Episodes (Page 44)
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Edmund Phelps discussed his early work on unemployment and imperfect information.
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Russ Roberts argued market size, not just comparative advantage, drives specialization.
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Larry White explained Hayek's views on business cycles and monetary policy.
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Michael Spence discussed the determinants of economic growth.
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Mike Munger answered listener questions on diverse economic topics.
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Michael Belongia discussed the Federal Reserve's inner workings and politics.
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Thomas Rustici challenged the standard view of Smoot-Hawley's impact.
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Clifford Winston discusses market vs. government failure in regulation.
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James Hamilton discusses rising national debt and deficit.
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Arnold Kling on modern economics and prosperity.
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Megan McArdle on debt and the challenge of self-restraint.
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Peter Boettke on Elinor and Vincent Ostrom's Bloomington School.
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Carmen Reinhart on financial crises over eight centuries.
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Richard Posner blames the financial crisis on the Fed and regulators.
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Scott Sumner argues tight money caused the recession.
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Michael Heller discusses the tragedy of the anticommons.
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Charles Calomiris places the financial crisis in historical context.
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Munger discusses market limits in healthcare, including vaccines and organ transplants.
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Willingham explores how the brain learns and its implications for education.
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Stern warns about moral hazard from government bailouts of financial institutions.