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In the Just Economics podcast, economist Ioana Marinescu (www.marinescu.eu), associate professor of public policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores what we actually know about how policies and labor markets work, including the science behind job creation and unemployment insurance. Each episode introduces the work of an eminent scholar whose research provides evidence that empower ...
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3 ways to grow your freelance UX writing biz with Kanye confidence
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Episode 9: 3 ways to grow your freelance UX writing biz with Kanye confidence Kanye is the worst. But we can learn A LOT about growing a freelance UX writing business from his shameless confidence. At the end of this episode, you'll have learned: How to show it first Why rejection is just a reset Why clarity of vision matters And more *** To read t…
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Paid Family Leave with Maya Rossin-Slater
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Maya Rossin-Slater, an economist and professor at the Stanford Department of Health policy, joins Ioana to discuss her paper on the implications of paid family leave policies. You can read her paper here and follow her on Twitter here. Related resources from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy: Early Childhood Donor Toolkit Early School Success…
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Housing Affordability with Ingrid Gould Ellen
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Ioana welcomes housing expert Ingrid Gould Ellen, a professor of urban policy and planning at the Wagner School of New York University and the faculty director for the Furman Center for Real Estate and Policy, to the podcast to discuss her 2020 paper on housing choice vouchers. Read Ingrid’s work: -Main paper discussed: https://furmancenter.org/fil…
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Why Sectoral Employment Programs Work with Larry Katz
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Larry Katz is an economics professor at Harvard University, and an expert on all things about the labor market. Larry was the chief economist of the US Department of Labor in 1993-1994. He is an editor at the Quarterly Journal of Economics, one of the top academic journals in the field of economics. You can follow him on Twitter @lkatz42. Larry has…
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Politics of the Carbon Tax with Adrien Fabre
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Due to the pandemic, governments around the world are reflecting on where policy should be going next, and climate change is a key item on the agenda. However, climate policies like the carbon tax increase the price of energy, which can particularly hurt low income people. Economist Adrien Fabre joins Ioana on to discuss his publication with Thomas…
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Political Partisanship and School Desegregation with Eric Chyn
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The US has strong political polarization, which affects policy outcomes. Race is an important dividing line for partisanship. White people are more likely to be Republicans, and Republicans are less likely to support racial integration policies, such as busing or affirmative action. But what if these racial integration policies themselves changed r…
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Why product designers shouldn’t be responsible for UX writing
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Episode 8: Why product designers shouldn’t be responsible for UX writing Product designers aren’t UX writers. So why do we still expect product designers to do UX writing? Whether you’re leading design at a startup large or small, it’s time to hire a UX writer. In this episode, I dive into 3 reasons why you’re losing time and money by expecting you…
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Child benefits, poverty & work with Mark Stabile
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Ioana and Kat discuss recent evidence on the effects of child tax benefits on poverty and work. Ioana interviews Mark Stabile, an economics professor at INSEAD in France, on his recent working paper, “The Effects of Child Tax Benefits on Poverty and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Canada Child Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit.” Ioana and Ma…
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Episode 7: How to write helpful UX copy Helpful people are not just appreciated, desired, and adored — they’re remembered. Helpful products are the same, and they get there with the assistance of helpful UX copy. Helpful UX copy goes above and beyond to make an experience seamless with information that takes away any hassle. In this episode, I deta…
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Inequality, job loss & unemployment insurance during COVID-19, with Eliza Forsythe
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Ioana and Kat talk about COVID-related job loss and the effects of unemployment insurance policies. Ioana interviews Eliza Forsythe, an economics professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about the labor market during COVID-19 and how the pandemic and the United States government’s response has impacted inequality in the U.S. You ca…
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Episode 6: My 8-question UX writing checklist Quality assurance can be challenging, especially when you’re assessing your own work. While every project is different, I find it helpful to quality check every line of microcopy I ship with key UX writing strategies to make sure I’m hitting all my bases. In this episode, I share the 8-question checklis…
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Episode 5: 5 strategies for effective UX writing There’s a lot of knowledge on the Internet about how to create “good” UX writing. That’s not this episode. This episode doesn’t drill down the basic principles of UX writing or important UX writing misconceptions. That’s for another time. Instead, this episode dives into the 5 strategies that make UX…
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Episode 4: 5 important UX writing misconceptions UX writing is still the new kid on the block. Because of that, chances are most of what you think you know about UX writing is wrong. In this episode, Slater Katz, freelance UX writer and copywriter, debunks the most important UX writing misconceptions and lays out the true role of UX writers and how…
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Episode 3: What does a UX writer actually do? So, you’re wondering if you should have a UX writer on your team. But what does a UX writer actually do? If you’re unfamiliar with the discipline, the answer might seem simple — UX writers write copy for apps and websites. While that’s true, UX writing is so much more than just writing copy. In this epi…
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Episode 2: Why systems matter in UX writing Great design systems go beyond UI patterns and buttons — content style guides, voice and tone guidelines, and glossaries make up an important portion of a design system, too. Forming and thinking in UX writing systems equips anyone writing UX copy to do their job with ease, efficiency, and effectiveness. …
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Episode 1: 5 reasons why you should hire a UX writer Whether you’re a lean 12-person start-up or a 234-person series B, you need a UX writer on your team. In this episode, Slater Katz, freelance UX writer and copywriter, explores 5 key reasons why a UX writer is critical to skyrocketing your conversion, retention, and engagement, all while crushing…
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