Economy Archives

Cross-Border Commerce

How is e-commerce shaping our global economy? And what role will it play in the future of U.S.-China relations? Professor Lizhi (Liz) Liu, of Georgetown University, joins WashU’s Sandro Galea to discuss the booming political economy surrounding e-commerce in China.

Lizhi (Liz) Liu

Students

Class Acts: Dierdre Lockette

Dierdre Lockette grew up passionate about writing, but sensible about her financial future, so she chose a career in accounting. Three decades later, Lockette is completing her undergraduate degree from the WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies, where she has discovered a new passion: research.

Economy

Trade, Tariffs, and Globalization

What role do tariffs play in today’s global economy and how could tariffs shape the future of international trade? The University of Chicago’s Robert Gulotty, an expert in international relations and political economy, joins WashU’s Sandro Galea to discuss how systems of trade could contribute to global cooperation in the 21st century.

Robert Gulotty

Politics

Immigration in a Changing World

In the hotly contested debate surrounding U.S. immigration policy, what does it take to find common ground? Alexander Kustov, an expert in public opinion and democratic governance and a professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, joins host Sandro Galea to discuss the factors driving this debate.

Alexander Kustov

Workplace

Research highlights who wins, loses in AI-influenced job market

A survey conducted by WashU graduate students shows workers are using artificial intelligence not just to do tasks faster, but to help them learn new skills, plan career moves or transition into new fields.

Advancement

Mortimer installed as James Langenfeld Professor of Industrial Organization

Julie Holland Mortimer is a renowned applied microeconomics scholar in WashU Arts & Sciences. She investigates the impact of new forms of contracting between content producers and internet retailers.

Politics

Assessing geopolitical, economic risks ahead

The markets essentially shrugged when the U.S. removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special operation. But that could change if the U.S. follows through on other geopolitical threats, says political scientist Timm Betz at Washington University in St. Louis.

Economy

Vaccine approval changes create economic challenge for health industry

Changes in vaccine approval have created confusion among consumers and industry leaders. Patrick Aguilar, MD, managing director of Olin Business School’s Business of Health initiative at Washington University in St. Louis, says these changes may also further strain the health sector, which makes up nearly 20% of the U.S. economy.

Politics

Weidenbaum Center fall series kicks off Sept. 4

From politics on college campuses to the economy and AI, the fall events series presented by the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis will address many of the most pressing policy issues facing America and the world today.

Social Work

Opt-in enrollment could undermine Trump Accounts’ policy goals

Using a “check-the-box” opt-in process to open federally funded Trump Accounts for children will likely exclude millions of eligible families — and undermine the program’s promise to promote lifelong asset building, finds a new policy brief from the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis.

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