Ed Conard Debates Furman On “The Expected Value of Risk Taking” Over the summer, I debated Jason Furman—Pres. Obama’s former Chair of the Counsel of Economic Advisors—at Harvard over the magnitude of changes needed to bring… Read More
Ed Conard Debates Poverty and Inequality at Susquehanna University Ed Conard debunks myths about poverty and debates the ways U.S. policymakers can maximize middle and working- class incomes with Washington University in St. Louis's… Read More
Ed Conard Discusses His Oxford University Chapter at Harvard’s Program on Constitutional Government Ed Conard recently joined Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield to discuss his Oxford University Press chapter, “The Economics of Inequality in High-Wage Economies,” at Harvard University’s Program… Read More
Official Stats Overstate Poverty by Measuring Before $1T in Government Spending on “Just the News” Ed explains that official statistics overstate poverty by measuring it before $1 trillion of government spending. So employment gains appear to have an exaggerated effect… Read More
CBS Sunday Morning Features “The Upside of Inequality” “CBS Sunday Morning” feature on inequality, which includes Hitler, Marie Antoinette, beatings, starving paupers in coffins, Thomas Piketty, and poverty statistics that don’t account for… Read More
Ben Shapiro Again Recommends Ed Conard’s NYT Bestselling Books Ben Shapiro again recommended Ed Conard’s New York Times bestselling books, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class (2016) and Unintended… Read More
Predicting How Coronovirus May Impact the Economy on Fox Business Ed Conard joins Stu Varney to discuss the coronavirus’s potential impact on the U.S. and global economy on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” Will the… Read More
I Take Sides in Taylor Swift’s Fight with Private Equity Over Music Rights on Fox Business Ed Conard take sides in Taylor Swift’s fight with private equity over music rights Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” Listen to Ed Conard and Stuart… Read More
Debating What Warren Gets Wrong About Private Equity on FBN’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast” Neil Cavuto and I debate what Elizabeth Warren gets wrong about investors and private equity—investment makes the US middle class 30% more prosperous than their… Read More
Defending JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31m Salary on FBN’s Making Money with Charles Payne Charles Payne, Heather Higgins, and I defend JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31 million annual salary on “Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne.”… Read More
American Innovation Drives Prosperity in the U.S. and Abroad on Varney & Co I discuss how American innovation is driving economic prosperity for the middle class here in the United States and in Europe on Fox Business’s “Varney… Read More
The Success of the Most Successful Workers Benefits the Middle Class on Varney & Co. I explain why the success of the most successful workers benefits the middle class on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” Read More
Sanders’ and Warren’s Wealth Tax Proposals Will Hurt the Middle Class I explain why Bernie Sanders’ and Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax proposals will ultimately hurt the middle class. We also discuss Walmart stock performance, WeWork’s delayed… Read More
Warren’s Proposals Will Extract a Heavy Cost From the Middle Class I explain why Elizabeth Warren’s proposals will extract a heavy cost on the middle class on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” Read More
Democrats Are Campaigning for European Socialist Policies That Would Hurt the Middle Class on FBN’s Varney & Co David Asman and I discuss how Democrats are campaigning to bring European socialism to America which would slow growth and hurt the middle class. Read More
- Ed Conard Debates Furman On “The Expected Value of Risk Taking” Over the summer, I debated Jason Furman—Pres. Obama’s former Chair of the Counsel of Economic Advisors—at Harvard over the magnitude of changes needed to bring… Read More
- CBS Sunday Morning Features “The Upside of Inequality” “CBS Sunday Morning” feature on inequality, which includes Hitler, Marie Antoinette, beatings, starving paupers in coffins, Thomas Piketty, and poverty statistics that don’t account for… Read More
Debating a Book’s-Worth of Economic Issues on “Conversations with Bill Kristol” I cover a book’s-worth of economic issues in my 90 minute discussion with Bill Kristol on “Conversations with Bill Kristol.” Read More
Debating Inequality, Innovation, and High-Skilled Immigration on “Conversations with Bill Kristol” Bill Kristol and I debate income inequality, innovation, and why only high-skilled immigration can grow the American economy fast enough to pay for retiring baby… Read More
Ed Conard on Fox & Friends: Why Millions Still Support Trump Ed Conard joins Brian Kilmeade to discuss his op-ed "What Trump Critics Still Don't Get About Him" on "Fox & Friends." Watch the latest video at… Read More
Upside of Inequality Highlights The Upside of Inequality highlights: Read More
Debating My Wall Street Journal Op-Ed on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Ed Conard debates his Wall Street Journal op-ed, "America's Got Talent, But Not Nearly Enough," with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezezinski on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. Read More
I Debate Austan Goolsbee on CNN: Does Trump Deserve Credit For Rising Stock Market? Ed Conard debates Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, on whether President Trump has contributed to the rising stock market with Michael Smerconish… Read More
The Case for a Border Tax on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Ed Conard debates tax reform and trade policy with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Joe Kernen, and Becky Quick on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Read More
Greg Mankiw & Ed Conard Discuss the Upside of Inequality on C-SPAN’s Book TV Harvard economist Greg Mankiw interviews Ed Conard about his new book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for C-SPAN Book TV’s “After… Read More
AEI Debate on “The Upside of Inequality” I summarize my Top 10 NYT bestselling book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for the American Enterprise Institute with Steven Roberts. The book argues that today's knowledge-based… Read More
Edward Conard Highlights Edward Conard has published two top-ten New York Times bestsellers, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class and Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told… Read More
Ed Conard Defeats IQ2 Motion “Central Banks Can Print Prosperity” in a Landslide Victory Squaring off against former IMF chief economist and MIT professor, Simon Johnson, Ed Conard persuaded 60% of the undecided audience members (to Johnson’s 15%) that… Read More
Why Have Wages Stagnated Despite Employment Growth? Ed Conard explains to the BBC's Linda Yueh why middle class incomes stagnated despite 50% growth in U.S. employment since 1980. Read More