David M. Rubenstein Fellows Randall Akee and Marcus Casey discuss their research for the Economic Studies program at Brookings and how the 2008 financial crisis affected their careers as economists.
Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds describes the priorities that will keep members of Congress busy before they leave Washington, D.C. for their traditional pre-election recess.
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Authors
Commentary
PodcastTwo Brookings economists reflect on the financial crisis and their careers
Marcus Casey,
Marcus Casey
Nonresident Fellow
- Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity
@MarcDCase
Randall Akee, and
Randall Akee
Former Nonresident Fellow
- Economic Studies
Fred Dews
Fred Dews
Managing Editor, New Digital Products
- Office of Communications
@publichistory
September 14, 2018