Economics Detective Radio
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
State Capacity and the Rise of the Modern Nation State with Mark Koyama
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for this episode is Mark Koyama of George Mason University. Our topic is a recent paper titled, "States and Economic Growth: Capacity and Con...
Money, Trade, and Economic Growth in the Early Modern Period with Nuno Palma
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for this episode is Nuno Palma, he is an assistant professor of economics, econometrics, and finance at the University of Groningen. Our disc...
The Economic History of War and Conflict with Jari Eloranta
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for this episode is Jari Eloranta, he is a professor of comparative economic and business history at Appalachian State University. Jari's wor...
Rentberry, Digital Markets, and Affordable Housing with Alex Lubinsky
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Alex Lubinsky, co-founder of the Silicon Valley startup Rentberry. Rentberry is a platform that lets landlords post units for rent s...
50th Episode Special with Garrett Petersen and Ash Navabi
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the fiftieth episode special of Economics Detective Radio! Today we have Ash Navabi back on the program, but we're flipping the s...
Anthropometric History, Quebec, and the Antebellum Height Puzzle with Vincent Geloso
25 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Returning to the podcast is Vincent Geloso of Texas Tech University. Our topic for this episode is anthropometric history, the study of history by mea...
Doughnut Economics, Inequality, and the Future of Economic Growth with Kate Raworth
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Kate Raworth, she is a senior visiting research associate at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute, a Senior Associate ...
Turkey's Coup D'état and Geospatial Data Analysis with Akin Unver
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Akin Unver of Kadir Has University. He uses geospatial data to study political events such as the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016. T...
Innovation, Invention, and Britain's Industrial Revolution with Anton Howes
03 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Anton Howes of Brown University. He is a historian of innovation, and in this conversation we discuss his work on the explosion ...
Regulation, Discretion, and Public Choice with Stephen M. Jones
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited partial transcript of my conversation with Stephen M. Jones. He is an economist for the US Coast Guard. However, we are disc...
Canada's Cartel Problem with Maxime Bernier
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Maxime Bernier. If you like his ideas, I encourage you to go to his website to learn more...
DonorSee and the Future of Charitable Giving with Gret Glyer
29 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of the first part of my conversation with Gret Glyer, creator of DonorSee. For the full conversation, listen to t...
Money, Markets, and Democracy with George Bragues
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited partial transcript of my conversation with George Bragues of the University of Guelph-Humber. We discussed his new book, Mo...
Medicine, Entrepreneurship, and Health Policy with Ray March
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my discussion with Ray March about the economics of medicine and health insurance. We had a fascinating and fa...
Early Modern London, Wages, and the Industrial Revolution with Judy Stephenson
23 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Judy Stephenson. Petersen: You're listening to Economics Detective Radio. My guest today...
Wrongful Convictions, Exoneration, and Criminal Justice with Samuel Gross
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Samuel Gross. Petersen: You're listening to Economics Detective Radio. My guest today is...
The Basic Income Guarantee, Freedom, and the Welfare State with Otto Lehto
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Otto Lehto. Petersen: You're listening to Economics Detective Radio. My guest today is O...
Supersonic Flight, Technology, and the Overland Ban with Sam Hammond
25 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Sam Hammond. Petersen: My guest today is Sam Hammond. He's a policy analyst at the Niska...
The Second Ehrlich-Simon Wager with Joanna Szurmak
19 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview features Joanna Szurmak of the University of Toronto. Our topic for today is the second proposed bet between Paul Ehrlich and Julian...
The Upside of Inequality with Ed Conard
12 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ed Conard, here to discuss his recent book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class. He is a visit...
Space Debris, Governance, and the Economics of Space with Alex Salter
05 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my interview with Alex Salter about the economics of space. The first half deals primarily with the issue of s...
Re-thinking the U-Curve of Inequality with Vincent Geloso
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Vincent Geloso. Petersen: My guest today is Vincent Geloso of the Free Market Institute ...
How Land Use Restrictions Make Housing Unaffordable with Emily Hamilton
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is an edited transcript of my conversation with Emily Hamilton about land use regulations' effects on affordable housing. Petersen: My g...
Writing and Thinking Less Badly with Mike Munger
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the process of writing and being successful with Mike Munger. What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation. Pe...
New York Urbanism with Stephen Smith
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Stephen Smith, he is an analyst for a New York real estate firm. Stephen did some research showing that at least 40 percent of the bu...
Democracy Versus Epistocracy with Jason Brennan
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jason Brennan of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is the author of Against Democracy, which is our topi...
Urban Development, the Growth Ponzi Scheme, and Strong Towns with Chuck Marohn
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest on Economics Detective Radio is Chuck Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns. Strong Towns is a non-profit that seeks to reform A...
Population Growth, the Ethics of Having Children, and Climate Change with Steve Horwitz
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Steve Horwitz, he is the Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of the economics department at St. Lawrence University. Steve recently w...
Marx, his Errors, and his Continuing Influence with Phil Magness
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of Economics Detective Radio deals with the economic thought and continuing popularity of Marx. No, not Groucho! The other Marx! M...
Trailer Parks, Zoning, and Market Urbanism with Nolan Gray
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest on Economics Detective Radio is Nolan Gray. Nolan is a writer for Market Urbanism and the host of the recently launched Market Urbanism ...
Venezuela, El Caracazo, and Chavism with Francisco Toro
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Francisco Toro, he is the blog editor at The Caracas Chronicles, a group blog about Venezuela. Venezuela has all the markings of a pa...
Against Fossil Fuel Divestment with Pierre Desrochers
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Desrochers returns to the podcast to discuss the fossil fuel divestment movement in higher education. He recently co-authored a paper titled "B...
The Costs of Ethnic Diversity with Garett Jones
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Garett Jones returns to the podcast to discuss the issue of ethnic diversity. There is a wide body of research showing that ethnic diversity can reduc...
Brexit, The European Union, and the European Economic Area with Sam Bowman
26 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two days ago, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). The "leave" option won with 52 percent of the vote, leaving elites and the media frustra...
The Age of Em, Whole Brain Emulation, and Humanity's Future with Robin Hanson
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When I think of emulation, I think of retro gaming. My Android phone can easily emulate a Super Nintendo, a gaming console from the 1990s, and it can...
Drugs, Prohibition, and the Suburban Overdose Crisis with Mark Thornton
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. He is the author of many books, including The Economics of Prohibition (which you can access ...
Rome's Economic Suicide with Lawrence Reed and Marc Hyden
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient Rome went from a thriving civilization to a dystopia before its eventual collapse. My guests today explain how that happened. Lawrence Reed an...
Hive Mind, IQ, and the Wealth of Nations with Garett Jones
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics and BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University. His...
Icelandic Sovereign Money with Ash Navabi
30 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ash Navabi returns to the podcast to discuss his essay, "Will Iceland's Sovereign Money Proposal End Economic Crises?" In April of 2015, Frosti Sigur...
Violence, Lynchings, Civil War, and Witch Trials with Cornelius Christian
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cornelius Christian is an Assistant Professor of Economics at St. Francis Xavier University. His research concerns development economics, economic his...
Income and Wealth Inequality with David R. Henderson
07 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
…or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Inequality. David R. Henderson (http://www.davidrhenderson.com) is a research fellow at Stanford Univer...
Civil Asset Forfeiture with Don Boudreaux
21 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Don Boudreaux is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He blogs at Café Hayek. I invited him to discuss civil asset forfeiture on the ...
Experimental Economics, Norms, and Prosocial Behaviour with Erik Kimbrough
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Kimbrough, assistant professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, is an experimental economist. In this episode, we discuss his paper, "Nor...
The Bubble Films with Jimmy Morrison
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Morrison is an independent filmmaker who is currently directing two films: The Housing Bubble and The Bigger Bubble. The Housing Bubble deals wi...
Finance and the Austrian School with George Bragues
27 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Economics Detective Radio features George Bragues, professor of business at the University of Guelph-Humber, discussing his work devel...
Jane Jacobs as Spontaneous Order Theorist with Pierre Desrochers
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Economics Detective Radio features Pierre Desrochers discussing the life and work of Jane Jacobs. Jacobs, born Jane Butzner, was a th...
TruthCoin, Prediction Markets, and Anarchy with Zack Hess
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Economics Detective Radio features Zack Hess. Zack is working on a project called “TruthCoin,” a decentralized prediction market b...
Vampires, Zombies, and the Dismal Science with Glen Whitman
27 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Glen Whitman discusses Economics of the Undead: Vampires, Zombies, and the Dismal Science, a book he co-edited with James Dow. Glen i...
Migration and Open Borders with Nathan Smith
19 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan Smith discusses the economics and history of migration and migration restrictions. Nathan is an Assistant Professor of Busines...
Price Theory and the Minimum Wage
12 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The minimum wage is a contentious issue among economists, and yet it enjoys near-universal support among the public. In my view, public views of the m...
Virginia Political Economy and Entrepreneurship with Diana Thomas
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Diana Thomas discusses the relationship between the Virginia School of Political Economy and the Austrian School of Economics. Diana ...
Economic Calculation and Education
29 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A key difference between Austrian economics and the neoclassical-mathematical economics developed in the mid-twentieth century by Paul Samuelson and o...
The Austrian Cult and Mathematical Economics with Ash Navabi
22 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ash Navabi discusses whether the Austrian School of Economics is a cult and the value of mathematics in economic theory. Ash is an ec...
Gold and the Great Depression with James Caton
15 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Caton discusses the classical and inter-war gold standards. James is an economics PhD student at George Mason University. Gold ...