Welcome to the Economic Rockstar Podcast, an economics and finance podcast available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.
Podcast episodes will be posted every Thursday where I interview many leading academics, economists, analysts, entrepreneurs and authors who cover many aspects of economics and finance, including theory, research, teaching and books.
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Here is a list of the podcast episodes for you to listen to at your own convenience:
170: Jim Rogers on Investing in 2019 and the US Debt Problem
169: Jennifer Murtazashvili on Democracy and Informal Order in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
168: Harry Markowitz on His Journey Through Philosophy and Finance and Not Being Done Yet
166: Naomi Brockwell on Bitcoins, Blockchain and ICOs
165: Stephen Wright on Valuing the Stock Market Using Equity q
164: Nicholas Gruen on Data Sharing and Reform in Economic Thinking
163: Kevin Kelly on the Inevitable and Asking Questions of the Unknown
162: Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand: Goddess of the Market and Objectivism
161: Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments – A Vision for a Society of Free and Prosperous Individuals
160: Arjo Klamer on the Value of Culture and Art in Economics
159: Diane Coyle Rebroadcast on GDP, Its Shortcomings and Alternative Measures
157: François Allisson on Value and Prices in Russian Economic Thought
156: Peter Boettke on Hayekian Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy
155: Lotta Moberg on Refugee Cities and the Blockchain Industry as Special Economic Zones
154: Pat Holt on the Economics in Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Black Panther
153: Sarah Skwire and Steve Horwitz on Their Writing Approach, Advice, Habits and Struggles
152: David Kyle Johnson on Economics and Philosophy in Soylent Green
151: Unreleased Bonus Episode with David Kyle Johnson
150: Chris Blattman on Crime, Cocaine, Chicago Gangs and the Colombia Mafia
149: Soumaya Keynes on Tariffs, Trump and Trade Agreements
148: Tom W. Bell on Special Economic Zones, Copyright and Liberland
147: Ngaio Hotte on Resource Economics, Externalities and Elinor Ostrom
145: Marie Mora on Puerto Rican Socioeconomic Outcomes in the US and the AEA Mentoring Program
144: Donald Boudreaux on International Trade, Tariffs and Protectionism
143: Mike Melissinos on Launching an Investment Firm Using the Trend Following System
141: Dan Hamermesh on the Economics of Sleep
140: Michael Covel on the Trend Following Strategy that Beats the Market
139: Loretta Napoleoni on North Korea The Country We Love to Hate
138: Rebecca Moryl on Using Economics Podcasts in the Classroom to Connect to the Real World
136: Abby Hall on the Boomerang Effect and the Militarization of the US Domestic Police Force
135: David Zetland Bonus Episode
134: Edward Castronova on the Economy of Virtual Worlds
133: David Zetland on Climate Change and Water Civilization
132: Eric Lonergan on the Philosophy of Money Part 2
131: Vernon Smith Bonus Episode (Previously Unreleased)
130: Eric Lonergan on the Philosophy of Money (Part 1)
129: Sarah Skwire on the Sensibility of Literature for Economic Thinking
128: Sarah Smith on the Economics of Charitable Giving and Gender Roles in Economics
127: Barry Eichengreen on the Importance of Economic History, the IMF and Reserve Currencies
126: Jeffrey Miron on Libertarianism, Drug Legalization and Genghis Khan
124: Emily Oster on Diabetes and Diet, Disease and Vaccinations and Debunking Pregnancy Myths
122: Robin Hanson on The Elephant In the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
121: Doug McKee and Edward O’Neill on Teach Better and Using Technology in the Classroom
118: Zachary Feinstein on Systemic Risk and Economics in Star Wars and Harry Potter
117: Courtney Conrad on Broadway Economics and What We Can Learn Through Musicals
116: Brian O’Roark on The Economics of Superheroes and The Hunger Games
115: Edward Conard on The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class
114: Deirdre McCloskey on Equality and Greed and How To Be a Very Good Economist
110: Beatrice Cherrier on the Economics of ‘The Wire’ and the Beginning of Economics at MIT
109: Julia Norgaard on the Online Black Market for Drugs and Why Detection Rates are Low
104: Russ Roberts on How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life and the Theory of Moral Sentiments
103: Brian Mills on the Labor Market in Baseball, the Umpire Strikes Back and R
102: Matías Vernengo on John Maynard Keynes and the Evolution of Keynesian Economics
101: Chris Coyne on the Opportunity Cost of War, Exporting Democracy and the Nirvana Fallacy
100: Emily Skarbek on the Economics of Natural Disasters and the Samaritan’s Dilemma
099: Rodney Fort on Sport Economics, Big Data in Baseball and the Value of Hosting an Olympic Games
098: Kirk Du Plessis on Options Trading and Creating on Online Teaching and Trading Platform
097: Peita Diamantidis on Being a Finance Action Hero and Gamifying How You Manage Your Finances
096: Cameron Murray on the Robinson Crusoe Economy and Blogging toward your PhD
095: Scott Burns on Mobile Money Banking in Africa and the Success of M-Pesa
094: Daniel Crosby on Stock Market Investment Errors and the Price Earnings Ratio
093: Arthur Charpentier on Freakonometrics, Machine Learning and Big Data
092: Graham Brownlow on Rent Seeking, Cliometrics and the Economics of the DeLorean
091: The Age of Em by Robin Hanson
090: Stefan Szymanski on Soccernomics and How Collusion, Inequality and Finance Rules the Sport
089: James Brusseau on Wealth Inequality and the Accursed Share
088: Denise Cummins on Fairness in Economics, Altruism and the Prisoners Dilemma
087: Asgeir B. Torfason on the Economy of Iceland and Explaining Negative Cashflows in Banks
086: Philip Pilkington on Determinism and the Reformation in Economics
085: Michael Roberts on Understanding Karl Marx and His Thinking on Capitalism
084: Mises v Marx: A Discussion with Peter Boettke
083: Stephen Kinsella on Stock Flow Models, Rent Controls and Being the Green Lantern of Economics
082: Peter Boettke on Smith and Keynes and Why We Should Be ‘Living Economics’
080: Will Australia’s Property Market and Economy Go Down Under? An Episode Featuring Steve Keen
079: Bryan Caplan on Parenting, the Case Against Education and the Rational Voter
077: The Irish Economy 100 years on from the 1916 Easter Rising
076: Greg Ip on Foolproofing the Economy and Why Stability is Destabilizing
075: Kate Bahn on Monopsony in the Market for Teachers and the Economics of Retirement
074: Peter Leeson on The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
073: Robin Hanson on The Age of Em and How Brain Emulations Will Double Economic Growth Every Month
071: Darshak Patel on Using Popular Culture to Engage Economics Students in the Classroom and Online
070: Chronis Lalas on Prospect Theory and ‘Making a Behavioral Economist’
069: Diane Coyle on GDP, Its Shortcomings and Alternative Measures
068: Daron Acemoglu on Why Nations Fail and Why Inequality Exists Between Countries
067: Leigh Caldwell on Cognitive Economics and the Mathematics of Behavioral Economics
066: Best of 2015 Part 2: A Look Back at the Economic Rockstar Podcast
065: Best of 2015 Part 1: A Look Back at the Economic Rockstar Podcast
064: Oliver Payne on Transitioning from a Marketing Creative to a Behavioral Scientist
063: Todd Tressider on Financial Freedom and the 7 Steps to 7 Figures
062: Stephen Terry on Real Business Cycles, Total Factor Productivity, Short-Termism and Doing a PhD
061: Roger Whitney on the Myths to Retirement Planning and the Lazy Mans Method to Saving
058: Morten Jerven on Poor Numbers and Why Economists Get It Wrong With Africa
057: Alvin Roth on Match-Making, Repugnant Markets and Market Design
055: David Skarbek on the Economics of Prison Gangs and The Social Order of the Underworld
053: Helena Norberg-Hodge on Localisation, Trade Treaties and the Economics of Happiness
052: Alex Tabarrok on Globalisation, Bounty Hunters and Leveraging Online Education
050: Dan Ariely on Irrational Behavior and the Importance of Our Environment When Making Decisions
048: Steve Hanke on Currency Boards, Moral Hazard and the Benefits of Privatization
047: Victor Ricciardi on The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing
045: Jon Manning on the Art of Pricing and How Economic Theory Has Got Pricing All Wrong
044: Nancy Folbre on Feminist Economics and the Care Economy
042: Parviz Parvizi on Clammr, Coffee, Coase and the Economy of Iran
041: Dermot Hayes on Comparative Advantage, Feeding the Chinese and the Malthusian Catastrophe
039: David Zetland on Aguanomics, Water Scarcity, Water Wars and ‘Toilet-to-Tap’
038: Leah Bell on Being an Angry Grad and Setting Yourself Up for a Life of Success
037: Noah Smith on Austrian Theory Being a ‘Bad Joke’, Heterodox Models and Efficient Markets
036: Jason Shogren on Music and Endogenous Risk and Rationality in the Environmental Goods Market
035: Stephen Young on Being Car-Free and the Behavioural Economics of Owning A Car
031: Matt Rousu on Experimental Auctions and the Need for Peer-Reviewed Economic Impact Studies
030: Kim Holder on Rockonomix and Teaching Economics Through the Lens of Sport, Music and Movies
025: Dan Hamermesh on the Economics of Beauty: Attractive People Are More Successful
024: Greg Davies on Behavioral Finance and Controlling Your Emotions When Making Trading Decisions
023: Loretta Napoleoni on Financing Terrorism and the Creation of the Islamic State
022: Josh Angrist on Taking the Con Out of Econometrics – Kung Fu Style
021: Paul Dolan on the Economics of Happiness
020: George Magnus on The Age of Ageing, China and the EU
019: Mark Thornton on the Decriminalization of Marijuana and the Skyscraper Curse
018: Mark Thornton on Austrian Economics and Why the Nazi’s and the KGB Wanted Mises Papers
017: Marina Adshade on Understanding Economics the Sexy and ‘Hard’ Way
016: Jack Schwager on How You Can Become a Market Wizard with Fundseeder.com
015: Niels Kaastrup-Larsson on Trend Following Strategies and Stock Market Turmoil Ahead
013: Frank Conway Reviews the Personal Habits and Advice of Our Guests of 2014
012: Yoram Bauman on Cartoons, Being a Stand-Up Economist & His Passion to Save the Environment
011: Steve Keen on Debunking Economics and the Misinterpretation of Keynes
010: Douglas Goldstein on How Chess Can Teach Us Lessons on Strategic Financial Planning
009: Naomi Brockwell (Bitcoin Girl) on Bitcoins, Liberty, Government and Fiat Currency
008: Robbie Butler on Using Sports to Teach Entry-Level Economics
007: Ryan Blair – Gangster turned Millionaire on Decision-Making, Game Theory and Incentives
006: Andrew Heaton on Using Comedy to Explain Economic Concepts
005: Hector Avellaneda on Buying Gold to Protect Your Wealth from a Dollar Crisis
004: Jadrian Wooten on Using Sports to Carve Out a Career in Economics – Sports Economics
003: Erin Lowry on Millennials, College Debt and Asking for the Order
002: Jason Stapleton on Trader Psychology and Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Financial News
001: Jason Stapleton on Technical Trading Systems and Losing Everything on Penny Stocks
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