Streets of Gold ft. Leah Boustan & Ran Abramitzky
How do immigrants to America today compare to immigrants in the past? Are immigrants really able to come over and quickly find success? Are immigrants today assimilating at a different rate than previous generations? Economists Leah Boustan and...
Helping Afghan Refugees ft. Jessica Gronert
What can be done to help Afghan refugees in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan? Jessica Gronert from the Save Settle Support Initiative joins the show to discuss the situation in Afghanistan today, how organizations like hers are...
Immigrants and Institutions ft. Alex Nowrasteh
The economic benefits of immigration seem clear, but what if immigrants could harm our institutions? CATO's Alex Nowrasteh joins the show to discuss his new book 'Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions'. We...
One Billion Americans ft. Matt Yglesias
Should the United States attempt to massively grow our population? What would a program for population growth look like? Vox founder Matt Yglesias joins the show to discuss his new book, One Billion Americans. Why is a larger America...
Open Borders ft. Bryan Caplan & Zach Weinersmith
Economist Bryan Caplan and cartoonist Zach Weinersmith join the show to discuss their new book Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration. We discuss the economic arguments for and against open borders, various ethical views on open...
Immigrants and Assimilation ft. Leah Boustan
Princeton professor of economics Leah Boustan joins the Neoliberal Podcast to discuss her research on immigration. We talk about the history of immigration in the United States, how immigrants have assimilated in the past and today, and what...