Roger Koppl: On to a groundbreaking growth theory, changing ideas and the role of experts
In this Econ Roots talk, Stefan meets up with Syracuse professor of Finance Roger Koppl. Roger has been a visiting faculty member in many fine institutions including Denmarks own Copenhagen Business S...
30 Jul 202449min
Mieke Meurs: On teaching heterodox and feminist economics
In today’s episode we challenge mainstream economics from some heterodox perspectives, particularly feminist economics. Professor Mieke particularly critiques neoclassical price theory, the interplay ...
16 Jul 202437min
Michael Douma: On Economic History and the slave owning Dutch New Yorkers
What happens when two old friends meet at a conference and one of the them is an economic historian and the other is an economist who loves history? Well, they start to talk shop and you are invited ...
9 Jul 20241h 1min
US Healthcare: A dismal state? with Michael Cannon.
Want to reveal partisanship? Try mentioning US Healthcare. Is there a more debated complex subject where actual knowledge is such a scarcity? Helping us make sense of it all, we are joined by Michael...
25 Jun 20241h 4min
EconRoots Talk - Christopher Coyne on Peace
What is peace? Many are so blessed by it, we can take it for granted. However, peace is as, if not more, complex than conflict and war. In this episode, we talk with one of the most prominent peace-e...
20 Mar 202454min
Nobel laureate Eric Maskin on mechanism design, Arrow and the world
Today marks a milestone in the history of EconRoots as a podcast. While we have already been blessed with guest appearances from some of the best economists in the field, today we have our first nobe...
17 Aug 202331min
Rationality of Rational Choice
Economics model human behavior within the construct of rationality, but what is rational behavior? In this episode we meet Herbert Simon who shows that instrumental rationality is likely not as smart ...
30 Jul 202349min
