Tyler Cowen: We seem to be moving in the wrong direction with our education system. He says Finland, Singapore and South Korea did not have excellent education systems 50 years ago but today they do. Cowen: If you spend any serious amount of time in a society, as I have done in rural Mexico, we're basically no one has even attended high school much less finish it.
Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks about his book, Big Business, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Cowen argues that big corporations in America are underrated and under-appreciated. He even defends the financial sector while adding some caveats along the way. This is a lively and contrarian look at a timely issue.