John Taylor, the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins the podcast to discuss how he initial got interested in economics, his initial training in econometrics as a PhD student at Stanford which led him to monetary economics, his seminal contributions to the foundations of New ... Show More
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Oli Mould, "Postcapitalist cities: Towards a common urban future" (Manchester UP, 2026)
What is the future for cities? In Postcapitalist Cities: Towards a common urban future (Manchester University Press, 2026) Oli Mould, a Professor of Cultural and Historical Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, looks at the past, present and future of the city to con ... Show More
40m 14s
Aug 7
Andres Saenz de Sicilia, "Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Society" (Brill, 2024)
Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Society is the latest book from Dr Andres Saenz De Sicilia, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London. Andres’ excellent title, published with Brill and released in so ... Show More
44m 12s
Jul 30
Joe Ngai and Nick Leung, "The Next China Is Still China: An Insider's Playbook for Winning in the New Era" (Scribner, 2026)
What’s going on in the Chinese economy? China reported GDP growth of just 4.3% last quarter. Consumption is sluggish, exports are booming, electronics manufacturers and chipmakers are reporting huge profits as car sales slump. Joe Ngai and Nick Leung dive into the Chinese econom ... Show More
56m 51s
Jan 2024
Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth
<p>It was a great pleasure speaking with Tyler Cowen for the 3rd time.</p><p>We discussed <em>GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?</em>, especially in the context of how the insights of Hayek, Keynes, Smith, and other great economists help us ma ... Show More
1h 42m
Aug 2022
Talent Acquisition, the Recession, and Inflation — with Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor at George Mason University, discusses his latest book, “Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World.” Tyler also shares his thoughts on macroeconomic trends including whether the US is heading for a recession ... Show More
26m 22s
Feb 2023
Dropping Money From Helicopters: Economist John Cochrane On Inflation | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution
<p>John Cochrane is the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and the author of a new book, <a href='https://www.hoover.org/research/fiscal-theory-price-level'>The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level</a>. In this wide-ranging conversation, ... Show More
1h 16m
Mar 2016
01 - Scott Sumner on *The Midas Paradox*, the Fed, and More
Welcome to Macro Musings, a new podcast exploring the important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future. In the inaugural episode, Scott Sumner joins host David Beckworth to talk about Scott's new book *The Midas Paradox*, which advances a bold new explanation of wh ... Show More
55m 7s
Jan 2021
25. Economics of time and time preference, from Principles of Economics
<p>Description: Discussion of the economics of time, based on chapter 3 in Saifedean's forthcoming textbook, Principles of Economics. Why is time the ultimate resource, and how does money affect time preference. <br/><br/><br/></p><p>Enjoyed this episode? You can take part i ... Show More
59m 4s