Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBarry Eichengreen on the Dollar and International Finance
Episode 266
Barry Eichengreen of University of California, Berkeley and author of Exorbitant Privilege talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the history an…
15 years, 2 months ago
William Easterly on Benevolent Autocrats and Growth
Episode 265
William Easterly of New York University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the oft-heard claim that poor countries led by autocrats grow fas…
15 years, 3 months ago
Tim Harford on Adapt and the Virtues of Failure
Episode 264
Tim Harford, author and journalist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Adapt, Harford's book on the virtues of failure and the trial and err…
15 years, 3 months ago
William Byers on the Blind Spot, Science, and Uncertainty
Episode 263
William Byers of Canada's Concordia University and author of The Blind Spot talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of knowledge, scie…
15 years, 3 months ago
Bryan Caplan on Parenting
Episode 262
Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and EconLog talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in Caplan's new book, Selfish Reasons to Ha…
15 years, 3 months ago
John Papola on the Keynes Hayek Rap Videos
Episode 261
John Papola of Emergent Order talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their collaboration creating rap videos based on the ideas of John Maynard …
15 years, 4 months ago
Ariel Rubinstein on Game Theory and Behavioral Economics
Episode 260
Ariel Rubinstein of Tel Aviv University and New York University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of game theory and behavioral e…
15 years, 4 months ago
Michael Munger on Microfinance, Savings, and Poverty
Episode 259
Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about microfinance. Munger argues that cultural forces make it difficult for som…
15 years, 4 months ago
Dani Rodrik on Globalization, Development, and Employment
Episode 258
Dani Rodrik of Harvard University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about trade, the labor market, and trade policy. Drawing on a recent paper wi…
15 years, 4 months ago
Gavin Andresen on BitCoin and Virtual Currency
Episode 257
Gavin Andresen, Principal of the BitCoin Virtual Currency Project, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about BitCoin, an innovative attempt to crea…
15 years, 4 months ago