Ridley on Trade, Growth, and the Rational Optimist

EconTalk Archives, 2010 by Library of Economics and Liberty

Oct 18, 201059:3Education

Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about why he is optimistic about the future and how trade and specialization explain the evolution of human development over the millenn...

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