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Podcasts episode·Jun 9, 2026

How Should Parents Respond When Grades are Good, But Test Scores are Bad?

Tess Vigeland and Ariel Kalil
When a child brings home good grades but low standardized test scores, which signal should parents pay attention to? In...
Topics: K-12 Education
Podcasts episode·Apr 1, 2025

Crypto’s Fatal Flaw: Trust, Scale, and the Economics of Blockchain

Tess Vigeland and Eric Budish
Crypto’s most groundbreaking innovation, permissionless consensus, may also be its greatest vulnerability. In this episode, Chicago Booth economist Eric Budish...
Topics: Financial Markets, Technology & Innovation
Podcasts episode·Jan 7, 2025

Unlocking Higher Education: Undergraduate Re-Enrollment and Graduate Student Lending

Tess Vigeland and Lesley Turner
Why do so many students leave college before completing their degree, and how can we help them return? Lesley Turner,...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·Aug 6, 2024

The Graduation Part II: Graduate School Graduation Rates

Jeffrey T. Denning and Lesley J. Turner
Graduation rates from graduate programs increased from 58% for students entering in 2003-04 to 68% for students entering in 2012-13,...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Podcasts episode·Jul 23, 2024

What Went Wrong With Federal Student Loans?

The United States is in the midst of a student loan crisis, with over 45 million borrowers owing more than...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·Jun 17, 2024

Inflation and Trading

Michael Weber, Philip Schnorpfeil, and Andreas Hackethal
Beliefs about how inflation impacts asset returns vary widely across investors, who are often overly optimistic. Information about past returns...
Topics: Monetary Policy
Research Briefs·Jun 12, 2024

Discount Factors and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Dual-Listed Stocks

Quentin Vandeweyer, Minghao Yang, and Constantine Yannelis
Surprise changes in US monetary policy rates directly affect asset prices, with a 100-basis point surprise cut resulting in a...
Topics: Monetary Policy
Research Briefs·Jun 4, 2024

What Went Wrong with Federal Student Loans?

Constantine Yannelis and Adam Looney
The increase in aggregate student debt and the struggles of today’s borrowers can be traced to changes in federal policies...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Podcasts episode·May 14, 2024

Is College Worth It? Measuring the Returns to Higher Education

Tess Vigeland and Jack Mountjoy
College graduates earn more than those who didn’t attend college. Does this mean higher education boosts your income? Or, does...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training