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Luigi Zingales on Incentives and the Potential Capture of Economists by Special Interests

Luigi Zingales on Incentives and the Potential Capture of Economists by Special Interests

FromEconTalk


Luigi Zingales on Incentives and the Potential Capture of Economists by Special Interests

FromEconTalk

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Zingales's essay, "Preventing Economists' Capture." Zingales argues that just as regulators become swayed by the implicit incentives of dealing with industry executives, so too with economists who study business: supporting business interests can be financially and professionally rewarding. Zingales outlines the different ways that economists benefit from supporting business interests and ways that economists might work to prevent that influence or at least be aware of it.
Released:
Oct 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.