Am I a Market Fundamentalist?
I’ve noticed a growing tendency for economists and others to critique “market fundamentalism/neoliberalism/free market dogma.”…
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The Numbers Game: Let’s Party Like It’s 1973!
Measuring economic progress requires an accurate measure of inflation. But measuring inflation is harder than…
Paul Romer on Growth, Cities, and the State of Economics
Nobel Laureate Paul Romer of New York University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of growth,…
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Michael Munger on Crony Capitalism
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about whether real capitalism is unstable and…
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What Do Economists Actually Know?
Turns out, not as much as you — and they — would like to think…
Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane on the Future of Freedom, Democracy, and Prosperity
Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the future of freedom, democracy, and…
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Robert Solow on Growth and the State of Economics
Robert Solow, Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Nobel Laureate, talks with EconTalk…
ListenMartha Nussbaum on Creating Capabilities and GDP
Martha Nussbaum of the University of Chicago and author of Creating Capabilities talks with EconTalk…
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Joel Mokyr on Growth, Innovation, and Stagnation
Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the future of…
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Janet Yellen Won’t Change the Fed
This article originally appeared in the Daily Beast on 10/9/13. After President Obama announced her…