Much of the anger and anxiety in the 2016 election is fueled by the sense that economic opportunity is slipping away for many Americans. This week, as part of NPR's collaborative project with member stations, A Nation Engaged, Susan Helper, PhD, Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, among others, addresses the question: What can be done to create economic opportunity for more Americans?

J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, weighed in on the compensation of New Jersey hospital CEOs, and how they are kept in check. "What holds it down is the IRS. In order to maintain not-for-profit status, you cannot pay excessive compensation," he said.

Roberta Baskin, executive director of AIM2Flourish, shares how AIM2Flourish catalyzes business innovation by discovering, sharing, and celebrating inspiring stories of businesses that do good and do well.

In Episode 5 of Beyond: The Podcast, Patrick Doherty and Colonel Mark "Puck" Mykleby, co-directors of the Strategic Innovation Lab at the Weatherhead School of Management, discuss their new book The New Grand Strategy.

In Tech Czar Talk, Scott Shane, PhD, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and professor of economics says the more people start companies, better is the chance of creating larger and larger pools of capital.

Christina Romer, PhD, University of California, Berkeley will present The Howard T. McMyler Memorial Lecture October 6.