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    Tim Harford on Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy

    Tim Harford on Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy

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    Tim Harford on Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy

    FromEconTalk

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    Length:
    69 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 20, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Financial Times columnist and author Tim Harford talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Harford's latest book, Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy. Highlights include how elevators are an important form of mass transit, why washing machines didn't save quite as much time as you'd think, and the glorious illuminating aspects of light throughout history.
    Released:
    Nov 20, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Host Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and the Hoover Institution, draws you in with lively guests and creative repartee. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book reviews, and the curiosities of everyday decision-making. Look for related readings and the complete archive of previous shows at EconTalk.org, where you can also comment on the podcasts and ask questions.