{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitalisnt.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-a-lack-of-diversity-is-hurting-economics-ybRHc0M7","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why A Lack of Diversity Is Hurting Economics","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e7c76ad-7ecc-479b-8749-f0cb2f4f2dc5/448252be-b0dd-4ca9-94e2-d1edc241d7ba/capitalisn_t_updated_s2_v3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/15e81b4e-de72-4c25-bd1e-ce36040d5419\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why A Lack of Diversity Is Hurting Economics\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On this episode—Kate Waldock's final episode as a co-host of CapitalIsn't—we tackle a crucial question the economics field is facing: what is it going to do about its lack of diversity? To fully investigate this question, Kate and Luigi are joined by a series of guests who each offer a different perspective on why there's a lack of diversity in economics, what the profession is missing because of it, and what can be done to fix it. \n\nGuests:\n\n- Peter Henry, William R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business and former dean of NYU’s Stern School of Business\n- Lisa Cook, Professor of Economics and International Relations at Michigan State University\n- Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, founder of the Sadie Collective and an emerging economist\n- Rohan Williamson, Bolton Sullivan and Thomas A. Dean Chair of International Business and former dean of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business\n- Andres Liberman, Chief Data Officer at Burn to Give\n- Luis Lopez, Assistant Professor of Finance at UIC Business School"}