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Back to SearchVernon Smith and James Otteson on Adam Smith
Episode 467
Vernon Smith and James Otteson talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Adam Smith in front of a live audience at Ball State University. Topics dis…
11 years, 5 months ago
David Skarbek on Prison Gangs and the Social Order of the Underworld
Episode 466
David Skarbek of King's College London and author of The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern The American Penal System talks with…
11 years, 5 months ago
Campbell Harvey on Randomness, Skill, and Investment Strategies
Episode 465
Campbell Harvey of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his research evaluating various investment and trading strategies and …
11 years, 5 months ago
Paul Romer on Urban Growth
Episode 464
Paul Romer of New York University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about reforming cities to allow growth and human flourishing. Topics discusse…
11 years, 5 months ago
Lawrence H. White on Monetary Constitutions
Episode 463
Lawrence H. White of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the possibility of a monetary constitution. Based on a new b…
11 years, 5 months ago
David Zetland on Water
Episode 462
David Zetland of Leiden University College in the Netherlands and author of Living with Water Scarcity talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about th…
11 years, 6 months ago
Michael Munger on Choosing in Groups
Episode 461
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book (co-authored with Kevin Munger), Choosing in Groups. Mu…
11 years, 6 months ago
Benn Steil on the Battle of Bretton Woods
Episode 460
Benn Steil of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of …
11 years, 6 months ago
Daniel Sumner on the Political Economy of Agriculture
Episode 459
Daniel Sumner of the University of California talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about agricultural subsidies in the United States, the winners an…
11 years, 6 months ago
Luigi Zingales on the Costs and Benefits of the Financial Sector
Episode 458
Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts on whether the financial sector is good for society and about the g…
11 years, 7 months ago