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Of Significance — 48 episodes
49. Less Humans, Less Disparate Impact? The Problems of AI in Hiring (with Allan G. King of Littler Mendelson)
48. W-2 Much? New (Old?) Rules for Independent Contractors
45. Wage a Minute, What is a Prevailing Wage?
44. Why 2>3 (Sometimes): Considerations for Maximizing Scoring in Basketball
43. Momentum, Mo’ Problems: Can You Tell When Teams Will End a Winning Streak?
42. The “Hot Hand” Caught Red-Handed: Debunking the Myths Around One of the Most Famous Sports Tropes
41. It’s (Past?) Time to Do a Pay Audit in the EU (with Chris Jones of Paul Hastings)
40. Unwrapping Spotify's Stats
39. All the Same Post-Ames? What's New and What's Not for Pay Equity Analysis
38. How to Make Thanksgiving Significant
37. The Price of a Career Cut Short: Counting the Cost in the Skaggs Case
36. Overeducated? Underemployed? The Post-College Reality Check
35. Can You Trust the Numbers? What’s Behind DC’s Crime Stats
34. A Major BLS Revision: Thinking About the New Job Numbers
33. Jobs Data: First Draft or Final Word?
32. The World Cup: Trophy or Trap for Host Nations?
31. After Hours, After Taxes: Who Benefits from Tax-Free Overtime?
30. The Transfer Price is Right? Valuing Multinational Company Economic Activity (w/Dr. George Korenko)
29. Zooming into Tulsa: Analyzing the Economics of a Remote Work Migration
28. How to Get Away With Merger: Economics of Merger Review with Dr. Craig Malam
27. The Counterfactual Worker: Calculations in a But-For World
26. Should Restaurants Sell Reservations? (with Dr. Jesse David)
25. H-2B Continued! A Visa Conversation with Elliot Delahaye
24. Regression Bites: Type 3 for Error
23. Is the Cinderella Story Dead?: NIL, Player Portals and March Madness
22. Donning, Doffing, Dillying, Dallying with John Lassetter
21. (Oscar) Award, What is it Good For? (with Sush Jain)
20. Drug Pricing is Even Messier Than You Think (Featuring Dr. Tram Nguyen)
19. To H-1B or Not H-1B: That Visa Question!
18. California's Minimum Wage: Minimum Change Means Minimum Effect
17. Does Work From Home Work? Some New Evidence
16. Interviews Of Significance: Mike Kheyfets - Can AI Collude to Hurt Consumers?
15. Economists Don't *Get* Presents
14. Regression Bites: Are You Thinking About Regressions Wrong?
13. Should the NFL Be Thankful for Kickoffs?
12. FTC You in Court! A Non-Compete Picture
11. It's the Greater Than or Equal To Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
10. Missed Your Survey Goes to Washington
9. An Ample Ramble on Sampling
8. Summer Jobs: Summer Great and Summer Not!
7. Interviews Of Significance: Sush Jain - This Episode is All Natural!
6. Correlation vs Causation: Which is Better?
5. How Much Does Steve Know About the Unemployment Rate?
4. Humans Capitalizing on Human Capital Theory, a Theory
3. Don’t Miss the Mark!
2. Muldrow v. St Louis: No Significant Harm Required
1. Inaugural Episode: Now With 5% Less Insignificance!
A Taste Of Significance