The Brookings Cafeteria

, vice President and director of the Economic Studies Program at Brookings and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow, forecasts the top economic issues in the upcoming year. Tune in to hear more about the labor market, wages, and productivity growth in 2016. Gayer also outlines which economic issues the presidential candidates should be talking about in the elections and how much impact the president has in economic policy decisions. Also in this podcast: “What’s Happening in Congress” with , senior fellow in Governance Studies and deputy director of the Center for Effective Public Management. And also get to know , senior fellow and deputy director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, during our “Coffee Break.” Show Notes:  (Case/Deaton study)  (from Economic Studies Program) Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on , listen on , and send feedback email to .