Mercatus Center
Organization
A research center at George Mason University focused on economics, markets, entrepreneurship, and public policy, with an emphasis on market-oriented scholarship.
2 episodes featuring Mercatus Center
Marketplace
Rate hikes expose pressure across bonds, housing and federal debt
The Fed’s decision reaches beyond markets, testing household affordability, bond valuations and the central bank’s independence as government borrowing costs rise.
Sep 16, 2026 · 26 min
Prof G Markets
AI’s biggest risk may be institutional failure
The episode shifts the AI bubble debate from headline valuations to whether businesses, schools, and governments can absorb a transformative technology.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 3m