In this interview, John Cochrane discusses the relationship between government debt, inflation, and monetary policy, the risks facing the US economy, and whether policymakers have made another financial crisis more likely. We also explore the limits of central bank independence, the consequences of rising public debt, and the importance of economic growth.
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Steven E. Landsburg: Economics, Incentives, and Everyday Life
We speak with economist Steven E. Landsburg about how to think like an “armchair economist,” why everyday intuition so often fails in economic reasoning, and what it really means to look at the world through incentives, trade-offs, and curiosity rather than moral shortcuts.
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