Jacob Hacker on NBC’s Dateline

ISPS Director, Jacob Hacker, appears on NBC’s Dateline “America Now: On the Edge,” on Friday, Aug. 30, starting at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

The program presents the personal story of one family’s financial struggles. Professor Hacker provides context and analysis with comments about the impact of the great recession on American familes.

“When the economy is depressed, when there’s not much demand for workers, the people who lose their jobs at the beginning of the recession often are the ones who have the hardest time getting back in.”