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David Autor on Trade, China, and U.S. Labor Markets

Published 2016-03-14 research communities labor

David Autor of MIT talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fundamentals of trade and his research on the impact on workers and communities from trade wi…

David Beckworth on Money, Monetary Policy, and the Great Recession

Published 2016-05-30 beckworth monetary recession

Was the Financial Crisis of 2008 caused by a crisis in the housing market? Or did the Federal Reserve turn a garden-variety recession into the Great Recession? …

David Gelernter on Consciousness, Computers, and the Tides of Mind

Published 2016-11-07 computers tides gelernter

David Gelernter, professor of computer science at Yale University and author of The Tides of Mind, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about consciousness and…

David Boaz, P.J. O'Rourke, and George Will on the State of Liberty

Published 2017-05-29 boaz liberty econtalk

What is the state of liberty in America? Is liberty increasing or decreasing? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the future? This week EconTalk featur…

Dennis Rasmussen on Hume and Smith and The Infidel and the Professor

Published 2017-11-06 rasmussen professor infidel

How did the friendship between David Hume and Adam Smith influence their ideas? Why do their ideas still matter today? Political Scientist Dennis Rasmussen of T…

David Meltzer on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Published 2018-08-13 meltzer patient doctor

Physician David Meltzer of the University of Chicago talks about the power of the doctor-patient relationship with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Meltzer, who also…

David Epstein on Mastery, Specialization, and Range

Published 2019-05-27 backgrounds achieved specialization

Journalist and author David Epstein talks about his book Range with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Epstein explores the costs of specialization and the value of br…

David Deppner on Leadership, Confidence, and Humility

Published 2019-09-02 deppner confidence econtalk

Can a great leader or manager be humble in public? Or is exuding confidence, even when it may not be merited, a key part of leadership? In this episode of EconT…

David Henderson on the Essential UCLA School of Economics

Published 2021-09-21 authored armen alchian

Economist and author David Henderson talks about his book (co-authored with Steve Globerman) The Essential UCLA School of Economics with EconTalk host Russ Robe…

David McRaney on How Minds Change

Published 2022-09-13 absolutely minds mcraney

To the Founding Fathers it was free libraries. To the 19th century rationalist philosophers it was a system of public schools. Today it's access to the internet…