Adam Ozimek is the Chief Economist at the Economic Innovation Group. Adam returns to the show to discuss the importance of reforming the high-skilled immigration process, the main bottlenecks with our current green card system, the glory days of economics blogging, how to revitalize the American heartland, Trump’s current trade war, and much more.

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Recorded on April 15th, 2025

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:00:50) – Blogging Days

(00:02:33) – How to Fix High-Skilled Immigration

(00:27:08) – Busting the Myths

(00:33:58) – Additional Parts of Adam’s Immigration Proposal

(00:40:13) – Trump’s Trade War

(00:58:25) – Outro

Skanda Amarnath is the executive director of Employ America. Skanda returns to the show to discuss the standing of Humphrey’s Executor, the prospects for the Fed’s Framework Review, the case for NGDP Targeting, and much more.

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Recorded on April 16th, 2025

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:01) – Humphrey’s Executor

(00:12:35) – The Fed’s Framework Review

(00:37:18) – Fed’s Communication

(00:47:36) – Productivity

(00:59:07) – Outro

Andy Levin is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and longtime advisor to many central banks. Andy returns to the show to discuss his policy brief on holding the Fed accountable for its spending practices.

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Recorded on April 9th, 2025

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:00:50) – Andy’s Professional Background

(00:02:07) – Overstaffed or Overworked?

(00:04:09) – The Fed’s Extraordinary Independence

(00:10:10) – Inspector Generals and the Fed

(00:20:33) – The Fed’s Workers and Payroll

(00:37:35) – Updates to the Fed’s Headquarters

(00:48:24) – Other Fed Challenges

(00:56:26) – How to Improve the Fed

(00:58:24) – Outro