All Economics Students

Thank you very much to Adrian Spottiswoode, an Economics teacher from the UK for the following article and link to a podcast....

For the last 5 years I’ve listened to every weekly episode of the “Econtalk” podcast. In my opinion, it is by far the best Economics podcast there is, and I strongly urge all with an interest in Economics to give it a try.

It’s hosted by Russ Roberts, an American academic who is extremely skilled at communicating complex ideas in a way we can all understand. He’s also a great example of someone who has a certain set of ideological beliefs – he is an avowed economic liberal – but who attempts to transcend partisanship through judicious application of the economic way of thinking.

Some of the most famous economists past and present have been on his show - Gary Becker, Thomas Piketty, Ronald Coase, Nassim Taleb, Robert Solow, Yanis Varoufakis, Joseph Stiglitz, Milton Friedman….

The range of subjects covered is extraordinary. So far in 2016, it's discussed why promising medical treatments often go wrong, whether econometrics really leads to improved understanding and policy, the lucrative second-hand market in Air Jordans, the economics of risk taking and whether government or businesses are best placed to take care of workers and induce growth.

It’s must-listen for all Economics students!

And to give you a better idea of the kind of discussion featured in the podcast, here’s a summary of one of my favourite recent episodes.