EconTalk Archives, 2007

Weingast on Violence, Power and a Theory of Nearly Everything

Barry Weingast, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the Ward C. Krebs...

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Hanushek on Educational Quality and Economic Growth

Eric Hanushek, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, talks about his research on the impact of...

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Henderson on Disagreeable Economists

David Henderson, editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics and a research fellow at...

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Bueno de Mesquita on Reagan, Yeltsin, and the Strategy of Political Campaigning

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, NYU and the Hoover Institute, talks about the political economy of...

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Ticket Prices and Scalping

EconTalk host Russ Roberts talks about scalping and visits AT&T Park hours before Major League...

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Leamer on Outsourcing and Globalization

Is outsourcing good for America? How does foreign competition affect wages in the United States?...

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Munger on Recycling

Mike Munger, professor of economics and political science at Duke University and frequent guest...

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Caplan on the Myth of the Rational Voter

Bryan Caplan, of George Mason University and blogger at EconLog, talks about his book, The Myth...

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Weinberger on Everything is Miscellaneous and the Wonderful World of Digital Information

Author David Weinberger, a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Institute for Internet and Society, talks...

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Dan Pink on How Half Your Brain Can Save Your Job

Author Dan Pink, talks about the ideas in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will...

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Shlaes on the Great Depression

Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg columnist and visiting senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,...

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Hanson on Health

Robin Hanson, of George Mason University, argues that health care is different, but not in the...

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Vernon Smith on Markets and Experimental Economics

Vernon Smith, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the 2002 Nobel Laureate in...

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Sunstein on Infotopia, Information and Decision-Making

Cass Sunstein of the University of Chicago talks about the ideas in his latest book, Infotopia:...

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Allison on Strategy, Profits, and Self-Interest

John Allison, CEO of BB and T Bank, lays out his business philosophy arguing for the virtues of...

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Taleb on Black Swans

Nassim Taleb talks about the challenges of coping with uncertainty, predicting events, and...

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Rabushka on the Flat Tax

Alvin Rabushka of Stanford University's Hoover Institution lays out the case for the flat tax, a...

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Boudreaux on the Economics of "Buy Local"

Proponents of buying local argue that it is better to buy from the local hardware store owner and...

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Bogle on Investing

The legendary John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group and creator of the index mutual fund,...

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Mike Munger on the Division of Labor

Mike Munger of Duke University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts talk about specialization, the role...

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