Tag: Podcast quiz

Labor

Migration As a Basic Human Right

Jadrian Wooten

Much of the discussion on the economics of migration focuses on the measurable aspects, in the sense of improved efficiency or the externalities associated with the move. Little, unfortunately, looks at the normative and social side of the decision to migrate. The Freakonomics team looked at whether people deserved the right to move at the same level as the right to clean water in their podcast “Migration as a Basic Human Right.” The positive components are still there in the sense that they discuss the human capital theory of migration and the impacts of additional workers on wage. There is a strong historical component in the podcast that focuses on migration around World War II, again during the fall of the USSR, and today’s Syrian refugee crisis. The podcast, in total, is about an hour long.

Course Used: Labor Economics
Quiz Nature: Podcast
Question Length: 7 Questions
Estimated Time to Play: 10 minutes

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Labor

How Safe is Your Job

Jadrian Wooten

There has been a recent push in the United States to highlight the role of automation replacing labor in the workforce. This Kahoot covers the Freakonomics podcast “How Safe is Your Job?” While the podcast is around 30 minutes in total, the quiz takes less than 10 minutes to complete. The two interview David Autor, John Komlos, and Randall Monroe on what they believe is the roll of humans as the workplace becomes more automized. The roll of creative destruction in the workplace allows for the invention of new products and services that had not previously been considered, which makes it difficult to really forecast what happens in the future. This story is told through the history of the player piano transitioning to radios.

Course Used: Labor Economics
Quiz Nature: Podcast
Question Length: 8 Questions
Estimated Time to Play: 10 minutes

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