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Back to SearchJohn Nye on the Great Depression, Political Economy, and the Evolution of the State
Episode 176
John Nye of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the Great Depression, the evolution of the State, and attitudes peopl…
16 years, 11 months ago
Tyler Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy
Episode 175
Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of Create Your Own Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his recent book…
16 years, 11 months ago
Michael Munger on Cultural Norms
Episode 174
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about cultural norms--the subtle signals we send to each other in our daily i…
17 years ago
David Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics
Episode 173
David Brady of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American public opinion on changing the health care system. Brady disc…
17 years ago
Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell
Episode 172
Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, Hitchens talks about Orwell's…
17 years ago
Eric Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance
Episode 171
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of education and education po…
17 years ago
Paul Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity
Episode 170
Paul Graham, essayist, programmer and partner in the y-combinator talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about start-ups, innovation, and creativity. …
17 years ago
Peter Henry on Growth, Development, and Policy
Episode 169
Peter Blair Henry of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about economic development. Henry compares and contrasts the policy an…
17 years, 1 month ago
John Taylor on the Financial Crisis
Episode 168
John Taylor of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fundamental causes of the financial crisis of 2008. Taylor argues …
17 years, 1 month ago
Justin Fox on the Rationality of Markets
Episode 167
Justin Fox, author of The Myth of the Rational Market, talks about the ideas in his book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Fox traces the history of t…
17 years, 1 month ago