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Back to SearchJoel Waldfogel on Markets, Choice, and the Tyranny of the Market
Episode 76
Joel Waldfogel of the Wharton School of Business talks about the idea in his new book, The Tyranny of Markets: Why You Can't Always Get What You Want…
18 years, 9 months ago
Arnold Kling on the Economics of Health Care and the Crisis of Abundance
Episode 75
Arnold Kling of EconLog talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of health care and his book, A Crisis of Abundance: Rethinking How …
18 years, 9 months ago
Bruce Yandle on the Tragedy of the Commons and the Implications for Environmental Regulation
Episode 74
Bruce Yandle of Clemson University and George Mason University's Mercatus Center looks at the tragedy of the commons and the various ways that people…
18 years, 10 months ago
Ian Ayres on Super Crunchers and the Power of Data
Episode 73
Ian Ayres of Yale University Law School talks about the ideas in his new book, Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. A…
18 years, 10 months ago
Robert Frank on Economics Education and the Economic Naturalist
Episode 72
Author Robert Frank of Cornell University talks about economic education and his recent book, The Economic Naturalist. Frank argues that the traditio…
18 years, 10 months ago
Thomas McCraw on Schumpeter, Innovation, and Creative Destruction
Episode 71
Thomas McCraw of Harvard University talks about the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter from his book, Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative D…
18 years, 10 months ago
Don Boudreaux on Market Failure, Government Failure and the Economics of Antitrust Regulation
Episode 70
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about when market failure can be improved by government intervention. …
18 years, 11 months ago
Grab Bag: Mike Munger and Russ Roberts on Recycling, Peak Oil and Steroids
Episode 69
Mike Munger, of Duke University, and EconTalk host Russ Roberts clean up some loose ends from their previous conversation on recycling, move on to ta…
18 years, 11 months ago
Richard Epstein on Property Rights, Zoning and Kelo
Episode 68
Richard Epstein, of the University of Chicago and Stanford's Hoover Institution, makes the case that many current zoning restrictions are essentially…
18 years, 11 months ago
Tyler Cowen on Your Inner Economist
Episode 67
Tyler Cowen, of George Mason University, talks about his new book, Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next M…
18 years, 11 months ago