The Pie: An Economics Podcast podcast

The Pie: An Economics Podcast

Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the University of Chicago about their cutting-edge research and key events of the day. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like the aftermath of a global pandemic, jobs, energy policy, and more.

Economists are always talking about The Pie – how it grows and shrinks, how it’s sliced, and who gets the biggest shares. Join host Tess Vigeland as she talks with leading economists from the University of Chicago about their cutting-edge research and key events of the day. Hear how the economic pie is at the heart of issues like the aftermath of a global pandemic, jobs, energy policy, and more.

 

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Chat to Learn: Using Simple Conversation Prompts to Boost Early Childhood Development

Large gaps in language skills between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds em... more

09 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:08

09 Dec 2025


#110

Human Capital for Humans: An Accessible Introduction to the Economic Science of People

What's the greatest driver of economic growth? Love. In this episode, UChicago economist P... more

25 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:03

25 Nov 2025


#109

Liberalism and the Great Enrichment: Why Ideas, Not Capital, Made the Modern World

Deirdre McCloskey argues the world's jump from $2 to $50 per day in average income came fr... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:40

18 Nov 2025


#108

Economics for Everyone: Teaching the World to Think Like an Economist

According to the TIAA Institute, American adults correctly answered just 49% of basic fina... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:26

11 Nov 2025


#107

You Might Also Like: Farmer’s A.I. Manac, from Shocked

A warmer world is here. Now what? Listen to Shocked, from the University of Chicago’s Inst... more

04 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:27

04 Nov 2025


#106

Economic Cheat Codes: How Game Theory Can Help You Win at Work, Love, and Life

The secret to winning in a rigged economy isn't changing the rules, argues Redfin Chief Ec... more

28 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:56

28 Oct 2025


#105

Moving to Opportunity: Together?

When couples move for work, whose career takes the hit? UChicago economist Matt Notowidigd... more

21 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:20

21 Oct 2025


#104

The Economics of Early Childhood: Why the First Five Years Matter Most

Nobel laureate James Heckman explains why ages zero to five are critical for brain develop... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 45 MINS

1:45:39

08 Oct 2025


#103

The Law of Unintended Consequences: How Dobbs Changed Contraceptive Choices

What happened to contraceptive choices when the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision reversed Ro... more

30 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:19

30 Sep 2025


#102

Finding Your Why at Work: The Economics of Purpose

Can a day of self-reflection improve workplace performance? UChicago economist Virginia Mi... more

16 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:57

16 Sep 2025


#101

Stuck: How Housing Regulation Ended America's Mobility Revolution

America was once a nation in constant motion: One in three Americans moved every year in t... more

02 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:51

02 Sep 2025