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
Sep 21
Joshua Specht, "Property Values: The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner" (Princeton UP, 2026)
As affordability crises once limited to coastal cities have spread across the broader United States, the history of home and land ownership has never been more relevant. In Property Values: The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner (Princeton University Press, September 2026), ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 19
Conor Harrison, "Brokers of Power: The Financialization of the US Electricity System" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector—but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable energy becomes more urgent, financial actors maintain a complicating influence on the trajectory of energy transition. Brokers of ... Show More
37m 53s
Sep 13
Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)
How can we achieve lasting social and political equality for women? Dr. Leda Pérez tackles this thorny question in Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America (Temple University Press, 2026) by interrogating egalitarianism in Latin Amer ... Show More
58m 18s
Jan 2024
Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth
It was a great pleasure speaking with Tyler Cowen for the 3rd time.We discussed GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?, especially in the context of how the insights of Hayek, Keynes, Smith, and other great economists help us make sense of AI, gro ... 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
58m 22s