Forefront Interview with Matthew Kahn Video Clips

On October 1, 2009, Kahn visited Lexington, Kentucky, to present a paper at the Conference on Appalachia and the Legacy of the War on Poverty at the University of Kentucky. Francisca Richter, research economist in the Community Development Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, interviewed Kahn before the conference. Video selections from that interview follow.

Forefront: Interview with Matthew Kahn (part 1)

How do you measure “greenness?”


Forefront: Interview with Matthew Kahn (part 2)

On how capitalism and environmentalism can go hand in hand


Forefront: Interview with Matthew Kahn (part 3)

Why should poor cities pursue green policies?


Forefront: Interview with Matthew Kahn (part 4)

We can have green capitalism in two cases


Forefront: Interview with Matthew Kahn (part 5)

Should cities aim economic development efforts on recruiting the highly skilled or retaining them?