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Back to SearchTyler Cowen on The Complacent Class
Episode 576
Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, The Complacent Class. Cowen argues …
9 years, 3 months ago
Jennifer Pahlka on Code for America
Episode 575
Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the organization she started. Code for America works with p…
9 years, 4 months ago
Elizabeth Pape on Manufacturing and Selling Women's Clothing and Elizabeth Suzann
Episode 574
Elizabeth Pape, founder of the women's clothing company Elizabeth Suzann, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about starting and running her compan…
9 years, 4 months ago
Rana Foroohar on the Financial Sector and Makers and Takers
Episode 573
Journalist and author Rana Foroohar of the Financial Times talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book, Makers and Takers. Foroohar argues t…
9 years, 4 months ago
Erica Sandberg on Homelessness and Downtown Streets Team
Episode 572
Podcaster and writer Erica Sandberg talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about homelessness in San Francisco. Sandberg talks about what the city can…
9 years, 4 months ago
Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Read My Lips
Episode 571
Are Americans overtaxed? How does the average American feel about the tax system and tax reform? Vanessa Williamson of the Brookings Institution talk…
9 years, 5 months ago
Jason Barr on Building the Skyline and the Economics of Skyscrapers
Episode 570
Why does the Manhattan skyline look like it does with incredible skyscrapers south of City Hall then almost no tall buildings until midtown? Jason Ba…
9 years, 5 months ago
Andrew Gelman on Social Science, Small Samples, and the Garden of the Forking Paths
Episode 569
Statistician, blogger, and author Andrew Gelman of Columbia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenges facing psychologist…
9 years, 5 months ago
Robert Whaples on the Economics of Pope Francis
Episode 568
Is capitalism part of the poverty problem facing the world or part of the solution? Are human beings doing a good job preserving the earth for future…
9 years, 5 months ago
Nicholas Crafts, Luis Garicano, and Luigi Zingales on the Economic Future of Europe
Episode 567
What is the future of the European economy? What are the challenges facing Europe? What are the implications of Brexit for the United Kingdom and the…
9 years, 6 months ago