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Episodes
Bryan Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets
04 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation of labor markets. They talk about the role of the pr...
Virginia Postrel on Style
27 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using style and beauty, going beyond price and the standard mea...
Stanley Engerman on Slavery
21 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Stanley Engerman of the University of Rochester talks about slavery throughout world history, the role it played (or didn't play) in the Civil War and...
Sam Peltzman on Regulation
13 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and the political economy of bad regula...
Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism
06 Nov 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian paternalism--how government might use the insights of ...
Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism
31 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice and President of the Alliance for School Choice makes the case for judicial activism. He and Rus...
Skip Sauer on the Economics of Moneyball
23 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball. Lewis claims that the Oakland As found an underv...
Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics
16 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about his early days as ...
Larry Iannaccone on the Economics of Religion
09 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Iannaccone of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the economics of religion. Iannaccone explains why Americans are ...
Michael Munger on Private vs. Public Risk-Taking
03 Oct 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Munger and Russ Roberts discuss the differences between public and private risk-taking. Their conversation includes the history of Honda, the App...
Darius Lakdawalla on the Economics of Obesity
25 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americ...
Ed Glaeser on the Economics of Paternalism
18 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Economist Ed Glaeser of Harvard University talks with host Russ Roberts about the dangers of soft paternalism--various forms of government regulation ...
Richard Epstein on Legislators vs. Wal-Mart
11 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein discuss the attempts to use legislation to handicap Wal-Mart. They also discuss the evolution of the union movement a...
Milton Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom
04 Sep 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks to Milton Friedman about the radical ideas he put forward almost 50 years ago in Capitalism and Freedom. Listen to the most influen...
Milton Friedman on Money
28 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks with Milton Friedman about his research and views on inflation, the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, and what the ...
The Political Economy of Power
14 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks with Hoover Institution and NYU political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita about his theory of political power--how dictators and ...
Chris Anderson and the Long Tail
07 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks with Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine about the ideas in his new book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of...
John Cogan on Improving the Health Care System
31 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts talks with Stanford University's John Cogan about what's wrong with America's health care system and how to make it right.
Making Schools Better: A Conversation with Rick Hanushek
24 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts and Rick Hanushek, of Stanford University, talk about why the standard reforms such as more spending or better educated teachers have fai...
Robert Barro on Growth
17 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts interviews Robert Barro, Harvard University Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow, on the economics of growth, what the develope...
An Interview with Gary Becker
10 Jul 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts interviews Gary Becker, of the University of Chicago, on the challenges of being an intellectual maverick, the economic approach to human...
Michael Munger on Giving Away Money: An Economist's Guide to Political Life
23 Jun 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Munger, of Duke University, and Russ Roberts talk about the economics of politics, rent-seeking, lobbying and the sometimes perverse incentives o...
Russ Roberts on Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Mental Illness or Made-Up Malady?
16 Jun 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Roberts looks at the economics and science of intermittent explosive disorder--violent rage out of proportion to its cause. Was the recent study ...
Richard Epstein on the Economics of Organ Donation
05 Jun 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Epstein, law professor at the University of Chicago, and Russ Roberts discuss the market for kidneys. Should people be allowed to buy and sell...
Alex Tabarrok on the Economics of Medical Malpractice
30 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Tabarrok of George Mason U. and Russ Roberts talk about medical malpractice, why insurance premiums vary by state, price gouging by insurance com...
Don Cox on the Economics of Inheritance
04 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Don Cox of Boston College and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of inheritance, estates and the family. They look at how parents divide their time an...
Skip Sauer on the Economics of Sports
18 Apr 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts talk about the economic impact of sports stadiums, how to create incentives in baseball, football an...
Michael Munger on Ticket Scalping and Opportunity Cost
10 Apr 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with Russ Roberts about the economics of ticket scalping, examining our reactions to free and found goods, gif...
Don Cox on the Economics of Parenting
16 Mar 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Don Cox of Boston College talks with Russ Roberts about how creating incentives can ease daily life with toddlers and young children.