51 Episodes

  1. Economic Growth, Macro-Models, and a Move to the Hoover Institution

    Published: 7/18/2024
  2. Peter Ireland (Boston College Econ Prof) on Monetary Policy, Monetarism and New Keynesian Models

    Published: 5/24/2024
  3. Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School Economics Professor) on Industrial Policy, Globalization and His Career

    Published: 4/11/2024
  4. Steven D. Levitt (Freakonomics co-author and U Chicago Econ Prof) on His Career and Decision to Retire From Academic Economics

    Published: 3/13/2024
  5. Larry Summers (Harvard Economics Professor) on His Career In Academic Economics, Government, University Leadership and Corporate America

    Published: 2/2/2024
  6. Doug Ducey (Former Arizona Governor) on Passing Universal School Choice and Universal Licensing Recognition

    Published: 1/7/2024
  7. Jennifer Burns on the Life and Lasting Influence of Milton Friedman

    Published: 11/14/2023
  8. Antitrust Policy, The Chicago School Consumer Welfare Standard and The Rise of the New Brandeisians

    Published: 11/4/2023
  9. Tax Policy, Government Spending, and Public Debt

    Published: 9/11/2023
  10. The CARES Act, Inflation and Financial Regulation

    Published: 9/4/2023
  11. The World Bank, China, Corporate Taxes, and Opportunity Zones

    Published: 7/23/2023
  12. Long-run Economic and Political Trends, Schools of Economic Thought, and Economics Education

    Published: 7/8/2023
  13. Fiscal Policy, The CARES Act, and U.S. Public Debt

    Published: 6/3/2023
  14. Technology, AI, Political Economy, and Economic Development

    Published: 5/24/2023
  15. Inflation, Interest Rates and Economic Growth

    Published: 5/20/2023
  16. Monetary History, Bretton Woods, and Banking Crises

    Published: 5/12/2023
  17. Diana Furchtgott-Roth on Serving In Four U.S. Presidential Administrations, Environmental Regulation, and Infrastructure

    Published: 5/6/2023
  18. TCJA, the CARES Act, inflation, and the debt limit

    Published: 4/29/2023
  19. Monetary economics, the Taylor Rule, fiscal policy, and economic growth

    Published: 3/14/2023
  20. Jay Bhattacharya on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Public Health Response

    Published: 2/10/2023

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This podcast is focused on economics, finance and public policy, with a common thread to exploring some of the ideas of the late economist Milton Friedman titled after his 1962 book "Capitalism and Freedom".