EconTalk Archives, 2006

Boettke on Katrina and the Economics of Disaster

Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks about the role of government and voluntary efforts...

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Boudreaux on Law and Legislation

Don Boudreaux of George Mason University talks about the fundamental principles of economics and...

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Caplan on Discrimination and Labor Markets

Bryan Caplan and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of discrimination and government's regulation...

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Postrel on Style

Author and journalist Virginia Postrel talks about how business competes for customers using...

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Engerman on Slavery

Stanley Engerman of the University of Rochester talks about slavery throughout world history, the...

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Peltzman on Regulation

Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended...

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Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism

Richard Thaler of the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business defends the idea of libertarian...

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Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism

Clint Bolick, co-founder of the Institute for Justice and President of the Alliance for School...

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The Economics of Moneyball

Skip Sauer of Clemson University and Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's...

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Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics

Professor, Radio Host, and Syndicated Columnist Walter Williams of George Mason University talks...

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The Economics of Religion

Larry Iannaccone of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the...

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Private vs. Public Risk-Taking

Mike Munger and Russ Roberts discuss the differences between public and private risk-taking....

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The Economics of Obesity

Russ Roberts talks with Darius Lakdawalla of Rand and the National Bureau of Economic Research on...

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The Economics of Paternalism

Economist Ed Glaeser of Harvard University talks with host Russ Roberts about the dangers of soft...

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Legislators vs. Wal-Mart

Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein discuss the attempts to use legislation to handicap Wal-Mart....

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Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom

Russ Roberts talks to Milton Friedman about the radical ideas he put forward almost 50 years ago...

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Milton Friedman on Money

Russ Roberts talks with Milton Friedman about his research and views on inflation, the Federal...

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The Political Economy of Power

Russ Roberts talks with Hoover Institution and NYU political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita...

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Chris Anderson and the Long Tail

Russ Roberts talks with Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine about the ideas in his new book, The...

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Cogan on Improving the Health Care System

Russ Roberts talks with Stanford University's John Cogan about what's wrong with America's health...

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