Econ Cafe

Michael Mandel & Sean Flynn

A lively conversation about today's news for economics students. In the length of a cup of coffee, Michael Mandel (author of "Economics: The Basics") and Sean Flynn (co-author of "Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies" and "Economics for Dummies") cheerfully tackle the current events questions that economics students (and those that wish they were economics students) might be wondering about.

  1. 03/22/2022

    Inflation 2022

    Inflation is back--but for how long? Mike Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss the latest wave of inflation, and what might happen next.

    19 min

  2. 04/20/2021

    Infrastructure economics

    President Biden has proposed a big infrastructure spending package. Mike Mandel and Sean Flynn talk about the economics of infrastructure.

    20 min

  3. 03/24/2021

    The Economics of Fiscal Stimulus

    Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss the impact of President Biden's $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package.

    17 min

  4. 02/18/2021

    The Economics of Vaccines

    Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss the economics of developing the Covid vaccines.

    15 min

  5. 11/09/2020

    Price Discrimination and the Covid Economy

    Michael Mandel talks with Michael Baye and Jeff Prince, authors of  Managerial Economics & Business Strategy, about price discrimination in the Covid Economy.

    11 min

  6. 11/09/2020

    The Covid Recession and the Stock Market

    Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss the link between the Covid Recession and the stock market. What do the ups and downs of the market mean for the economy and the ordinary person?

    17 min

  7. 09/07/2020

    Explaining Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's Big Speech: The Fed's New Approach to Inflation and Monetary Policy

    Michael Mandel and Sean Flynn explain Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's big speech on New Economic Challenges and the Fed's Monetary Policy Review (August 27, 2020).  They discuss the Fed's new approach to inflation and monetary policy, and how it matters to economics students.

    10 min

  8. 09/07/2020

    An Unplanned Experiment: How the Economic Response to Covid-19 Affected the Environment

    We talk with Martha Field, co-author of Environmental Economics: An Introduction, about the pandemic's impact on the environment.

    10 min
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A lively conversation about today's news for economics students. In the length of a cup of coffee, Michael Mandel (author of "Economics: The Basics") and Sean Flynn (co-author of "Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies" and "Economics for Dummies") cheerfully tackle the current events questions that economics students (and those that wish they were economics students) might be wondering about.

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  • Creator
    Michael Mandel & Sean Flynn
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
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