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Back to SearchFA Hayek: Price Whisperer
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The price system solves a profound coordination problem by communicating dispersed knowledge that no central planner could ever fully…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Price of Pennies: Make or Buy?
Season 3 Episode 4
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The make-or-buy decision is a fundamental aspect of economics that applies to businesses, households, and nations, with the U.S. penn…
9 months ago
Pretty Pigs and Talking Dogs
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How should we decide which political-economic systems are best for organizing society? Let's peer through the lens of the "Pretty Pig…
9 months, 1 week ago
Barking Cats: On the "Nature" of Bureaucracy
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Transaction costs are the friction in the gears of society, but the worst transaction costs are the ones that reflect government fail…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Pins: Division of Labor is Limited by Transaction Costs
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Adam Smith's pin factory example from "The Wealth of Nations" demonstrates how dividing labor into specialized tasks dramatically inc…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Commerce and Sociology: Novak on Entangled Political Economy
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What happens when we stop seeing politics and markets as separate spheres and start recognizing their deep entanglement? Mikayla Nova…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Paradox of Political Rationality: Lynch
Season 2 Episode 21
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Why do harmful policies like tariffs keep coming back despite universal condemnation from economists? The answer lies in the dynamics…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Curation Bubbles, Verification, and the Splintering of Ideology: Green
Season 2 Episode 20
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What happens when we no longer consume scarce information through trusted, verified institutions, but instead through an abundance of…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Socialist Generation Debate: Boettke
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Join economist Peter Boettke as he discusses how transaction costs impact market efficiency and our everyday decisions. We delve dee…
1 year ago
Transaction Costs and Constitutions: India's Balancing Act, with Shruti Rajagopalan
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What if transaction costs could shape entire political and economic systems? Join us for an insightful discussion with Shruti Rajagop…
1 year, 1 month ago