Economic History Soup is an interview-style podcast on all topics economic history, with discussions ranging from structuring the research process to the makings of an economic historian. Hosted by Yale Economics PhD student Liza Brover, the podcast emphasizes the diversity in themes, approaches, and personalities in the field of economic history. Please direct questions and comments to liza.brover@yale.edu. Cover art by Luisa Bicalho-Ritzkat.
Interview with Pablo Valenzuela-Casasempere, Postdoc at Yale University
In this episode, I interview one of our postdocs at the Economic Growth Center, Pablo Valenzuela-Casasempere. We talk about Pablo's research in urban economics and economic history, on the interstate highway system and the WPA program. Feel free to find Pablo at his website: https://pvalenzuelac.github.io/.
2 Jul 2026
Reflecting on my Third Year of the Econ PhD
My thoughts on the third year of the PhD. I didn't have a teaching requirement so I did a lot of unstructured work. Here are my thoughts and lessons!
19 Apr 2026
Interview with Cheryl Wu, Economics PhD Student at Yale Univeristy
In this episode, I am joined by my cohort mate Cheryl Wu for a fruitful conversation about economic history, AI, and technology adoption. Cheryl is currently a third year PhD student in Economics at Yale with fields in economic history and economic growth. For the audience curious about Cheryl's work, she can be contacted at cheryl.wu@yale.edu. As always, my inbox is open for requests and comments at liza.brover@yale.edu.
8 Dec 2025
China-US Relations with Amy Chen
In this episode, I am joined by Amy (Qian) Chen (Columbia IR masters graduate) to discuss the history of US-China relations from the Cultural Revolution to present day. We also spend time on the story of how Amy came to the US, her upbringing, education, and work experience in China. Thank you Amy for this interview! Amy can be contacted at chen.qian2@columbia.edu.
26 Sept 2025
Interview with Luisa Bicalho-Ritzkat, Economic History PhD Student at the London School of Economics
Welcome to the first official interview of Economic History Soup! I am joined by Luisa Bicalho-Ritzkat as she discusses her work on the art market and art as an investment. Luisa is finishing her PhD in Economic History at the LSE and is interested in a variety of topics related to financial history, focusing on the art market for her dissertation. In this episode, we discuss what it means for art to have value, and what a change in perceived value means for the financial market. We dis...
22 Aug 2025
Welcome to Economic History Soup!
In this episode, I introduce the new name and direction for the podcast, Economic History Soup! I also provide an update on finishing the second year of the Economics PhD and transitioning to full-time research. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/home Contact: liza.brover@yale.edu
8 Apr 2025
Interview with Eli Locke, Postdoc at Northwestern Kellogg
In this interview, I chat with Eli Locke, a 6th year from Boston University (and incoming Postdoc at Northwestern University) about identifying questions in economic history, the 2024-2025 job market, good research and good "me-search." We discuss Eli's JMP on ethnic-occupational niches migrants to the US. Thank you Eli for giving this interview, and I look forward to keeping in touch during our academic journeys! Eli's website: https://sites.google.com/view/elilocke/home
17 Nov 2024
Interview with Jose Betancourt, Yale Physics PhD student
In this episode, I interview Jose Betancourt, my classmate in first year macro. Jose is econ-adjacent, having done an undergraduate degree and predoc program in economics. Jose and I discuss similarities and differences of the "economics approach" and "physics approach" to common problems. We discuss concepts in networks, biophysics, econophysics, and more. Thank you Jose for sharing your knowledge!
3 Nov 2024
Interview with Ashmit Vyas, Analyst at HoustonKemp
In this episode, I interview my former Penn classmate Ashmit Vyas. We discuss Ashmit's education, memories from Penn, grad school, and his experience with consulting jobs. Thank you Ashmit for giving this interview!Keep up with me at my website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/home.
6 Oct 2024
Reflecting on my First Year of the Econ PhD
I go through my first year of the Economics PhD program at Yale chronologically and reflect on my personal and academic performance. Particularly I talk about the waiver exams, my mental health, and making friends during the PhD. Keep up with me at my website: https://sites.google.com/view/elizaveta-brover/home
9 Jan 2024
Interview with Jeremy Eppley, Founder of Silverstone Financial
In this episode, I interview Jeremy Eppley, founder of Silverstone Financial. Jeremy and I were classmates in high school and took our first economics class together. We talk about high school, college, Jeremy's experience starting his own company, the operations of Silverstone Financial, and finally conclude with (free) financial advice. I enjoyed having someone I've known for so long on the podcast!Silverstone Financial: https://www.silverstone.financial/about-usAs always, you can find more...
1 Oct 2023
Interview with Jere Behrman, Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania
In this episode, I interview Jere Behrman, professor of economics and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Behrman was one of my advisors during my undergraduate research projects and supervised my honors thesis my senior year. We talk about basketball, Dr. Behrman's reflections on developments in Penn Economics and economics in general throughout his career, and Dr. Behrman's incredible productivity habits. I also learned that Dr. Behrman and Dr. Todd share the same birthday!Dr. ...
24 Aug 2023
Interview with Emilio Borghesan, Economics Postdoc at Princeton University
In this episode, I interview Emilio Borghesan, a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania's Economics PhD program, and my former TA for intermediate microeconomics and econometrics. Emilio is currently a postdoc at Princeton University and afterwards will join the economics faculty at the University of Michigan. We discuss Emilio's background in clarinet performance and how it has motivated his interest in education. We also discuss Emilio's interest and work in the fields of labor...
27 Jul 2023
What I Learned in Undergrad
Hello and welcome back to the Brover Fixed Effect! In order of my graduate program starting next week, I thought it would be nice to reflect on the lessons I learned in undergrad and compile them into a series of advice. I hope you enjoy!As always, you can find more about me in my linktree, https://linktr.ee/russianecon. My contact form is open in case you have an idea for an episode. I hope to hear from you, and thank you for listening to this episode!
15 Jun 2023
Interview with Rachel Pomerantz, Economics PhD student at Harvard University
In this episode, I interview Rachel Pomerantz, a second year economics PhD student at Harvard. Rachel and I crossed paths at Penn through the Undergraduate Economics Society and were in touch throughout my time interning at the FRBNY as she completed her predoctoral program there. Rachel is interested in macroeconomics, urban economics, and trade. We discuss her time at Penn, the FRBNY, and Harvard, as well as her many aspirations as a rising economist. Rachel, thank you for a great interview...
5 Jun 2023
Interview with Karthik Tadepalli, Economics PhD student at UC Berkeley
For my first episode, I interviewed my best friend from undergrad, Karthik Tadepalli. Karthik and I became friends in office hours for our intermediate microeconomics class in the fall of 2018. In this episode, we talk about our time at Penn, including our time we spent at Penn's Social Deduction Club (SDC), as well as our major, Mathematical Economics. We also discuss economics at UC Berkeley and Karthik's interests in environmental economics, development, and international trade. We end wit...
19 May 2023
Introduction
In this episode, I introduce myself, the name of the podcast, and describe some directions in which I want to take the podcast. If you are interested in supporting the podcast, please fill out the contact form in my https://linktr.ee/russianecon. Please also support my TikTok account: @russianecon, where I also cover many topics related to economics.
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