EconTalk Archives, 2010

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2010-12-27

  Boettke on Mises

Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the life, work, and legacy of Ludwig von Mises. Boettke outlines Mises's most important contributions to economics--business cycle theory, the socialism/calculation deb...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-12-20

  Nocera on the Crisis and All the Devils Are Here

Joe Nocera, New York Times columnist and co-author with Bethany McLean of All the Devils Are Here, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the origins of the financial crisis. Drawing on his book, Nocera identifies many people he considers devils f...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-12-13

  Abdallah on Hair and Running a Small Business

Wafaya Abdallah of Oasis Hair Salon in Rockville, Maryland talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenges and rewards of running a small business. Abdallah discusses her career path from would-be lawyer to owning her own salon with many emp...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-12-06

  Selgin on the Fed

George Selgin, of the University of Georgia, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about whether the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913 has been a boon or a bust for the U.S. economy. Drawing on a recent paper by William Lastrapes and Lawrence Wh...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-11-29

  Kelly on Technology and What Technology Wants

Kevin Kelly, author of What Technology Wants, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about technology and the ideas in the book. Kelly argues that technology is best understood as an emergent system subject to the natural forces underpinning all emergen...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-11-22

  Phillipson on Adam Smith

Nicholas Phillipson, author of Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the life of Adam Smith. Drawing on his recent biography of Smith, Phillipson discusses his intellectual roots, his intellectual journey, and what ...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-11-15

  Robert Frank on Inequality

Robert Frank of Cornell University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about inequality. Is there a role for public policy in mitigating income inequality? Is such intervention justified or effective? The conversation delves into both the philosophic...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-11-08

  Don Boudreaux on China, Currency Manipulation, and Trade Deficits

Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Chinese exchange rate policy and the claim that China keeps the value of its currency artificially low in order to boost exports to the United States and reduce U.S. e...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-11-01

  Quiggin on Zombie Economics

John Quiggin of Crooked Timber and the author of Zombie Economics talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about ideas in economics that should stay dead and buried. Quiggin argues that many economic theories such as the Great Moderation, the efficient ma...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author
2010-10-25

  Hazlett on Apple vs. Google

Thomas Hazlett of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the growing rivalry between Apple and Google. It is commonly argued that Apple with its closed platform and tight control from the top via Steve Jobs is making the sa...
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts author