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Economics Happy Hour is a podcast where two economics educators talk through current events, teaching, and research the same way we would at a bar after…

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Season 4 Launch and Goals for 2026

Let's reflect on 2025 and discuss some goals for 2026

Jan 1 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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December 2025

Jobs That Didn't Exist 25 Years Ago

Jadrian and Matt Discuss the Economics of the Changing Job Market

Dec 18, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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48:44

Paternalism in the Classroom 🎓

Every classroom policy is an economic choice.

Dec 4, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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51:29

November 2025

The Economics of Beer

Trey Malone joins to unpack the economics of beer.

Nov 20, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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48:36

Why Colleges Pay Millions to Fired Coaches

$50 million for getting fired? Sign us up!

Nov 6, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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45:38

October 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize

A big win (again?) for growth

Oct 23, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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42:33

Why is it Tough to Teach Students About Taxes?

There is nuance in figuring out who pays taxes

Oct 9, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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September 2025

The Demographic Cliff in Higher Education

How will population declines will impact colleges and universities?

Sep 25, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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The Most Important Grocery Store Visit of All Time

In honor of Boris Yeltsin Day, Jadrian and Matt discuss the historic grocery store visit

Sep 5, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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August 2025

Teaching Economics with Escape Rooms

We sit down with Tom Flesher and Noah Trudeau to talk about their JET SET session on using escape rooms to teach economics and statistics.

Aug 21, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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Controversy at the BLS

Jadrian, Matt, and Brian O'Roark discuss what the BLS does, good data, and more!

Aug 7, 2025 • Matthew Rousu, Jadrian Wooten, and Economics Happy Hour

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