EconTalk Archives, 2007
EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, free trade, economic growth, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty (econlib.org) and George Mason U., draws you in with lively guests and creative repartee. Look for related readings and the complete archive of previous shows at EconTalk.org, where you can also comment on the podcasts and ask questions.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2007
Duggan on Strategic Intuition
William Duggan, professor of management at Columbia Business School at Columbia University, talks about his latest book, Strategic Intuition. Duggan critiques traditional methods of strategy and plan…
00:55:30 |
Mon 24 Dec 2007
Karol Boudreaux on Property Rights and Incentives in Africa
Karol Boudreaux, Senior Research Fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her field work and research in Rwanda and South Africa. In Rwanda, sh…
01:00:27 |
Mon 17 Dec 2007
Boettke on Austrian Economics
Pete Boettke, of George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the origins and tenets of Austrian economics. This is a wonderful introduction to how the so-called Austrian econ…
01:17:54 |
Mon 10 Dec 2007
Munger on Fair Trade and Free Trade
Mike Munger, frequent guest and longtime Econlib contributor, speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about fair trade coffee and free trade agreements. Does the premium for fair trade coffee end up i…
00:58:58 |
Mon 03 Dec 2007
Botkin on Nature, the Environment and Global Warming
Daniel Botkin, ecologist and author, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we think about our role as humans in the natural world, the dynamic nature of environmental reality and the implic…
01:06:18 |
Mon 26 Nov 2007
Sunstein on Worst-case Scenarios
Cass Sunstein of the University of Chicago talks about the ideas in his latest book, Worst-Case Scenarios. How should individuals and societies cope with low-probability events with potentially catas…
01:04:36 |
Mon 19 Nov 2007
Henry Aaron on Health Care Costs
In this bonus middle-of-the-week podcast, Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about health care costs. Researchers in a New England Journal of Medicine arti…
00:39:35 |
Thu 15 Nov 2007
Waldfogel on Markets, Choice, and the Tyranny of the Market
Joel Waldfogel of the Wharton School of Business talks about the idea in his new book, The Tyranny of Markets: Why You Can't Always Get What You Want. He argues that when fixed costs are large, marke…
00:51:41 |
Mon 12 Nov 2007
Arnold Kling on the Economics of Health Care and the Crisis of Abundance
Arnold Kling of EconLog talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of health care and his book, A Crisis of Abundance: Rethinking How We Pay for Health Care. Kling discusses whether we…
00:58:53 |
Mon 05 Nov 2007
Yandle on the Tragedy of the Commons and the Implications for Environmental Regulation
Bruce Yandle of Clemson University and George Mason University's Mercatus Center looks at the tragedy of the commons and the various ways that people have avoided the overuse of resources that are he…
01:24:32 |
Mon 29 Oct 2007
Ayres on Super Crunchers and the Power of Data
Ian Ayres of Yale University Law School talks about the ideas in his new book, Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart. Ayres argues for the power of data and analysis ove…
01:02:44 |
Mon 22 Oct 2007
Robert Frank on Economics Education and the Economic Naturalist
Author Robert Frank of Cornell University talks about economic education and his recent book, The Economic Naturalist. Frank argues that the traditional way of teaching economics via graphs and equat…
01:09:03 |
Mon 15 Oct 2007
McCraw on Schumpeter, Innovation, and Creative Destruction
Thomas McCraw of Harvard University talks about the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter from his book, Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction. McCraw and EconTalk host Russ Roberts …
01:06:43 |
Mon 08 Oct 2007
Boudreaux on Market Failure, Government Failure and the Economics of Antitrust Regulation
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about when market failure can be improved by government intervention. After discussing the evolution of economic thinkin…
01:06:33 |
Mon 01 Oct 2007
Grab Bag: Munger and Roberts on Recycling, Peak Oil and Steroids
Mike Munger, of Duke University, and EconTalk host Russ Roberts clean up some loose ends from their previous conversation on recycling, move on to talk about the idea of buying local to reduce one's …
01:05:19 |
Mon 24 Sep 2007
Epstein on Property Rights, Zoning and Kelo
Richard Epstein, of the University of Chicago and Stanford's Hoover Institution, makes the case that many current zoning restrictions are essentially "takings" and property owners should receive comp…
00:41:29 |
Mon 17 Sep 2007
Cowen on Your Inner Economist
Tyler Cowen, of George Mason University, talks about his new book, Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist. Cowen, legendar…
00:58:23 |
Mon 10 Sep 2007
George Shultz on Economics, Human Rights and the Fall of the Soviet Union
George Shultz, the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the role o…
00:35:48 |
Mon 03 Sep 2007
Romer on Growth
Paul Romer, Stanford University professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about growth, China, innovation, and the role of human capital. Also discussed are…
01:17:08 |
Mon 27 Aug 2007
Gordon on Ants, Humans, the Division of Labor and Emergent Order
Deborah M. Gordon, Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University, is an authority on ants and order that emerges without control or centralized authority. The conversation begins with what …
01:06:09 |
Tue 21 Aug 2007
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