UCSD on the differential impacts of the pandemic recession on women and men’s employment and roles. Condensed transcript of our conversation is available here.

Ep. 4 - Lessons From the 1920s for the Coming Decade

January 2021

For this edition of Forecast Direct, we discuss economic history and comparisons to the current recovery with Professor Martha Olney from UC Berkeley. Professor Olney’s articles are available here. Condensed transcription of the conversation is available here.

Ep. 5 - The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of American Growth

February 2021

For this edition of Forecast Direct, Leo Feler has a conversation with Professor Robert Gordon, from Northwestern University, about his book “Rise and Fall of American Growth” and what he sees as the likelihood for faster productivity and economic growth in the coming decades. Be sure to read to the end, where Professor Gordon talks about the best ways to ensure faster growth going forward, through more early-childhood education, more immigration, and affirmative action policies to level the playing field so our society can benefit from the full potential of all individuals. Condensed transcript and Full video are available here.

Ep. 3 - An Unequal Economic Recovery

November/December 2020

For this edition of Forecast Direct, Leo Feler discusses economic policy and the recovery with Dr. Gbenga Ajilore, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Dr. Ajilore is an expert on regional economic development, macroeconomic policy, and issues of diversity and inclusion. His articles are available here. Condensed transcription and full video are available here.