EconTalk Archives, 2011

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2011-12-26

  Tabarrok on Innovation

Alex Tabarrok of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book, Launching the Innovation Renaissance. Tabarrok argues that innovation in the United States is being held back by patent law, the legal system, and immigr... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-12-19

  Klein on Knowledge and Coordination

Dan Klein of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in Klein's new book, Knowledge and Coordination. Klein argues that allegory is a powerful way to think about outcomes of emergent order. He goes deeply into the ... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-12-12

  Munger on Profits, Entrepreneurship, and Storytelling

Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about profit. What is profit's role in allocating resources? How should we feel about the people who earn profits or who take them in ways that may not be earned? How easy is it to di... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-12-05

  Cowen on the European Crisis

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the European crisis. Cowen argues that Greece is likely to default either in fact or in spirit but that the key question is which nations might follow--whether Italy and... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-11-28

  Simon Johnson on the Financial Crisis

Simon Johnson of MIT and the author (with James Kwak) of 13 Bankers talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the origins of the financial crisis and how the next one might be prevented. Invoking the work of George Stigler, Johnson argues that the fi... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-11-21

  Taubes on Fat, Sugar and Scientific Discovery

Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about what we know about the relationship between diet and disease. Taubes argues that for decades, doctors, the medical establishment, and government agencies enco... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-11-14

  Baumeister on Gender Differences and Culture

Roy Baumeister of Florida State University and the author of Is There Anything Good About Men talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the differences between men and women in cultural and economic areas. Baumeister argues that men aren't superior t... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-11-07

  Kaplan on the Inequality and the Top 1%

Steven Kaplan of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the richest Americans and income inequality. Drawing on work with Joshua Rauh, Kaplan talks about the composition of the richest 1% and 1/10 of 1%--what proportions ... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-10-31

  Avent on Cities, Urban Regulations, and Growth

Ryan Avent of the Economist and author of The Gated City talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about The Gated City and how cities have restricted access to land and housing. Avent argues that restricted access has raised housing prices artificially on... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2011-10-24

  Ramey on Stimulus and Multipliers

Valerie Ramey of the University of California, San Diego talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the effect of government spending on output and employment. Ramey's own work exploits the exogenous nature of wartime spending. She finds a multiplier ... 		  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author