Latest from Jarrett Dang

• Oct 19, 2022

  A Nobel Prize-winning economist’s view of bank runs and deposit insurance

  

  Professor Philip Dybvig, co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, co-authored a seminal paper on how deposit insurance can help prevent financial crises.

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• Oct 19, 2022

  Hong Kong tackles a brain drain

  

  From the BBC World Service: Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee says he wants to rebuild the economy and attract potential new employees from around the globe. The economy has been undermined by an ongoing political crackdown following the national security law introduced in 2020 and coronavirus restrictions. Plus, while many countries have severed ties with Russia, India is pinning its defense export hopes on a joint venture. And, how can South Africa make its energy system more robust after years of blackouts?

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• Oct 18, 2022

  Happy birthday, Clean Water Act

  

  The act, instituted in 1972, turns 50 today. We measure its impact thus far. Stifel Financial’s Lindsey Piegza helps dish out some market perspective. Then, we dive more into the difficult job landscape that awaits people who’ve been incarcerated.

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• Oct 18, 2022

  The challenge of finding work after incarceration

  

  Getting a job with a record is hard, even in this labor market, says Robert Rooks, CEO of the non-profit REFORM Alliance.

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• Oct 18, 2022

  Someone who spent time behind bars shares perspective of the job market

  

  First, the U.S. plans to sell more oil to help dial back gas prices. Then, a Miami-based realtor opens up about his struggles finding employment after doing time in prison. 

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• Oct 18, 2022

  Europe is turning to the U.S. as it cuts reliance on Russian energy

  

  From the BBC World Service: Natural gas prices have spiked since the Kremlin limited supplies to European Union countries. The European Commission is outlining measures to try and control high energy prices. Plus, China delays publishing key economic data during the Communist Party Congress. And, why a city in Uganda has banned women from sitting in the front cabin of trucks.

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• Oct 18, 2022

  “People are just on their own”: Inside one man’s post-prison economic struggle

  

  Noel Barrientos, now a Miami-based realtor, shares his struggles (and successes) of navigating the economy after being released from prison.

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• Oct 17, 2022

  Today’s a tax deadline, which could be an October surprise for some

  

  For those who asked for a six-month extension on filing 2021 tax returns, today’s the deadline. Julia Coronado discusses market activity with us. It’s costing more and more to stay in a hotel these days.

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• Oct 17, 2022

  A look at China at a time of slower growth

  

  We break down some of the significance of the national congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which is underway. Our latest subject for Econ Extra Credit got us thinking about the concept of classic, bottom-to-the-top upward mobility in corporations. 

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• Oct 17, 2022

  Another U.K. U-turn on tax cuts

  

  From the BBC World Service: Days into his new job, the new U.K. finance minister Jeremy Hunt hopes to appease volatile markets, unsettled by his predecessors plan for tax cuts. Plus, the United Nations Children’s Agency says the war and rising inflation have pushed 4 million children into poverty across eastern Europe and central Asia. And, the female farmers in Sierra Leone who are transforming swamp land to grow rice.

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