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Capitalisn't

University of Chicago Podcast Network

#26 in Government this week

We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today.

Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it.

Send us your questions or comments by emailing capitalisntpod@gmail.com

Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.

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  • Avg 50 min
  • English

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  • S2 · E151
    January 22 · 41 min

    Can We Build a Middle Class Without Factories? - ft. Dani Rodrik

    Is the era of manufacturing-led growth officially over? In this episode, Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales sit down with Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard and author of Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World. Rodrik argues that we have "no other choice" but to look toward the service sector to anchor our future economy.

  • S2 · E150
    January 15 · 53 min

    Who Should The Fed Answer To? - ft. Sir Paul Tucker

    Is the Federal Reserve’s independence a pillar of democracy or a convenient shield that allows elected officials to duck their responsibilities? This week on Capitalisn’t, we confront a shift in Washington after the Justice Department served subpoenas on the Fed.

  • S2 · E149
    January 6 · 54 min

    How To Fix The American Tax System - ft. Ray Madoff

    We are often told that the top 1% of earners already pay 40% of all taxes, while nearly half of Americans pay nothing at all. Legal scholar Ray Madoff argues that this statistic is a deliberate "bait-and-switch" designed to confuse the public.

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