In a presentation for the Friedman Forum undergraduate lecture series, Erik Hurst, the V. Duane Rath Professor of Economics at Booth School of Business, and Deputy Director of the Becker Friedman Institute, discussed the effect of improved leisure technology on the labor supply of young men and women. For a more in-depth look at his talk, watch our new BFI video feature.

In a presentation for the Becker Brown Bag student speaker series, Chang-Tai Hsieh, the Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor of Economics and PCL Scholar at the Booth School of Business, discussed a system of crony capitalism that allows China’s businesses to thrive at the local level. For a more in-depth look at his talk, watch our new BFI video feature.