Economics Detective Radio
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Economics Detective Radio
Economics Detective Radio is a podcast about markets, ideas, institutions, and all things related to the field of economics. Episodes consist of long-form interviews and are generally released on Fridays. Topics include economic theory, economic history, the history of thought, money, banking, finan...
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The Hidden Rules of Ownership with Michael Heller
Michael Heller joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives. This book explores the implicit s...
The Wealth of Nations with Sarah Skwire
On today's episode, I discuss Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations with Sarah Skwire. Sarah is part of the team tweeting through the book @AdamSmithWorks. W...
The Kindness of Strangers with Michael McCullough
Today's guest is Michael McCullough of the University of California, San Diego. We are discussing his book The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ap...
The Gender Salary Ask Gap with Nina Roussille
Today's guest is Nina Roussille of UC Berkeley and we discuss her working paper, The central role of the ask gap in gender pay inequality.
Relat...
Arts and Minds with Anton Howes
Anton Howes returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Arts and Minds: How the Royal Society of Arts Changed a Nation.
Science Fictions with Stuart Ritchie
Today's guest is Stuart Ritchie, psychologist and author of Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth.
Social Security and Wealth Inequality with Sylvain Catherine and Natasha Sarin
Today's guests are Sylvain Catherine and Natasha Sarin of the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss their research on wealth inequality, specifical...
BONUS: The Passion Economy
This bonus episode features an interview from The Passion Economy, created by Adam Davidson of NPR's Planet Money. The clip features an interview wit...
Angrynomics with Mark Blyth
Today's episode features my conversation with Mark Blyth, co-author (with Eric Lonergan) of Angrynomics.
In the course of our conversation, Mark...
Free to Move with Ilya Somin
Ilya Somin of George Mason University joins the podcast to discuss his book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom.
Climate, Disease, and the Fall of Rome with Kyle Harper
Historian Kyle Harper joins the show to discuss his book The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire. We discuss the fall of the Roma...
Market Urbanism with Scott Beyer
Today's guest is Scott Beyer, a columnist who writes about urban issues. He is the creator of the Market Urbanism Report.
Our discussion address...
Under the Influence with Robert H. Frank
Today's guest is Robert H. Frank of Cornell University. Our topic is his latest book, Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work.
Psycho...
Ten Percent Less Democracy with Garett Jones
Garett Jones returns to the podcast to discuss his book, 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less.
The President's Economic Advisers with Simon Bowmaker
Today's guest is Simon Bowmaker. The topic is his book, When the President Calls: Conversations with Economic Policymakers. The book features 35 inter...
Maritime Policy and the Merchant Marine with Josh Hendrickson
Today, Josh Hendrickson joins the show to discuss his paper, "U.S. Maritime Policy and Economic Efficiency." The paper discusses the controversial Jon...
Cities and Growth with Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga
Today's episode features Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga on their new working paper, "Urban Growth and its Aggregate Implications." This paper builds a...
The Age of Mass Migration and the 1920 Border Closure with Leah Boustan
Today's guest is Leah Boustan of Princeton University. Our discussion centers around her recent working paper, "The Effects of Immigration on the Econ...
Emissions Cheating, Air Pollution, and Health with Hannes Schwandt
Today on Economics Detective Radio, I discuss health economics with Hannes Schwandt of Northwestern University. Hannes is the co-author, along with Di...
Open Borders with Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith
Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith both return to the podcast to discuss their new, non-fiction graphic novel, Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of...
The American Civil War with Jeffrey Hummel
Today's guest is Jeffrey Rogers Hummel of San Jose State University. He is the author of Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the Ame...
Cotton, Slavery, and the New History of Capitalism with Alan Olmstead and Paul Rhode
Today's guests are economic historians Alan Olmstead and Paul Rhode. Both of them have research related to the slave economy of the Antebellum South....
Slavery and Capitalism with Phil Magness
Phil Magness returns to the show to discuss his work on slavery and capitalism, particularly as it relates to the New History of Capitalism (NHC) and...
Radio Spectrum and Property Rights with Thomas Hazlett
Today's guest is Thomas Hazlett, former chief economist of the FCC and author of The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technol...
The Poverty of Slavery with Robert Wright
Today's guest is Robert Wright, author of The Poverty of Slavery. The New York Times' 1619 Project has prompted renewed discussions on slavery and the...
Cities, Markets, and Urban Planning with Alain Bertaud
Today's guest is Alain Bertaud, author of Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. Alain discusses his extensive experience in urban planning:...
Drinking Through the Unfree World with Ben Powell
Ben Powell joins the podcast today to discuss his new book, Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, coauthored with...
Political Change with Ed Lopez
Today's guest is Edward J. Lopez of Western Carolina University. We discuss his book, Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: The Economic Eng...
Markets for Rebellion with Vincent Geloso
Vincent Geloso returns to the podcast today to discuss his paper, "Markets for Rebellions? The Rebellions of 1837-38 in Lower Canada". The paper discu...
Informal Order and the State in Afghanistan with Jennifer Murtazashvili
Tooday's guest is Jennifer Murtazashvili of the University of Pittsburgh. We discuss her book, Informal Order and the State in Afghanistan.
Our...
Political Capitalism with Randall Holcombe
Today's guest is Randall Holcombe of Florida State University. Our discussion today focuses on his book, Political Capitalism: How Economic and Politi...
Free Trade and Prosperity with Arvind Panagariya
Today's guest is Arvind Panagariya of Columbia University. We discuss his book, Free Trade and Prosperity: How Openness Helps Developing Countries Gro...
Highway Expansions, Tolls, and Congestion with Robert Krol
Today's guest is Robert Krol of California State University. Our topic is a recent policy paper he wrote for The Center for Growth and Opportunity at...
Elinor Ostrom, Polycentric Governance, and Policing with Vlad Tarko
Today's guest is Vlad Tarko of Dickinson College. We discuss the life and work of Elinor Ostrom, the 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. Vlad...
Challenging the State Lottery System with Matthew Curtis
My guest today is Matthew Curtis, founder of the startup Vice Lotteries. Vice Lotteries is a new startup that aims to challenge state governments' leg...
Why Students Switch Majors with Jamin Speer
Today's guest is Jamin Speer of the University of Memphis. We discuss his paper, "Are Changes of Major Major Changes? The Roles of Grades, Gender, and...
Re-thinking the so-called Housing Bubble with Kevin Erdmann
Kevin Erdmann of the Mercatus Center returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Shut Out: How a Housing Shortage Caused the Great Recession and C...
Kidnapping for Ransom with Anja Shortland
Today's guest on Economics Detective Radio is Anja Shortland of King's College London, discussing her new book Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business, whe...
The Skyscraper Curse and Business Cycles with Mark Thornton
Mark Thornton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Skyscraper Curse (available digitally for free). The book discusses the connection be...
Military History and the Remplacement Militaire with Louis Rouanet
Today's guest is Louis Rouanet from George Mason University. Our discussion focuses on an economic history paper he co-authored with Ennio Piano (a pr...