Professor Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic. He is currently the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, where he is also Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. On September 13, 2018 he anno

174: Wendy Carlin on The Core Project, Capitalism, Democracy and Normative Statements

Jan 31st, 2019 54m 43s

Wendy Carlin is Professor of Economics at University College London (UCL), Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, and Fellow of the European Economic Association. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, insti

173: Stephen Wright on Core Econ as a Learning Resource for Mainstream Economics

Jan 28th, 2019 15m 25s

This is an excerpt from a previous conversation that I had with Professor Stephen Wright but was unreleased at the time. We felt it appropriate that it should be released at a time if I ever spoke to Professor Wendy Carlin. This day is coming a

172: Best of 2018 Part 2: From the Great Depression to Futurism; Institutions, Individualism and Cooperation

Jan 21st, 2019 1h 56m

This is a reflection on some episodes from 2018. The themes I have chosen looks at growing up in the Great Depression and what to expect in the future with AR and AI, as well as Institutions, Individualism, Cooperation and Reciprocity. Featured

171: Best of 2018 Part 1

Jan 2nd, 2019 1h 50m

Best of 2018 Part 1 Excerpts from the following episodes feature in this 'Best of 2018 Part1'. 170 Jim Rogers on opportunities in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and North Korea 139 Loretta Napoleoni North Korea growth prospects and how they

170: Jim Rogers on Investing in 2019 and the US Debt Problem

Dec 23rd, 2018 56m 48s

Jim Rogers is an American businessman and financial commentator based in Singapore. He is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. In 1973, Jim co-founded of the Quantum Fund with George Soros and having retired at the age o

169: Jennifer Murtazashvili on Democracy and Informal Order in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

Dec 16th, 2018 1h 5m

Jennifer Murtazashvili is professor and director of the International Development Program at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research explores questions of governance, public administ

168: Harry Markowitz on His Journey Through Philosophy and Finance and Not Being Done Yet

Dec 1st, 2018 1h 2m

Dr. Harry Markowitz is the principal of Markowitz Company, and an adjunct professor at the Rady School of Management, UCSD. Harry has applied computer and mathematical techniques to various practical decision making areas. In recognition of his

167: James Kenneth Galbraith on Inequality, Democracy and the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Greece

Nov 25th, 2018 59m 18s

James Kenneth Galbraith is the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Business Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He directs the University of Texas Ineq

166: Naomi Brockwell on Bitcoins, Blockchain and ICOs

Nov 16th, 2018 34m 14s

In this episode with Naomi Brockwell, we discuss bitcoin, blockchain and initial coin offerings (ICOs). This is our second conversation - 4 years on from our first back in 2014. Check out the links at www.economicrockstar.com/naomi Support the

165: Stephen Wright on Valuing the Stock Market Using Equity q

Nov 9th, 2018 1h 13m

Stephen Wright is Professor of Economics at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Previously Professor Wright worked at the Bank of England and Cambridge University. He is co-author of 'Valuing Wall Street: Protecting Wealth in Turbulent

164: Nicholas Gruen on Data Sharing and Reform in Economic Thinking

Nov 1st, 2018 1h 20m

Nicholas Gruen is CEO of Lateral Economics and is a widely published policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator. In this episode Professor Gruen discusses the need for reform in economics at both academic and policy level. He also explains

163: Kevin Kelly on the Inevitable and Asking Questions of the Unknown

Oct 26th, 2018 1h 7m

Kevin Kelly is cofounder of Wired Magazine and former editor of The Whole Earth Review. He is considered a futurist and has written a number of books identifying technological trends and innovations, including his most recent book The Inevitabl

162: Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand:Goddess of the Market and Objectivism

Oct 20th, 2018 58m 17s

In this episode Jennifer Burns, Associate Professor of History and Research Fellow of Stanford's Hoover Institution, explores the life and work of Ayn Rand. Jennifer's book Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right was featured in

161: Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments - A Vision for a Society of Free and Prosperous Individuals

Oct 11th, 2018 55m 32s

Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is coauthor of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and c

160: Arjo Klamer on the Value of Culture and Art in Economics

Oct 4th, 2018 1h 23m

Arjo Klamer is Professor of Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. His recent book 'Doing the Right Thing: a Value Based Approach' looks at the human perspective in the economy and the firm. It focuses on the

159: Diane Coyle Rebroadcast on GDP, Its Shortcomings and Alternative Measures

Sep 23rd, 2018 57m 32s

This is a rebroadcast of a conversation I had with professor Diane Coyle. It first featured as episode 69 on 21 January 2016. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/dianecoyle for all links, books and resources mentioned in this episode. Support th

158: Robin Hanson Rebroadcast: The Age of Em and How Brain Emulations Will Double Economic Growth Every Month

Sep 14th, 2018 1h 4m

This is a rebroadcast of my conversation with Professor Robin Hanson of George Mason University. Robin discusses his book the Age of Em and I decided to rebroadcast this after listening to The Joe Rogan Experience with Elon Musk. Check out the

157: François Allisson on Value and Prices in Russian Economic Thought

Sep 8th, 2018 1h 16m

François Allisson is a scholar in history of economic thought and a senior lecturer at the Centre Walras-Pareto at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. His research interests encompass the whole history of Russian economic thought, with a

156: Peter Boettke on Hayekian Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy

Aug 31st, 2018 1h 55m

Peter Boettke of George Mason University joins me once again on the podcast. He discusses the Hayekian principles laid out in his new book "F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy". Check out the links at www.economicroc

155: Lotta Moberg on Refugee Cities and the Blockchain Industry as Special Economic Zones

Aug 25th, 2018 1h 9m

Lotta Moberg is a Macroeconomic Analyst for William Blair’s Dynamic Allocation Strategies (DAS) team. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and earned her BA in Economics from Lund University (Sweden). Prior to joining the D

154: Pat Holt on the Economics in Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Black Panther

Aug 17th, 2018 1h 9m

Pat Holt is a computer engineer, a comic book geek and a born-again economics lover. Pat reached out to Brian O'Roark after listening to episode 116 of this podcast and after a while, he contributed a chapter to the book 'Superheroes and Econom

153: Sarah Skwire and Steve Horwitz on Their Writing Approach, Advice, Habits and Struggles

Aug 11th, 2018 1h 43m

I catch up once again with Sarah Skwire and Steve Horwitz but this episode is a little different and was inspired by my previous conversation with Sarah back in episode 129. We chat about their approach to writing, their habits and struggles th

152: David Kyle Johnson on Economics and Philosophy in Soylent Green

Aug 4th, 2018 1h 5m

This is a 3rd instalment of my interviews with Professor David Kyle Johnson, an Associate Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. We catch up again after watching the 1973 dystopian movie 'Soylent Green' and di

151: David Kyle Johnson Unreleased Bonus Episode Continuing Our Conversation from Episode 146

Aug 2nd, 2018 37m 14s

This is a continuation of my conversation with Professor David Kyle Johnson from Episode 146. Here we talk about some economic themes present in the 1970s movie Soylent Green and more. Show notes at www.economicrockstar.com/episode151 Support t