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Economics Detective
154 episodes · by Garrett M. Petersen
About Economics Detective
Economics Detective is a podcast with 154 episodes in the PodLexicon database, each accompanied by a full searchable transcript and AI-generated summary. Economics Detective Radio is a podcast about markets, ideas, institutions, and all things related to the field of economics. Episodes consist of long-form interviews and are generally released on Fridays. Topics include economic theory, economic history, the history of thought, money, banking, finance, macroeconomics, public choice, business cycles, health care, education, international trade, and anything else of interest to economists, students, and serious amateurs interested in the scienc... PodLexicon indexes every episode of Economics Detective and turns each one into a searchable AI summary — find the episode that covers a topic, track how that topic evolved over time, or compare what different guests said about it.
Topics Covered on Economics Detective
Free Trade and Growth Critique of Import Substitution Infant Industry Argument Limits East Asian Export-Led Success Industrial Policy Revisionism South Korea Case Study Mexico’s Uneven Liberalization Why Economists Study Health
Notable Guests on Economics Detective
Recent Episodes
The Hidden Rules of Ownership with Michael Heller — March 05, 2021The Wealth of Nations with Sarah Skwire — February 04, 2021The Kindness of Strangers with Michael McCullough — October 11, 2020The Gender Salary Ask Gap with Nina Roussille — September 24, 2020Arts and Minds with Anton Howes — August 31, 2020Science Fictions with Stuart Ritchie — August 14, 2020Social Security and Wealth Inequality with Sylvain Catherine and Natasha Sarin — July 20, 2020BONUS: The Passion Economy — July 08, 2020Angrynomics with Mark Blyth — June 29, 2020Free to Move with Ilya Somin — June 04, 2020Climate, Disease, and the Fall of Rome with Kyle Harper — May 22, 2020Market Urbanism with Scott Beyer — May 14, 2020Under the Influence with Robert H. Frank — May 08, 2020Ten Percent Less Democracy with Garett Jones — March 23, 2020The President's Economic Advisers with Simon Bowmaker — March 16, 2020Maritime Policy and the Merchant Marine with Josh Hendrickson — February 27, 2020Cities and Growth with Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga — January 30, 2020The Age of Mass Migration and the 1920 Border Closure with Leah Boustan — December 21, 2019Emissions Cheating, Air Pollution, and Health with Hannes Schwandt — November 26, 2019Open Borders with Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith — November 11, 2019The American Civil War with Jeffrey Hummel — October 13, 2019Cotton, Slavery, and the New History of Capitalism with Alan Olmstead and Paul Rhode — September 20, 2019Slavery and Capitalism with Phil Magness — September 12, 2019Radio Spectrum and Property Rights with Thomas Hazlett — September 07, 2019The Poverty of Slavery with Robert Wright — August 30, 2019Cities, Markets, and Urban Planning with Alain Bertaud — August 23, 2019Drinking Through the Unfree World with Ben Powell — July 27, 2019Political Change with Ed Lopez — July 19, 2019Markets for Rebellion with Vincent Geloso — July 12, 2019Informal Order and the State in Afghanistan with Jennifer Murtazashvili — July 07, 2019Political Capitalism with Randall Holcombe — June 28, 2019Free Trade and Prosperity with Arvind Panagariya — June 21, 2019Highway Expansions, Tolls, and Congestion with Robert Krol — June 09, 2019Elinor Ostrom, Polycentric Governance, and Policing with Vlad Tarko — May 12, 2019Challenging the State Lottery System with Matthew Curtis — April 14, 2019Why Students Switch Majors with Jamin Speer — April 04, 2019Re-thinking the so-called Housing Bubble with Kevin Erdmann — March 17, 2019Kidnapping for Ransom with Anja Shortland — February 17, 2019The Skyscraper Curse and Business Cycles with Mark Thornton — February 08, 2019Military History and the Remplacement Militaire with Louis Rouanet — January 27, 2019Classical Economics and the New Poor Law with Gregory Clark — January 18, 2019Institutional Cryptoeconomics with Mikayla Novak — January 13, 2019The Revolt of the Public with Martin Gurri — January 05, 2019Rent Control and the Housing Debate with Ash Navabi — December 22, 2018The Minimum Wage and Labour Market Dynamics with Jonathan Meer — December 14, 2018Seigniorage in the Civil War South with Bryan Cutsinger — December 07, 2018Climate Change, Carbon Taxes, and Geo-Engineering with Bob Murphy — November 09, 2018Experimental Economics and the Importance of Instructions — October 01, 2018Individual Choice and Social Welfare with Viktor Vanberg — September 21, 2018Why Hayek Matters with Pete Boettke — September 01, 2018
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