Podcasts by EconTalk Archives, 2006
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 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.
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The Economics of Inheritance from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.381228
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 and money between their children and our concerns...
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Barro on Growth from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.275713
Russ Roberts interviews Robert Barro, Harvard University Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow, on the economics of growth, what the developed world can do to help poor people around the w...
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Making Schools Better: A Conversation with Rick Hanushek from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.274401
Russ Roberts and Rick Hanushek, of Stanford University, talk about why the standard reforms such as more spending or better educated teachers have failed and what needs to be done in the future.
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Chris Anderson and the Long Tail from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.266827
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 More. Topics include the weird world of intern...
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Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.260114
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 influential economist of the past 50 years discuss the...
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Engerman on Slavery from 2022-03-04T01:38:44.227737
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 the incentives facing slaves and slave owners....
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Boudreaux on Law and Legislation from 2006-12-11T05:20
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and civilization: spontaneous order and law. Drawing on volume one of Friedrich Hayek's classic, Law, Le...
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Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets from 2006-12-04T07:30
Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation of labor markets. They talk about the role of the profit motive in reducing or eliminating discrimi...
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Postrel on Style from 2006-11-27T07:00
Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using style and beauty, going beyond price and the standard measures of quality. She looks at the role of appe...
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Peltzman on Regulation from 2006-11-13T07:00
Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and the political economy of bad regulation. The focus is on his pioneering studies of...
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Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism from 2006-11-06T06:15
Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian paternalism--how government might use the insights of behavioral economics to help citizens make bett...
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Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism from 2006-10-31T06:45
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 Russ Roberts discuss school choice, interstate win...
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The Economics of Moneyball from 2006-10-23T05:45
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball. Lewis claims that the Oakland As found an undervalued asset--the ability of a baseball player t...
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Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics from 2006-10-16T06:15
Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about his early days as an economist, his controversial view of the Civ...
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The Economics of Religion from 2006-10-09T05:30
Larry Iannaccone of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the economics of religion. Iannaccone explains why Americans are more religious than Europeans, why Americans be...
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Private vs. Public Risk-Taking from 2006-10-03T06:45
Mike Munger and Russ Roberts discuss the differences between public and private risk-taking. Their conversation includes the history of Honda, the Apple computer and even the use of turkey carcasse...
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The Economics of Obesity from 2006-09-25T07:15
Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on the economics of obesity, how much fatter are Americans and why. How much is due to the spread of f...
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The Economics of Paternalism from 2006-09-18T06:45
Economist Ed Glaeser of Harvard University talks with host Russ Roberts about the dangers of soft paternalism--various forms of government regulation that fall short of outright bans or taxes but t...
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Legislators vs. Wal-Mart from 2006-09-11T06:00
Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein discuss the attempts to use legislation to handicap Wal-Mart. They also discuss the evolution of the union movement and the constitutionality of various legislative...
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Milton Friedman on Money from 2006-08-28T07:30
Russ Roberts talks with Milton Friedman about his research and views on inflation, the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, and what the future holds.
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The Political Economy of Power from 2006-08-14T07:25
Russ Roberts talks with Hoover Institution and NYU political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita about his theory of political power--how dictators and democratically elected leaders respond to the p...
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Cogan on Improving the Health Care System from 2006-07-31T11:25
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.
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Giving Away Money: An Economist's Guide to Political Life from 2006-06-23T12:30
Mike Munger, of Duke University, and Russ Roberts talk about the economics of politics, rent-seeking, lobbying and the sometimes perverse incentives of the political world.
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Mental Illness or Made-Up Malady? from 2006-06-16T18:00
Russ Roberts looks at the economics and science of intermittent explosive disorder--violent rage out of proportion to its cause. Was the recent study that discovered this problem good science or un...
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The Economics of Organ Donation from 2006-06-05T12:00
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 kidneys? How might a market for kidneys actual...
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The Economics of Medical Malpractice from 2006-05-30T15:00
Alex Tabarrok of George Mason U. and Russ Roberts talk about medical malpractice, why insurance premiums vary by state, price gouging by insurance companies, the politics of being a judge and an id...
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The Economics of Sports from 2006-04-18T15:00
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts talk about the economic impact of sports stadiums, how to create incentives in baseball, football and soccer, and the virtues and failings of socia...
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Ticket Scalping and Opportunity Cost from 2006-04-10T15:00
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with Russ Roberts about the economics of ticket scalping, examining our reactions to free and found goods, gifts, e-Bay, value in use vs. value in exchange, ...
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The Economics of Parenting from 2006-03-16T05:00
Don Cox of Boston College talks with Russ Roberts about how creating incentives can ease daily life with toddlers and young children.
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The Economics of Parenting from 2006-03-16T05:00
Don Cox of Boston College talks with Russ Roberts about how creating incentives can ease daily life with toddlers and young children.
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The Economics of Parenting from 2006-03-16T05:00
Don Cox of Boston College talks with Russ Roberts about how creating incentives can ease daily life with toddlers and young children.
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