Floods, Nuclear Power, and Wages (with Peter Van Doren)
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The illustrious, ingenious, notorious PVD is back with us once again. Today, he and Trevor sit down to discuss dilemmas of flood damages following Hurricane Ian, the viability of subsidies for nuclear energy, and minimum wage increase’s effects on workers’ wages. Peter references the following: The National Flood Insurance Program: Solving Congress’s Samaritan’s Dilemma by Peter Van Doren Hurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse. Subsidies to Nuclear Power in the Inflation Reduction Act by David Kemp and Peter Van Doren How Important are Minimum Wage Increases in Increasing the Wages of Minimum Wage Workers? by Jeffrey Clemens and Michael R. Strain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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