economy

The Cost of Unemployment

Caitlin Faulds

October 09, 2020

jobs, economy, Pavlina Tcherneva, unemployment

With so many out of work, would it cost less to provide more jobs? Read More...

Why Fast Fashion Might Need To Slow Down

Marc Sollinger

August 21, 2020

economy, dana thomas, Culture, fast fashion, Clothes

That $15 shirt you just bought may be more costly than you know. Read More...

How is Meritocracy Damaging Our Economy?

Eleanor Ho

August 07, 2020

Business, Elites, Meritocracy, middle class, economy

Meritocracy is supposed to reward the talented. Instead, it’s excluding almost everyone. Read More...

The Real Cost of Expensive Housing

Sarah Leeson

March 13, 2020

Tamim Bayoumi, Business, Migration, Housing, economy

High-priced housing hurts more than just your wallet — it’s hurting America. Read More...

The Death of the Corporate Welfare State

Marc Sollinger

January 10, 2020

Business, Nicholas Lemann, The Organization Man, finance, economy

In the 1950s and 60s, lots of people had job security, annual raises, and pensions. So… what changed? Read More...

Rethinking American Capitalism

Wen Lei

August 09, 2019

economics, Steven Pearlstein, capitalism, economy

Fewer and fewer Americans believe that capitalism - at least the way it has played out in the United States - is working. Can the system be reinvented? Read More...

The Long History Of The Gig Economy

Marc Sollinger

July 05, 2019

economy, Uber, Gig economy, Louis Hyman, Sci and Tech

Farm laborers, mercenaries… even management consultants. The gig economy is a lot bigger than you realize. Read More...

Full Show: Cutting It Down To Size

Marc Filippino

November 02, 2018

Big Business, Carolyn Parkinson, Precision Engineering, Simon Winchester, Robert Atkinson, engineering, Friendship, economy

This week on Innovation Hub, we’ve got stories about why everything you think about big business might be wrong, how precision engineering changed the world, and why your brain knows when you’ve found your BFF. Read More...