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Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast Episodes
Episode 43. Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital) on Tech Investing, AI, Industrial Policy and Baby Equities
Episode 42. Myron Scholes (Stanford Professor and Nobel Prize Winner) on Academic Finance, Black-Scholes, and Regulation
Episode 41. Jim Bullard (Fmr St. Louis Fed President) on Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics
Episode 40. Economic Growth, De-Population & Macroeconomics with UPenn Econ Professor Jesus Fernández-Villaverde
Episode 39. The Early 2020s: Former World Bank President David Malpass on COVID, Inflation, China, and Climate
Episode 38. Former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida Talks Pandemic Monetary Policy and Inflation
Episode 37. Ed Glaeser (Harvard Economics Professor) on Zoning, Land Use Regualtion and Urban Economics
Episode 36. Steve Davis (Hoover Senior Fellow) on Job Flows, Economic Policy Uncertainty and Work From Home
Episode 35. Bob Litterman (Kepos Capital) on Quantitative Investing, Liquidity Crises and Climate Policy
Episode 34. Greg Mankiw (Harvard Economics Professor) on New Keynesian Macroeconomics, Growth and Economic Policy
Episode 33. Daron Acemoglu (MIT Economics Professor) on Institutions, Economic Growth and AI
Episode 32. Economic Growth, Macro-Models, and a Move to the Hoover Institution (with John Cochrane)
Episode 30. Peter Ireland (Boston College Economics Professor) on Monetary Policy, Monetarism and New Keynesian Models (transcript)
Episode 29. Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School Economics Professor) on Industrial Policy, Globalization and His Career (transcript)
Episode 28. Steven D. Levitt (Freakonomics co-author and University of Chicago Economics Professor) on His Career in Academic Economics (transcript)
Episode 27. Larry Summers (Harvard Economics Professor) on His Career In Academic Economics, Government, University Leadership and the Corporate America (transcript)
Episode 26. Doug Ducey (Former Arizona Governor) on Passing Universal School Choice and Universal Licensing Recognition in Arizona (transcript)
Episode 25. Jennifer Burns (Hoover Institution and Stanford History Professor) on the Life and Lasting Influence of Milton Friedman (transcript)
Episode 24. Luke Froeb (Vanderbilt Professor and Former FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Economist) on Antitrust Policy, The Chicago School Consumer Welfare Standard and The Rise of the New Brandeisians (transcript)
Episode 23. Glenn Hubbard (Former White House CEA Chair and Columbia Business School Professor) on Tax Policy, Government Spending, and Public Debt (transcript)
Episode 22. Andrew Olmem (Former White House National Economic Council Deputy Director) on the CARES Act, Inflation and Financial Regulation (transcript)
Episode 21. DJ Nordquist (Former World Bank US Executive Director and Economic Innovation Group SVP) on the World Bank, China, Corporate Taxes, and Opportunity Zones (transcript)
Episode 20. Tyler Cowen (George Mason University Economics Professor and Mercatus Center Director) on Long-run Economic and Political Trends, Schools of Economic Thought and Economics Education (transcript)
Episode 19. Josh Rauh (Stanford GSB Finance Professor and Hoover Senior Fellow) on Fiscal Policy, The CARES Act, and Public Debt (transcript)
Episode 18. Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist) on Technology, AI, Political Economy, and Economic Development (transcript)
Episode 17. David Altig (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Research Director) on Inflation, Interest Rates and Economic Growth (Live Event At The Economic Club of Miami) event video (transcript)
Episode 16. Michael Bordo (Rutgers Economics Professor/Hoover Distinguished Visiting Fellow) on Monetary History, Bretton Woods, and Banking Crises (transcript)
Episode 15. Diana Furchtgott-Roth (Heritage Fellow and GWU Adjunct Professor) on Serving In Four U.S. Presidential Administrations, Environmental Regulation and Infrastructure (transcript)
Episode 14. Kevin Hassett (Former CEA Chairman and Hoover Institution Distinguished Fellow) on TCJA, the CARES Act, inflation, and the debt limit (transcript)
Episode 13. John Taylor (Stanford University Economics Professor and Hoover Fellow) on Monetary Economics, the Taylor Rule, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (transcript)
Episode 12. Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford University Professor of Medicine) on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health (transcript)
Episode 11. David Mitch (University of Maryland Baltimore County Economic Historian) On Milton Friedman, The Chicago School, And The Government’s Incentive To Promote Economic Growth (transcript)
Episode 10. John Cochrane (Hoover Institution Senior Fellow) On The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, New Keynesian Macroeconomic Models, Consumption-Based Asset Pricing, and Economic Growth (transcript)
Episode 9. Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota Economics Professor) On The History of Occupational Licensing In The U.S. (transcript)
Episode 8. Rob Arnott (Research Affiliates Founder and Chairman) on Quantitative Investing, Inflation and the Macroeconomy (Live Event at the Economic Club of Miami) event video (transcript)
Episode 7. Casey Mulligan (University of Chicago Economics Professor) on Applying Chicago Price Theory In Academia and Government (transcript)
Episode 6. Mark Calabria (Former FHFA Director and Cato Senior Advisor) on GSEs, Financial Regulation, Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy (transcript)
Episode 5. Salim Furth (Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center) on Long-term Housing Market Trends and Urban Policy (transcript)
Episode 4. Kyle Hauptman (National Credit Union Administration Vice Chairman) on Credit Unions, Deposit Insurance, Financial Regulation, and Digital Currencies (transcript)
Episode 3. Warren Coats (Johns Hopkins fellow, former IMF economist, central bank advisor) on IMF Central Bank Technical Assistance and the International Monetary System (transcript)
Episode 2. Robert Orr (Niskanen Center) on Occupational Licensing, US Medical Residencies and the Doctor Shortage (transcript)
Episode 1. Rob Chatfield (Free To Choose Network CEO and President) on 40 Years Since Milton Friedman’s ‘Free To Choose’ (transcript)