Economics - Think

Roosevelt’s Wins

January 6, 2016 Economics, History

This hour, we’ll talk about how the end of the Great Depression and World War II are inextricably linked with historian Eric Rauchway.

We’ll talk about how access to rare metals may swing the balance of global power in the digital age with the author of “The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age.”

Keeping Your Data Safe Online

December 3, 2015 Economics, Science and Technology

This hour, we’ll talk about how we can keep our financial data secure with Adam Levin, author of “Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves.”

Paying For The Holidays

November 30, 2015 Economics

This hour, as part of the KERA series “One Crisis Away at the Holidays,” we’ll talk about living paycheck-to-paycheck this time of year.

America And The Global Economy

November 18, 2015 Economics

We’ll talk about how America ranks with other industrialized nations with Matt Rooney, director of the economic growth program at the Bush Center.

The Fight For The Fed

November 17, 2015 Economics

This hour, we’ll talk about why the Founding Fathers were adamantly opposed to centralized banking – and about why later politicians had a change of heart.

Texas’ Housing Boom

November 4, 2015 Economics

We’ll talk this hour with “Texas Monthly” senior editor John Nova Lomax, whose November cover story is “The Great Texas Housing Boom.”

The Business Of Education

September 8, 2015 Economics, Education

This hour, we’ll talk about the many reasons why even a $100 million donation has been unable to break through the many roadblocks to education reform with the author of The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

One Day, Two Dollars

September 1, 2015 Culture, Economics

We’ll discuss the underlying causes of extreme poverty with National Poverty Center researcher H. Luke Shaefer, co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.

China’s Effect On The U.S. Economy

August 27, 2015 Economics, Global Issues

We’ll talk about how market volatility overseas influences our economy at home with Matthew P. Goodman, Senior Adviser for Asian Economics with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The Ethical Consumer

August 20, 2015 Culture, Economics

This hour, we’ll talk about how what we know about businesses affects how we spend our money with a panel of business ethics professors.

For Richer or Poorer: Natural Disasters

August 10, 2015 Economics, Global Issues

How does the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and the like fuel global inequality? We’ll talk about the topic with the author of The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer