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Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments to Prosperity and Freedom
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Mike talks with Tyler Cowen, a professor of Economics at George Mason University, blogger at Marginal Revolution, host of the 'Conversations with Tyler' podcast, regular contributor at 'Bloomberg Opinion', and author of a number of books including The Great Stagnation, Average is Over, The Complacent Class, and most recently Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals.
Topics Mike & Tyler discuss include:
Why we should focus more on economic growth.
The importance of sustainable growth.
How future people should be valued.
Why human rights should trump even economic growth.
Economic growth and human happiness.
Tyler’s specific policy recommendations.
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