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Economics Detective Radio

Economics Detective Radio is a podcast about markets, ideas, institutions, and all things related to the field of economics. Episodes consist of long-form interviews and are generally released on Frid... Read more

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Re-thinking the so-called Housing Bubble with Kevin Erdmann

Re-thinking the so-called Housing Bubble with Kevin Erdmann

Kevin Erdmann of the Mercatus Center returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Shut Out: How a Housing Shortage Ca... Read more

17 Mar 2019

58mins

Ranked #2

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Rome's Economic Suicide with Lawrence Reed and Marc Hyden

Rome's Economic Suicide with Lawrence Reed and Marc Hyden

Ancient Rome went from a thriving civilization to a dystopia before its eventual collapse. My guests today explain how t... Read more

14 Feb 2016

52mins

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Hive Mind, IQ, and the Wealth of Nations with Garett Jones

Hive Mind, IQ, and the Wealth of Nations with Garett Jones

Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics and BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Cent... Read more

11 Dec 2015

Ranked #4

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The Seattle Minimum Wage Study with Ekaterina Jardim

The Seattle Minimum Wage Study with Ekaterina Jardim

My guest for this is Ekaterina Jardim of the University of Washington. Ekaterina is one of the authors of the new minimu... Read more

20 Jul 2017

40mins

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Jane Jacobs as Spontaneous Order Theorist with Pierre Desrochers

Jane Jacobs as Spontaneous Order Theorist with Pierre Desrochers

This episode of Economics Detective Radio features Pierre Desrochers discussing the life and work of Jane Jacobs. Jacobs... Read more

21 Nov 2014

1hr

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Civil Asset Forfeiture with Don Boudreaux

Civil Asset Forfeiture with Don Boudreaux

Don Boudreaux is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He blogs at Café Hayek. I invited him to discuss c... Read more

21 Mar 2015

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Finance and the Austrian School with George Bragues

Finance and the Austrian School with George Bragues

This episode of Economics Detective Radio features George Bragues, professor of business at the University of Guelph-Hum... Read more

27 Dec 2014

53mins

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The Elephant in the Brain, Hidden Motives, and Self-Deception with Robin Hanson

The Elephant in the Brain, Hidden Motives, and Self-Deception with Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life,... Read more

29 Dec 2017

57mins

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Marx, his Errors, and his Continuing Influence with Phil Magness

Marx, his Errors, and his Continuing Influence with Phil Magness

This week's episode of Economics Detective Radio deals with the economic thought and continuing popularity of Marx. No, ... Read more

9 Sep 2016

40mins

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Why No Ancient Greek Industrial Revolution? A Conversation with George Tridimas

Why No Ancient Greek Industrial Revolution? A Conversation with George Tridimas

Here on Economics Detective Radio, we've had many discussions about the early modern period, and the circumstances that ... Read more

3 Aug 2018

56mins

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Why Hayek Matters with Pete Boettke

Why Hayek Matters with Pete Boettke

Today's guest is Peter Boettke of George Mason University and we're discussing his recent book in the Great Thinkers in ... Read more

1 Sep 2018

1hr 5mins

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The French Revolution, Property Rights, and the Coase Theorem with Noel Johnson

The French Revolution, Property Rights, and the Coase Theorem with Noel Johnson

My guest for this episode is Noel Johnson of George Mason University, and if that name sounds familiar, it's because he ... Read more

28 Jul 2017

52mins

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The Skyscraper Curse and Business Cycles with Mark Thornton

The Skyscraper Curse and Business Cycles with Mark Thornton

Mark Thornton returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Skyscraper Curse (available digitally for free). The bo... Read more

8 Feb 2019

40mins

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EconTalk, Intellectual Honesty, and Adam Smith with Russ Roberts

EconTalk, Intellectual Honesty, and Adam Smith with Russ Roberts

Today's guest is Russ Roberts, host of the quintessential economics podcast EconTalk. (If you haven't heard EconTalk, go... Read more

23 Feb 2018

49mins

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The Case Against Education with Bryan Caplan

The Case Against Education with Bryan Caplan

My guest for this episode is Bryan Caplan of George Mason University. We discuss his latest book, The Case Against Educa... Read more

3 Mar 2018

43mins

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Religion, Political Power, and Economic Growth with Jared Rubin

Religion, Political Power, and Economic Growth with Jared Rubin

My guest today is Jared Rubin of Chapman University. He is the author of Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West Got ... Read more

3 Nov 2017

1hr 1min

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Brexit, Its Economic Impact, and International Disintegration with Thomas Sampson

Brexit, Its Economic Impact, and International Disintegration with Thomas Sampson

My guest today is Thomas Sampson of the London School of Economics. Our topic for today is the economic impact of Brexit... Read more

6 Oct 2017

50mins

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Population Growth, the Ethics of Having Children, and Climate Change with Steve Horwitz

Population Growth, the Ethics of Having Children, and Climate Change with Steve Horwitz

Today's guest is Steve Horwitz, he is the Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of the economics department at St. Lawrenc... Read more

16 Sep 2016

34mins

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The Costs of Ethnic Diversity with Garett Jones

The Costs of Ethnic Diversity with Garett Jones

Garett Jones returns to the podcast to discuss the issue of ethnic diversity. There is a wide body of research showing t... Read more

22 Jul 2016

55mins

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Sex Work, Craigslist, and Decriminalization with Scott Cunningham

Sex Work, Craigslist, and Decriminalization with Scott Cunningham

My guest for this episode is Scott Cunningham of Baylor University. We discuss his work on the decriminalization of indo... Read more

26 Jan 2018

51mins

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