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 a start-up cleared 5,000 criminal records [Episode 19]

How a start-up cleared 5,000 criminal records [Episode 19]

November 19, 2025

In this week's episode, Noella Sudbury discusses her structural innovation which clears criminal records and opens up real potential for job seekers in specific states to change their future. Her…

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Episodes

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

How does a community rebuild after a devastating wildfire? [Episode 7]

How does a community rebuild after a devastating wildfire? [Episode 7]

September 22, 2025

How can thoughtful development create affordable homes and revitalize a neighborhood? [Episode 6]

How can thoughtful development create affordable homes and revitalize a neighborhood? [Episode 6]

September 15, 2025

How can targeted information lead to action and effectively mitigate the risk from wildfire? [Episode 5]

How can targeted information lead to action and effectively mitigate the risk from wildfire? [Episode 5]

September 8, 2025

How do we protect our homes from the growing threat of wildfires? [Episode 4]

How do we protect our homes from the growing threat of wildfires? [Episode 4]

September 1, 2025

How do we make permanent affordable housing a community asset? [Episode 3]

How do we make permanent affordable housing a community asset? [Episode 3]

August 25, 2025

How should climate policy integrate community knowledge? [Episode 2]

How should climate policy integrate community knowledge? [Episode 2]

August 18, 2025

When affordability is a challenge, how do we address extreme weather? [Episode 1]

When affordability is a challenge, how do we address extreme weather? [Episode 1]

August 11, 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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