<![CDATA[The Economics of Work with Ben Zweig]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-economics-of-work-with-ben-zweig Work is changing, and the forces shaping it have never been more more complex.

In The Economics of Work, Ben Zweig sits down with leading economists, researchers, and thinkers to explore the ideas that define how we work, why we work, and what the future of work will look like. Each conversation goes beyond the headlines, diving into the economic principles and philosophical questions that underlie the decisions shaping businesses and careers around the world.

Whether you're running an organization, building one, or simply trying to make sense of the economy you operate in, this is a podcast for leaders who want to think more clearly about the forces that matter most.

Timeless ideas. Urgent questions. Real insight.

]]> RSS.com 2026.428.112250 Thu, 28 May 2026 11:45:21 GMT en a9363561-e62e-58ad-b0fa-a9446901f858 https://media.rss.com/the-economics-of-work-with-ben-zweig/podcast_cover_20260513_010551_e5935bd104241e9a89761534f62d75e0.png The Economics of Work with Ben Zweig https://rss.com/podcasts/the-economics-of-work-with-ben-zweig no Ben Zweig Ben Zweig false episodic podcast New York, USA false <![CDATA[Nick Bloom - The New Geography of Work]]> Five years after the pandemic reshaped where and how we work, where have we actually landed?

In this episode, Ben sits down with Nick Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford and the world's leading researcher on remote and hybrid work. Drawing on surveys of hundreds of thousands of workers across many countries,Nick unpacks what the data actually shows about productivity, innovation, and the future of the office.

Topics covered:

  • Where work-from-home rates have settled since the pandemic peak
  • Why culture, not technology, explains why some countries went back to the office while others didn't
  • The "personal trainer effect": why being in the same room still matters for concentration and collaboration
  • Why forcing people back five days a week drives up attrition by a third and costs firms more than they save
  • The U-shaped relationship between age and office preference, and what it means for how companies should design their policies
  • What good management actually looks like, and why so much bad management persists even when better practices are well understood
  • The "donut effect": how hybrid work is reshaping cities and suburbs

About Nick Bloom: Nick Bloom is the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University and co-founder of WFH Research. He is one of the most cited economists in the world on the subjects of management practices, and the future of work, and is the author of the upcoming book The Triple Win.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-economics-of-work-with-ben-zweig/2860367 7792bc82-02c4-4e4c-91dc-8afc81dd4fd1 2173 full 1 1 3 3 false Thu, 28 May 2026 11:45:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Al Roth - Moral Economics and Repugnant Transactions]]> What makes a transaction repugnant? And why does society allow some controversial markets to flourish while banning others that seem far less harmful?

In this episode, Ben sits down with Al Roth, Nobel laureate and professor of economics at Stanford, to explore the hidden moral architecture beneath the markets we take for granted, and the ones we don't allow at all. Drawing on his new book Moral Economics, Al makes the case that good policy can't be built on moral intuition alone.

Topics covered:

  • What "repugnant" actually means in relation to transactions
  • Surrogacy, gene editing, and AI companions: where the line between protection and paternalism blurs
  • The coercion vs. exploitation distinction: is banning a market for poor people's benefit sometimes just denying them an opportunity?
  • How public opinion and legislation diverge
  • Why labor markets are fundamentally different from commodity markets
  • How the internet (and now AI) has flooded job markets with applications and destroyed the information value of applying
  • What the economics job market's "signaling" system can teach LinkedIn, dating apps, and corporate hiring alike

Al Roth is a Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is the author of Who Gets What — and Why and Moral Economics, and is one of the world's leading researchers in market design and matching theory.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-economics-of-work-with-ben-zweig/2841326 89ca62ba-5fea-40a8-92e8-71717b6661b2 2784 full 1 1 2 2 false Thu, 21 May 2026 11:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[David Autor - How Technology Affects Work]]> In this episode, Ben sits down with David Autor, professor of economics at MIT, to explore how technology transforms work at every level from individual tasks to entire industries.

Topics covered:

  • Why transformative technologies require organizational reinvention, not just adoption
  • The "expertise framework": how the same automation can be a force multiplier for one worker and a threat to another, depending on where their specialized skills sit
  • Occupational licensing as a double-edged sword: consumer protection vs. a barrier to adaptation
  • Whether AI will complement high-skilled workers, substitute for low-skilled ones, or eventually do both, and what the evidence actually shows so far
  • The skills that will remain valuable
  • Why we are dangerously under-invested in helping workers transition

David Autor is Ford Professor of Economics at MIT and co-director of the MIT Work of the Future task force. He is among the most cited economists in the world on the topics of labor markets, inequality, and technological change.

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