Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs American Inequality a Myth? With Sen. Phil Gramm
Season 2 Episode 76
In his recent book "The Myth of American Inequality," former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (along with co-authors Robert Ekelund and John Early) challenges conventional wisdom on the state of income inequa…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Reinventing Democracy, With Hélène Landemore
Season 2 Episode 75
What if we harnessed the collective wisdom of the crowds and delegated democratic leadership to the masses?
In her book "Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the 21st Century", Yale political …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Is Technological Progress Good For Everyone? With Daron Acemoglu
Season 2 Episode 74
In his new book, "Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity", renowned MIT Professor of Economics Daron Acemoglu (with co-author Simon Johnson) argues that the benefit…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Can Labor Markets Save Capitalism? With David Autor
Season 2 Episode 73
On this episode, our hosts Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales sit down with renowned MIT economist David Autor to discuss the impact of technology, labor markets, and immigration on wage inequality an…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Has ‘Thinking Like An Economist’ Distorted Our Politics?
Season 2 Episode 72
It is hard to think of an idea more central to capitalism than economics, particularly economic efficiency. Similarly, public policy is now — and has been for a while — conducted in the language of b…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Raghuram Rajan: Why The Banking Crisis Isn’t Over
Season 2 Episode 71
Several questions continue to swirl around the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its larger implications. In this special episode, Chicago Booth’s Raghuram Rajan – former Governor of the Reserve Ba…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Are The Twitter Files A Scandal?
Season 2 Episode 70
Read ProMarket's ongoing coverage of the Twitter Files, including the research summary of the Twitter Files prepared by Stigler Center Research Professional Utsav Gandhi in preparation for this episo…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
SVB: The End of Banking as We Know It?
Season 2 Episode 69
We had initially prepared an entirely different episode for today, but last week's Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the largest in U.S. history since 2008, meant a quick change of plans.
What happened? W…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The Capitalisn't Of Consulting: McKinsey And Beyond
Season 2 Episode 68
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When the Profit Motive Kills, with Anand Giridharadas, on Capitalisn'tWhy the US Government Buys Overpriced Services From McKinsey, by Matt Stoller in ProMarketHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
ProMarket: Why Martin Wolf Changed His Mind on Milton Friedman
Season 2 Episode 67
Read the following articles in ProMarket:
There Is a Direct Line from Milton Friedman to Donald Trump's Assault on Democracy, by Martin WolfGeorge Stigler and the Challenge of Democracy, by Anat Admat…Published on 2 years, 9 months ago