
Bryan Caplan - Nurturing Orphaned Ideas
Dwarkesh Podcast
00:00
Education as Signaling
- Bryan Caplan argues that education primarily serves as a signal of worker quality, not just the acquisition of job skills.
- This resonates with general audiences, who recognize it from personal experience.
- However, people resist funding cuts, clinging to the ingrained belief in education's inherent value despite its wasteful nature.
Transcript
Play full episode
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.