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    079: Bryan Caplan on Parenting, the Case Against Education and the Rational Voter

    079: Bryan Caplan on Parenting, the Case Against Education and the Rational Voter

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    079: Bryan Caplan on Parenting, the Case Against Education and the Rational Voter

    FromEconomic Rockstar

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    Length:
    40 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 31, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center.
    Bryan is the author of The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies, named "the best political book of the year" by the New York Times, and Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think. He also blogs at EconLog.
    He is now working on a new book, The Case Against Education.
    Check out the show notes page to this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/bryancaplan where you will find links to all the resources mentioned.
    Released:
    Mar 31, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Economic Rockstar is created for you, the economist, financial analyst, teacher or student. If you are looking to expand your knowledge in economics and finance, Frank Conway delivers the information you just don't want to miss. Economic Rockstar brings to you each week an economist, financial analyst or business leader who shares their experiences, research interests or ideas. Hear their views on different schools of economic thinking - Chicago, Austrian, Keynesian and Classical, behavioral economics, stock markets, and how economics and finance can be used in our everyday lives. Economic Rockstar interviews top-level lecturers and academics from highly renowned universities, best-selling authors and bloggers, inspirational CEOs and business leaders, as well as amazing and thought-provoking people who have recently discovered economics and finance and are carving out a career in their new-found passion. Guests in each episode gives us wonderful advice, takeaways and insights that will help you become part of the Economic Rockstar community which is 'Connecting Brilliant Minds in Economics and Finance'.