Boris Gershman's guest appearances

Boris Gershman

End of the Road

Ellen Evert Hopman

Angel Millar

Carl Abrahamsson

Mark Stavish

Joe Moore

Noah Lampert

Carl Jung

Jennifer Iserloh

Matt Brown

Jerry Brown

Lisa Smartt

Tobias Churton

John Horgan

John Evans

Stephen Flowers

OwlTail

Professor Boris Gershman has been on the faculty of American University since 2012.   He earned his PhD in Economics from Brown University.  His primary research focuses on the deep determinants of long-term economic growth and development and the economics of culture.   Professor Gershman's recent work has been published in Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Behavior &amp; Organization and Macroeconomic Dynamics.   For detailed information about his work and contact information, please see his website: http://www.borisgershman.com/ In this podcast, we mainly discuss his recent paper:  "Witchcraft Beliefs as a Cultural Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade" which is available here:   http://www.borisgershman.com/research/witchtrade/witchtrade.pdf

Professor Boris Gershman has been on the faculty of American University since 2012.   He earned his PhD in Economics from Brown University.  His primary research focuses on the deep determinants of long-term economic growth and development and the economics of culture.   Professor Gershman's recent work has been published in Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Behavior &amp; Organization and Macroeconomic Dynamics.   For detailed information about his work and contact information, please see his website: <a href="http://www.borisgershman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.borisgershman.com/</a> In this podcast, we mainly discuss his recent paper:  "Witchcraft Beliefs as a Cultural Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade" which is available here:   <a href="http://www.borisgershman.com/research/witchtrade/witchtrade.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.borisgershman.com/research/witchtrade/witchtrade.pdf</a>

Ep. 96.  Professor Boris Gershman:  New Cultural Economics/ Economic Analysis of the Supernatural/Witchcraft Beliefs as a Cultural Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade