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Winston on Market Failure and Government Failure

Clifford Winston of the Brookings Institution talks about the ideas in his book, Market Failure vs. Government Failure, with EconTalk host R...

1:06:17Dec 28, 2009

Hamilton on Debt, Default, and Oil

James Hamilton of the University of California, San Diego, and blogger at EconBrowser talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the rising...

1:07:03Dec 21, 2009

Kling on Prosperity, Poverty, and Economics 2.0

Arnold Kling of EconLog and the author (with Nick Schulz) of From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasti...

58:21Dec 14, 2009

McArdle on Debt and Self-Restraint

Megan McArdle, who writes the blog Asymmetrical Information at The Atlantic, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about debt and the challe...

1:18:02Dec 7, 2009

Boettke on Elinor Ostrom, Vincent Ostrom, and the Bloomington School

Peter Boettke of George Mason University and author of Challenging Institutional Analysis and Development: The Bloomington School (co-author...

1:03:18Nov 30, 2009

Reinhart on Financial Crises

Carmen Reinhart of the University of Maryland talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her book This Time is Different: Eigh...

1:07:17Nov 23, 2009

Posner on the Financial Crisis

Richard Posner, federal judge and prolific author, discusses the financial crisis with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Posner (despite the title...

1:03:20Nov 16, 2009

Sumner on Monetary Policy

Scott Sumner of Bentley University and the blog The Money Illusion talks with host Russ Roberts about monetary policy and the state of the e...

1:09:02Nov 9, 2009

Heller on Gridlock and the Tragedy of the Anticommons

Michael Heller of Columbia Law School and author of The Gridlock Economy talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the book and the idea tha...

58:44Nov 2, 2009

Calomiris on the Financial Crisis

Charles Calomiris of Columbia Business School talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis. Calomiris argues that it is...

1:28:27Oct 26, 2009

Munger on Shortages, Prices, and Competition

Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the limits of prices and markets, especially in the area of healt...

1:08:00Oct 19, 2009

Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience

Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia and author of the book Why Don't Students Like School? talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts...

1:03:00Oct 12, 2009

Gary Stern on Too Big to Fail

Gary Stern, former President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Stern's book, Too Big To F...

1:07:24Oct 5, 2009

Cohan on the Life and Death of Bear Stearns

William Cohan, author of House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Steet, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the...

1:05:08Sep 28, 2009

Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups

Paul Buchheit, developer of Gmail and founder of FriendFeed, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution of the Gmail project,...

1:01:37Sep 21, 2009

Nye on the Great Depression, Political Economy, and the Evolution of the State

John Nye of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the Great Depression, the evolution of the State, and attitu...

58:04Sep 14, 2009

Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of Create Your Own Economy talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his re...

56:48Sep 7, 2009

Munger on Cultural Norms

Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about cultural norms--the subtle signals we send to each other in ou...

58:33Aug 31, 2009

Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics

David Brady of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American public opinion on changing the health care system. B...

1:10:30Aug 24, 2009

Hitchens on Orwell

Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, Hitchens talks about...

1:09:11Aug 17, 2009

Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance

Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of education and edu...

1:03:09Aug 10, 2009

Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity

Paul Graham, essayist, programmer and partner in the y-combinator talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about start-ups, innovation, and cre...

1:02:56Aug 3, 2009

Peter Henry on Growth, Development, and Policy

Peter Blair Henry of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about economic development. Henry compares and contrasts the...

1:04:37Jul 27, 2009

John Taylor on the Financial Crisis

John Taylor of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fundamental causes of the financial crisis of 2008. Taylo...

57:30Jul 20, 2009

Justin Fox on the Rationality of Markets

Justin Fox, author of The Myth of the Rational Market, talks about the ideas in his book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Fox traces the his...

58:08Jul 13, 2009

Collier on Democracy and Violence

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 d...

1:02:46Jul 6, 2009

Helprin on Copyright

Novelist Mark Helprin talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about copyright and the ideas in his book, Digital Barbarism. Helprin argues for...

1:01:52Jun 29, 2009

Munger on Franchising, Vertical Integration, and the Auto Industry

Michael Munger, of Duke University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about franchising, particularly car dealerships. Munger highlights...

57:16Jun 22, 2009

Platt on Working at Wal-Mart

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 wo...

59:43Jun 15, 2009

Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis

Riccardo Rebonato of the Royal Bank of Scotland and author of Plight of the Fortune Tellers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the...

1:02:22Jun 8, 2009

Epstein on the Rule of Law

Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ru...

1:06:29Jun 1, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 6--A Discussion of Parts VI and VII, and Summary

This is the sixth and concluding podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episo...

1:36:47May 27, 2009

Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible Hook

Peter Leeson of George Mason University and author of The Invisible Hook talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of 18th c...

1:12:14May 25, 2009

Boldrin on Intellectual Property

Michele Boldrin of Washington University in St. Louis talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about intellectual property and Boldrin's book,...

1:19:34May 18, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 5--A Discussion of Parts III (cont.), IV, and V

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 o...

1:30:31May 13, 2009

Wolfe on Liberalism

Alan Wolfe, Professor of Political Science at Boston College and author of The Future of Liberalism, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts a...

53:45May 11, 2009

Leamer on Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories

Ed Leamer, of UCLA and author of Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we should use patterns...

1:06:02May 4, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 4--A Discussion of Part III

This is the fourth podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein...

1:34:12Apr 29, 2009

Reis on Keynes, Macroeconomics, and Monetary Policy

Ricardo Reis of Columbia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Keynesian economics in the classroom and in research. Reis a...

1:06:57Apr 27, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 3--A Discussion of Part II

This is the third podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein o...

1:02:30Apr 22, 2009

Roberts on Wealth, Growth, and Economics as a Science

EconTalk host Russ Roberts talks with reporter Robert Pollie about the basics of wealth and growth. What happens when the stock market goes...

51:18Apr 20, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 2--A Discussion of Part I

This is the second podcast in the EconTalk Book Club discussion of The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith. In this episode, Dan Klein...

1:29:18Apr 15, 2009

Don Boudreaux on Macroeconomics and Austrian Business Cycle Theory

Don Boudreaux, of George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the microfoundations of macroeconomics and the Austri...

1:08:30Apr 13, 2009

Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 1--An Overview

Dan Klein, of George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Adam Smith's lesser-known masterpiece, The Theory of Mora...

1:23:28Apr 6, 2009

Brink Lindsey on the Age of Abundance

Brink Lindsey, of the Cato Institute and author of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture, talks wi...

1:05:26Mar 30, 2009

Taleb on the Financial Crisis

Nassim Taleb talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis, how we misunderstand rare events, the fragility of the bankin...

56:22Mar 23, 2009

Klein on Truth, Bias, and Disagreement

Dan Klein, of George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts on truth in economics, bias, and groupthink in academic life. A...

1:08:04Mar 16, 2009

Wales on Wikipedia

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the birth and growth of Wikipedia. He talks about the role of...

41:38Mar 9, 2009

Zywicki on Debt and Bankruptcy

Todd Zywicki, of George Mason University Law School, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolving world of consumer debt and how...

1:06:44Mar 2, 2009

Meltzer on Inflation

Allan Meltzer, of Carnegie Mellon University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of monetary policy and the poten...

1:03:40Feb 23, 2009