Tyler Cowan is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Jeff Sacks is one of the world's best, most famous, and most influential economists. The conversations with Tyler series is all about bringing together world-class thought leaders who are thinking big thoughts About important ideas for conversations with general director of the Mercado Center.
Tyler Cowen and Jeffrey Sachs discuss the resource curse, why Russia failed and Poland succeeded, charter cities, Sach's China optimism, JFK, Paul Rosenstein-Rodan, whether Africa will be able to overcome the middle income trap, Paul Krugman, Sach's favorite novel, premature deindustrialization, and how to reform graduate economics education.
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video.
Other ways to connect