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Edward Glaeser on Joblessness and the War on Work

Why are fewer men working over the last few decades? Is a universal basic income…
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Beth Redbird on Licensing

Economists often oppose the expansion of licensing in America in recent years because it makes…
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Dick Carpenter on Bottleneckers

Dick Carpenter of the Institute for Justice and author of Bottleneckers talks with EconTalk host…
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Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles on the Captured Economy

Brink Lindsey of the Niskanen Center and Steven Teles of the Niskanen Center and Johns…
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John Cogan on Entitlements and the High Cost of Good Intentions

John Cogan of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Cogan’s…
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Simeon Djankov and Matt Warner on the Doing Business Report and Development Aid

Simeon Djankov, creator of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report, and Matt Warner, Chief Operating…
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Gillian Hadfield on Law and Rules For a Flat World

Law professor Gillian Hadfield of the University of Southern California and author of Rules for…
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Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society

Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and the co-host of the blog Marginal Revolution talks…
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Sally Satel on Organ Donation

Sally Satel, psychiatrist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, talks with EconTalk host…
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Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Read My Lips

Are Americans overtaxed? How does the average American feel about the tax system and tax…
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