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Words & Numbers is one of the highest-rated economics podcasts in the world. Each episode, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan dig into economics, political science, and current events to explain what’s actually happening and why it matters.

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Episode 252: A Second Lockdown? Dec 08, 2021

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As events point to the possibility of a second lockdown, we ask what we have learned from the last one.

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This Week’s Topichttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_totaldeaths

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Episode 251: Wealth, Income, Capital Gains, and Taxes Dec 01, 2021

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In response to record-breaking deficits, politicians, pundits, and concerned voters are discussing new sources of tax revenue. Unfortunately, they often conflate wealth, income, and unrealized capital gains. This week, we clarify some of the confusion.

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This Week’s Topichttps://taxfoundation.org/publications/state-local-tax-burden-rankings/#Burdens

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GNP

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https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-do-us-taxes-compare-internationally

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html

https://www.investopedia.com/how-much-does-health-insurance-cost-4774184

https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaire-wealth-surged-by-70-percent-or-2-1-trillion-during-pandemic-theyre-now-worth-a-combined-5-trillion/

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Episode 250: Listener Questions, pt. 2 Nov 24, 2021

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This week, we answer listener questions that cover a gamut of topics.

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Episode 249: Listener Questions, pt. 1 Nov 17, 2021

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This week, we answer listener questions that cover a gamut of topics. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!

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Episode 248: The Nobel Prize and the Minimum Wage Nov 10, 2021

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David Card recently won the Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions to the study of labor markets and natural experiments. Some minimum wage proponents confuse these excellent contributions with a particular application of his contributions to a study he conducted of a hike in New Jersey’s minimum wage. We discuss the flaws in that oft-cited study, and the distinction between his contributions and the study.

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Episode 247: Pachyderms, Property, and Profit Nov 03, 2021

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The combination of property rights and a profit incentive yields good outcomes. Elephants provide an excellent example.

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Episode 246: The Link Between Politics and Economics Oct 27, 2021

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Politics, not partisanship, and economics are linked because both emerge from humans attempting to employ their abilities to satisfy their needs. In this episode, we explore the connection.

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Episode 245: Should We Fund Children or Institutions? Oct 20, 2021

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Corey DeAngelis, who has made himself the public gadfly of teachers unions, joins us to talk about how Americans’ attitudes about funding public schools changed with covid.

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Episode 244: The Nature of Exchange, pt. 2 Oct 13, 2021

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Money is an excellent tool for facilitating exchange. It solves problems like how to save while avoiding spoilage and how to exchange with people who don’t want what you’re offering. But we’ve come to rely so heavily on money that we’ve forgotten what exchange really is. In this first of two episodes, we discuss the nature of exchange.

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Episode 243: The Nature of Exchange, pt. 1 Oct 06, 2021

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Money is an excellent tool for facilitating exchange. It solves problems like how to save while avoiding spoilage and how to exchange with people who don’t want what you’re offering. But we’ve come to rely so heavily on money that we’ve forgotten what exchange really is. In this first of two episodes, we discuss the nature of exchange.

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