Nonresident Senior Fellow Marvin Kalb discusses his experience as a diplomatic attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in his recent book, “The Year I Was Peter the Great.”
Also in this episode, David Wessel shares lessons learned from a recent event with former Fed Chairs Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke. Finally, Alan Krueger discusses his new paper with Eric Posner on three reforms for protecting low-income workers from monopsony and collusion.
Related content:
The Year I Was Peter the Great
Janet Yellen: 10 quotes on her past and the economy
A Proposal for Protecting Low-Income Workers from Monopsony and Collusion
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PodcastMarvin Kalb’s stories from Russia
March 9, 2018
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