Economics - Think

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.”

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

Inside The Market Match

June 16, 2015 Economics

This hour, we’ll talk to Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth about compatible markets — like employment and college admission — in which money is only one factor in making a connection.

Real World Economics

May 5, 2015 Economics

This hour, we’ll talk to Stephen J. Dubner of “Freakonomics” fame about his new book, “When to Rob a Bank.”

Making Others Take Notice

April 21, 2015 Culture, Economics

To get noticed, you need to inspire others to listen to you. This requires confidence, intense branding and respect as a “thought leader.” This hour, we’ll talk about this process with marketing strategy consultant Dorie Clark, author of “Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It.”

Money Talks

March 25, 2015 Economics

When cash talks, what does it say? Kabir Sehgal, author of “Coined: The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us” would say that the history of money reveals truths about human nature. This hour, we’ll talk with Sehgal about money, money, money.