American Monetary Association AMA 251 - The Armchair Economist with Steven Landsburg
Dec 22, 2018
Jason Hartman interviews Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics at Rochester and author of Can You Outsmart an Economist. They discuss why central planning fails, the concept of the 'Economic Berlin Wall,' and the correlation between more sex and safer sex in economics. They also touch on minimum wage vs. Earned Income Tax Credit and the impact of lack of reciprocity deals on professional licenses.
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Exploring Discrimination and Misleading Statistics
02:43 • 2min
Outsmarting an Economist
04:56 • 5min
The Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage vs. the Earned Income Tax Credit
09:48 • 4min
The Impact of Lack of Reciprocity Deals on Professional Licenses
13:45 • 12min
Incentives, Resources, and Book Recommendations
25:37 • 2min