Boettke on Katrina and the Economics of Disaster
Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks about the role of government and voluntary efforts in relieving...
01:15:11
Boudreaux on Law and Legislation
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and civilization:...
01:13:27
Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets
Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation of labor markets....
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Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using style and beauty, going...
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Stanley Engerman of the University of Rochester talks about slavery throughout world history, the role it played (or...
01:10:51
Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and...
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Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism
Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian paternalism--how...
01:02:40
Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism
Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice and President of the Alliance for School Choice makes the case...
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Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball. Lewis claims...
01:01:15
Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics
Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ...
01:03:09
Larry Iannaccone of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the economics of religion....
01:08:14
Private vs. Public Risk-Taking
Mike Munger and Russ Roberts discuss the differences between public and private risk-taking. Their conversation...
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Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of...
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Economist Ed Glaeser of Harvard University talks with host Russ Roberts about the dangers of soft...
43:49
Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein discuss the attempts to use legislation to handicap Wal-Mart. They also discuss the...
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Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom
Russ Roberts talks to Milton Friedman about the radical ideas he put forward almost 50 years ago in Capitalism and...
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Russ Roberts talks with Milton Friedman about his research and views on inflation, the Federal Reserve, Alan...
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The Political Economy of Power
Russ Roberts talks with Hoover Institution and NYU political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita about his theory of...
01:28:02
Chris Anderson and the Long Tail
Russ Roberts talks with Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine about the ideas in his new book, The Long Tail: Why the...
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Cogan on Improving the Health Care System
Russ Roberts talks with Stanford University's John Cogan about what's wrong with America's health care system and how...
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