Boettke on Katrina and the Economics of Disaster
Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks about the role of government and voluntary efforts in relieving suffering during and after a crisis such...
EconTalk Archives, 2006
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Boudreaux on Law and Legislation
Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and civilization: spontaneous order and law. Drawing on v...
Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets
Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation of labor markets. They talk about the role of the pr...
Engerman on Slavery
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...
Postrel on Style
Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using style and beauty, going beyond price and the standard mea...
Peltzman on Regulation
Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and the political economy of bad regula...
Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism
Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian paternalism--how government might use the insights of ...
Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism
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 Rus...
The Economics of Moneyball
Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball. Lewis claims that the Oakland As found an underv...
Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics
Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about his early days as ...