From Mathematical Economics to Endogenous Preferences

In this episode, our guest is Alberto Bisin, a Professor of Economics at NYU. We talked about his personal academic journey, the economics culture at the University of Chicago, culture for economic growth, evolution in economics, and more!

Host: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and CEP LSE)

Producers: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and LSE) and John Van Reenen (LSE)

01:50 Evolution of Economics

05:16 Experiences at the University of Chicago

13:50 The Role of Culture in Economic Growth

21:06 Let's Think of a Hypothetical County?

25:45 The Long Divergence between the West and Middle East

42:48 Cheezy Questions & Never Have I Ever!