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Sep 2022
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Forward Thinking on talent, state capaci...

MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE
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In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, Michael Chui talks to Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, who serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. With colleague Alex Tabarrok, Cowen is coauthor of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and cofounder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University.

This conversation was recorded in September 2022. To read a transcript of this episode, visit:
https://mck.co/TylerCowen

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