Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMarina Krakovsky on the Middleman Economy
Episode 517
Why would anyone want to hire a middleman, like a wedding planner, especially if you have time to take care of the planning yourself? Marina Krakovsk…
10 years, 5 months ago
David Autor on Trade, China, and U.S. Labor Markets
Episode 516
David Autor of MIT talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fundamentals of trade and his research on the impact on workers and communities fr…
10 years, 5 months ago
Will Davies on the Economics, Economists, and the Limits of Neoliberalism
Episode 515
Will Davies of Goldsmith's, University of London and author of The Limits of Neoliberalism talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in h…
10 years, 6 months ago
Alison Wolf on Women, Inequality and the XX Factor
Episode 514
Alison Wolf author of The XX Factor, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the changing roles of women in the family and the workplace. Wolf ar…
10 years, 6 months ago
Matt Ridley on the Evolution of Everything
Episode 513
Matt Ridley talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book, The Evolution of Everything. Ridley applies the lens of emergent order to a …
10 years, 6 months ago
Adam Cifu on Ending Medical Reversal
Episode 512
Why do so many medical practices that begin with such promise and confidence turn out to be either ineffective at best or harmful at worst? Adam Cifu…
10 years, 6 months ago
Adam Ozimek on the Power of Econometrics and Data
Episode 511
Adam Ozimek of Moody's Analytics and blogger at Forbes talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about why economists change their minds or don't. Ozimek…
10 years, 6 months ago
Timothy Taylor on Government vs. Business
Episode 510
Timothy Taylor, blogger at the Conversable Economist and editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about t…
10 years, 7 months ago
James Heckman on Facts, Evidence, and the State of Econometrics
Episode 509
Nobel Laureate James Heckman of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of econometrics and the challenges of…
10 years, 7 months ago
Josh Luber on Sneakers, Sneakerheads, and the Second-hand Market
Episode 508
How many pairs of sneakers do you own? Josh Luber of Campless and StockX talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the world of sneakerheads--peopl…
10 years, 7 months ago