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Oct 2024
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244. Econ Bro: Nigeria's Austrian Econom...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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Econ Bro is a Nigerian economist who is teaching Nigerians economics in the Austrian school tradition. He joins us to discuss his Austrian perspective on Nigerian economics, inflation, and the relationship between inflation and ritual sacrifice!

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