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EconTalk Archives, 2008

EconTalk Archives, 2008

EconTalk: Russ Roberts, Library of Economics and Liberty

EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, parenting, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and George Mason U., draws you in with lively guests and creative repartee. Look for related readings and the complete archive of previous shows at EconTalk.org, where you can also comment on the podcasts and ask questions.

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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Srour on Education, African Schools, and Building Tomorrow
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12/22/08 • 55 min

George Srour, founder of Building Tomorrow, a non-profit that builds schools in Uganda, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his experience starting, funding, and running an organization that tries to change the world one school at a time. Srour discusses how he tries to make sure that his organization accomplishes more than bricks and mortar and the rewards and challenges of a start-up non-profit.

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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Selgin on Free Banking

Selgin on Free Banking

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11/17/08 • 73 min

George Selgin of West Virginia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about free banking, where government treats banks as no different from other firms in the economy. Rather than rely on government guarantees to protect depositors (coupled with regulation), banks would compete with each other in offering security and return on deposits. Selgin draws on historical episodes of free banking, particularly in Scotland, to show that such a world need not be unduly hazardous or filled with bank runs. He also talks about Gresham's Law and an episode in British history when banks successfully issued their own currency.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - John Taylor on Monetary Policy

John Taylor on Monetary Policy

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08/18/08 • 54 min

John Taylor of Stanford University talks about the Taylor Rule, his description of what the Fed ought to do and what it sometimes actually does, to keep inflation in check and the economy on a steady path. He argues that when the Fed has deviated from the Rule in recent years, the economy has performed poorly. Taylor also assesses the chances for a monetary or financial disaster and the Fed's recent expanded role in intervening in financial markets.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Karol Boudreaux on Wildlife, Property, and Poverty in Africa
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09/22/08 • 57 min

Karol Boudreaux, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about wildlife management in Africa. Their conversation focuses on community-based wildlife management in Namibia, a policy to give communities the incentives to protect wildlife and avoid the tragedy of the commons.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Ellis on American Creation and the Founding
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09/08/08 • 67 min

Joseph Ellis, of Mt. Holyoke College and author of American Creation, talks about the triumphs and tragedies of the founding of the United States. His goal in the book and in this podcast is to tell a story for grownups rather than for children, where the Founders are neither saints nor evil white, patriarchal slave-holding demons. It is a nuanced story of triumph--a military victory over a seemingly unbeatable vastly more experienced army, the creation of the first geographically large republic, a nation without a state religion, a nation that creates a party system with a loyal opposition, a Constitution with the virtues of ambiguous sovereignty, and tragedy--the failure to resolve the slavery issue, and the tragic conflict with the Native Americans. Some of these outcomes were intended by the Founders, others emerged unintended.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Rauch on the Volt, Risk, and Corporate Culture
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09/01/08 • 58 min

Jonathan Rauch, of the Brookings Institution and the Atlantic Monthly, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution of the Chevy Volt, GM's planned electric car. Due to the transparency of GM's effort, Rauch was able to spend a great deal of time on site at GM writing a piece for the Atlantic Monthly on GM's plans and hopes. Rauch discusses the huge risks, GM's past failures, and GM's hopes that the Volt might change the company's culture. The conversation closes with a discussion of competitors and the implications for energy policy.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Bernstein on Inequality

Bernstein on Inequality

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10/06/08 • 56 min

William Bernstein, author of A Splendid Exchange, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about inequality. Bernstein is worried about it; Roberts is not. Bernstein argues that inequality is damaging to the health of low-status people and hurts the health of the economy. Roberts challenges Bernstein's empirical evidence. It's a lively conversation on the economics of status, productivity and the progressivity of taxes.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Hanushek on Education and School Finance
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07/14/08 • 67 min

Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the strange evolution of school finance in the last four decades. In particular, the courts have played an important role in recent years in mandating expenditure increases for public school systems. Hanushek talks about why this has come about and the lack of effect these expenditures have had in affecting student achievement.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - McKenzie on Prices

McKenzie on Prices

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06/23/08 • 75 min

Richard McKenzie of the University California, Irvine and the author of Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies and Other Pricing Puzzles, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a wide range of pricing puzzles. They discuss why Southern California experiences frequent water crises, why price falls after Christmas, why popcorn seems so expensive at the movies, and the economics of price discrimination.
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EconTalk Archives, 2008 - Hazlett on Telecommunications

Hazlett on Telecommunications

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11/24/08 • 63 min

Thomas Hazlett of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a number of key issues in telecommunications and telecommunication policy including net neutrality, FCC policy, and the state of antitrust. Hazlett argues for an emergent, Hayekian approach to policy toward the internet rather than trying to design it from the top down and for an increased use of exchangeable property rights in allocating spectrum.
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How many episodes does EconTalk Archives, 2008 have?

EconTalk Archives, 2008 currently has 55 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Courses, Podcasts, Education, Social Sciences and Science.

What is the most popular episode on EconTalk Archives, 2008?

The episode title 'Srour on Education, African Schools, and Building Tomorrow' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on EconTalk Archives, 2008?

The average episode length on EconTalk Archives, 2008 is 65 minutes.

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Episodes of EconTalk Archives, 2008 are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of EconTalk Archives, 2008 was released on Jan 7, 2008.

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