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Back to SearchPaul Collier on Democracy and Violence
Episode 166
Paul Collier of Oxford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his new book, Wars, Guns, and Votes, a study of democracy …
17 years, 1 month ago
Mark Helprin on Copyright
Episode 165
Novelist Mark Helprin talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about copyright and the ideas in his book, Digital Barbarism. Helprin argues for an exten…
17 years, 2 months ago
Michael Munger on Franchising, Vertical Integration, and the Auto Industry
Episode 164
Michael Munger, of Duke University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about franchising, particularly car dealerships. Munger highlights how the …
17 years, 2 months ago
Charles Platt on Working at Wal-Mart
Episode 163
Charles Platt, author and journalist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts what it was like to apply for a job at Wal-Mart, get one, and work there.…
17 years, 2 months ago
Riccardo Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis
Episode 162
Riccardo Rebonato of the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of Plight of the Fortune Tellers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenge…
17 years, 2 months ago
Richard Epstein on the Rule of Law
Episode 161
Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the rule of law…
17 years, 3 months ago
Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 6--A Discussion of Parts VI and VII, and Summary
Episode 160
This is the sixth and concluding podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan K…
17 years, 3 months ago
Peter Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible Hook
Episode 159
Peter Leeson of George Mason University and author of The Invisible Hook talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of 18th century pi…
17 years, 3 months ago
Michele Boldrin on Intellectual Property
Episode 158
Michele Boldrin of Washington University in St. Louis talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about intellectual property and Boldrin's book, co-writte…
17 years, 3 months ago
Dan Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 5--A Discussion of Parts III (cont.), IV, and V
Episode 157
This is the fifth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein of George …
17 years, 3 months ago