Episodes (Page 22)
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Rajkumar addresses the exorbitant cost of life-saving cancer drugs.
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Munger analyzes the economics of traffic congestion and its causes.
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Glaeser examines the decline in employment among prime-aged men.
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Licensing expands opportunity for women and minorities.
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Economics needs to account for intangibles like culture.
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Skin in the game affects decision-making and policy.
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Employers have excessive power over employees.
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Discusses parenting, conversation, and literature's role.
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Little learning occurs in formal education.
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Modernity (democracy, reason, liberty) is under attack.
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Burning Man's evolution and governing principles are detailed.
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Research reliability and bias in economics are discussed.
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Understanding complexity in baseball and beyond.
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Occupational licensing protects existing jobs from competition.
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Soonish explores future technologies like asteroid mining.
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Google, Facebook, Amazon wield significant commercial power.
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Special interests steer policy for self-benefit.
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Entitlement policy history from Revolutionary War vets.
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Preventing food waste involves tradeoffs like reduced security.
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Doing Business Report measures regulatory barriers.