Economic Architecture
The Podcast

How do we solve the problems that really matter?

Join host and founder of Economic Architecture, Dr. Stuart Yasgur, in conversation with pioneers at the leading edge of innovation to understand the concrete actions we can take to address the daunting challenges that are shaping our lives. Through in-depth conversations with innovators, community leaders, experts, and others most proximate to the issues, the Economic Architecture podcast brings us closer to understanding how we can redesign the market and our collective capacity to solve the important problems we face.

How community ownership creates belonging [Episode 26]

How community ownership creates belonging [Episode 26]

December 15, 2025

In this week's episode, John W. Haines shares his work with the Community Investment Trust (CIT)---an organization working to democratize real estate investments by creating ways for residents to invest…

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Episodes

How can we create new possibilities for homeowners to build wealth? [Episode 16]

How can we create new possibilities for homeowners to build wealth? [Episode 16]

November 10, 2025

How is an innovative tech start-up enabling Fair Chance Hiring? [Episode 15 | Fair Chance Hiring]

How is an innovative tech start-up enabling Fair Chance Hiring? [Episode 15 | Fair Chance Hiring]

November 5, 2025

How can we better understand wildfire risks? [Episode 14]

How can we better understand wildfire risks? [Episode 14]

November 2, 2025

How does having a criminal record make it harder to build a life? [Episode 13 | Fair Chance Hiring]

How does having a criminal record make it harder to build a life? [Episode 13 | Fair Chance Hiring]

October 29, 2025

How can we insure our communities from extreme weather? [Episode 12]

How can we insure our communities from extreme weather? [Episode 12]

October 27, 2025

How do we protect our homes from hurricanes? [Episode 11]

How do we protect our homes from hurricanes? [Episode 11]

October 20, 2025

How do we make homeownership affordable? [Episode 10]

How do we make homeownership affordable? [Episode 10]

October 13, 2025

How does extreme weather impact insurance? [Episode 9]

How does extreme weather impact insurance? [Episode 9]

October 6, 2025

How can we reduce the risk from wildfire? [Episode 8]

How can we reduce the risk from wildfire? [Episode 8]

September 29, 2025

Meet the Host, Stuart Yasgur

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Stuart Yasgur brings 15 years of experience in advancing innovations that use market forces to address social challenges at large scale. As the founder and principal of Economic Architecture, Stuart leads a team of researchers and storytellers to foster, design, and build a wider public understanding of structural innovations.

Projects such as the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, created by Stuart with Dr. Andre Perry, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Project H2O, a new mortgage liquidity product, seek to (re)design our markets to serve the public good.

Previously, as a Global Leadership Group Member at Ashoka, Stuart initiated efforts that directed more than $500 million to innovative market-based solutions, engaged with the G20 through multiple Summits, and has taught at NYU and LSE. Stuart holds a PhD from LSE, a master’s from Columbia, and a bachelor’s from Cornell.

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