Minority Views Podcast  cover image

Minority Views Podcast

Episode 11: Economics 101 with Jason Furman

Dec 1, 2023
43:01

Omer sat down with Jason Furman, formerly President Obama's top economic advisor and currently a professor at Harvard. Jason served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the White House from 2013 to 2017. In this conversation, Omer and Jason talked about economic inequality, inflation, Silicon Valley Bank, working in the White House, the best advice he ever gave President Obama, and being roommates with Matt Damon.

More about Omer's book. 

Jason's book recommendations:

The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan

The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Heinrich

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman


Twitter: @omeraziz12 and @MinorityViews_
Instagram: @o.maz12 and @minorityviewspodcast

Twitter: @omeraziz12 and @MinorityViews_
Instagram: @o.maz12 and @minorityviewspodcast

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode