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Podcast episode·May 7, 2026

The Four Pests campaign and China’s Great Famine

via VoxDev
New research quantifies how China's mass campaign to eradicate sparrows during the Great Leap Forward disrupted natural pest control, reduced...
Video·Apr 20, 2026

Faculty Spotlight: Fiona Burlig

Fiona Burlig, an assistant professor in the Harris School of Public Policy, talks about her work studying the challenges of...
Video·Apr 13, 2026

Behind the Scenes with EPIC’s Clean Air Program: A conversation with Rachel Westrate

EPIC’s Clean Air Program has launched a new series of conversations sparked by EPIC Air Quality Fund Awardees, on subjects...
Podcast episode·Apr 6, 2026

Scenes from S&P Global’s CERAWeek 26 | Michael Greenstone

via Smarter Markets
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Founding Director and EPIC Director Michael Greenstone speaks with Smarter Markets at CERAWeek 2026.
Podcast episode·Apr 6, 2026

Can someone explain these prices?

via Today, Explained (A Vox Podcast)
EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori explains why gas prices cost so much these days.
Video·Mar 2, 2026

The Air We Share

From The Gambia to India, a new film produced for EPIC by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions highlights how data and...
Podcast episode·Feb 25, 2026

Reducing air pollution: Can markets succeed where regulation fails?

via VoxDev Talks
Particulate matter is, Michael Greenstone argues, the greatest public health threat on the planet. Worse than HIV, cigarettes, and alcohol....
Podcast episode·Feb 11, 2026

Nature Revisited: Eyal Frank

Eyal Frank is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Working at the intersection...
Video·Jan 28, 2026

Behind the Scenes with EPIC’s Clean Air Program: A conversation with Albert Presto and Sina Hasheminassab

EPIC’s Clean Air Program has launched a new series of conversations sparked by EPIC Air Quality Fund Awardees, focusing on...