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Epstein on the Constitution

posted to EconTalk on Mon 20th May 13

Richard Epstein of New York University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the U.S. Constitution. Topics covered in this wide-ranging conversation include how the interpretation of the Constitution has changed
Frakt on Medicaid and the Oregon Medicaid Study

posted to EconTalk on Mon 13th May 13

Austin Frakt of Boston University and blogger at The Incidental Economist talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Medicaid and the recent results released from the Oregon Medicaid study, a randomized experiment that looked at individuals with and without
Bernstein on Communication, Power and the Masters of the Word

posted to EconTalk on Mon 6th May 13

William Bernstein talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book, Masters of the Word. Bernstein traces the history of language, writing, and communication and its impact on freedom. The discussion begins with the evolution of language and the

Taleb on Black Swans, Fragility, and Mistakes

posted to EconTalk on Mon 3rd May 10

Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest thoughts on robustness, fragility, debt, insurance, uncertainty, exercise, moral hazard, knowledge, and the challenges of fame and fortune.
Cowen on the Great Stagnation

posted to EconTalk on Mon 14th Feb 11

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and author of the e-book The Great Stagnation talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Cowen argues that in the last four decades, the growth in prosperity for the average family has slowed dramatically
Roberts on the Crisis

posted to EconTalk on Mon 17th May 10

Russ Roberts, host of EconTalk, discusses his paper, "Gambling with Other People's Money: How Perverted Incentives Created the Financial Crisis." Roberts reflects on the past eighteen months of podcasts on the crisis, and then turns to his own take, a narrative

EconTalk this week

posted to Anti-Dismal on Mon 20th May 13

Richard Epstein of New York University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the U.S. Constitution. Topics covered in this wide-ranging conversation include how the interpretation of the Constitution has changed
Epstein on the Constitution

posted to Cafe Hayek on Mon 20th May 13

This week’s EconTalk is Richard Epstein talking about the Constitution. My first question:How has the role of the Constitution changed in the United States since the founding? How has our understanding of it evolved, good and bad? And that, of course,
Friday Reading: Pluralistic Ignorance

posted to The Finance Buff on Fri 17th May 13

Frakt on Medicaid and the Oregon Medicaid Study by Russ Roberts at EconTalkWhat a surprise to hear my former co-blogger Austin Frakt interviewed on the popular economics podcast EconTalk. Well done, Austin!***What is Behavioral Economics? by Dan Ariely on VimeoDuke