In this podcast Russell Roberts, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and EconTalk host, discusses, with Don Boudreaux of George Mason University, the intellectual legacy of Ronald Coase, focusing on his four most important academic articles.
Hoover senior fellow Scott Atlas discusses, on Sound Off Connecticut Radio, recent scandals from the British National Health Service and how that service compares to that offered by the Affordable Care Act.
In this podcast, Guillermo Calvo of Columbia University and the National Bureau of Economic Research discusses macroeconomic crises with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include the role of money, the problem of short-term lending in the financial sector, the black-box approach of modern macroeconomic theory, and the forgotten economists whom we might want to reconsider.
Hoover senior fellow Richard A. Epstein discusses the rollout of the Affordable Care Act on the John Batchelor Show. Topics include the employer mandate, moral hazard and state exchanges, and high administrative costs.
Hoover senior fellow Peter Berkowitz discusses recent domestic political events, including Republican efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act, the health care rollout in Oregon, government debt, and the budget.
by Fouad Ajamivia MEMRI - The Middle East Media Research Institute
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Hoover senior fellow Fouad Ajami presents his argument for US intervention in Syria in an interview at the Middle East Media Research Institute. Read a translated transcript here, or watch the interview with English subtitles here.
In this podcast, Cliff Winston of the Brookings Institution discusses the US transportation system with EconTalk host Russell Roberts. Topics include the history of the US transportation system, the disconnect between customers and providers of public transit, government-owned versus privatized transportation systems, the difficulties of expanding public transportation systems, and investments in infrastructure.