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Promises Delivered? The Economic Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a landmark piece of tax legislation from the first year of the Trump administration, overhauled the tax code for both individuals and businesses. In this episode of The Pie, Eric Zwick, Professor of Economics and Finance at the UChicago's Booth School of Business, discusses how the overhaul affected the economy, including investment, tax revenue, and wages.

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  Deadly Prescriptions: What Happens When Doctors Compete for Patients

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  An Extra Slice of the Pie, with James Robinson: History, Politics, and the…

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  Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

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  How Do Buyouts Impact Hospital Performance? Evaluating the Role of Private…

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  What Can the North Dakota Railroad War of 1905 Tell Us About Regulating Mo…

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  Understanding the Fed: How Perception Drives Market Reactions

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  Creative Destruction: Why Innovation is Crucial for Growth

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  Using Machine Learning to Predict—and Prevent—Police Misconduct

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  What Went Wrong With Federal Student Loans?

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  The Uncertainties of Climate Change

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  Using Cellphone Data to Observe Religious Worship in the United States

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  India’s Economic Future

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  ChatGPT: Who’s Adopting, Who’s Abstaining, and Why?

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  Is College Worth It? Measuring the Returns to Higher Education

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  Fighting Traffic in Chicago: Lower Fares, More Trains, Fewer Buses