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Quiggin on Zombie Economics
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
John Quiggin of Crooked Timber and the author of Zombie Economics talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about ideas in economics that should stay dead and buried. Quiggin argues that many economic theories such as the Great Moderation, the efficient markets hypothesis and others have been discredited by recent events and should be relegated to the graveyard. Roberts challenges some of Quiggin's claims and wonders whether proposed alternatives might do even worse than the policies Quiggin is criticizing. Much of the conversation focuses on the role of government in the financial sector and how that might be improved going forward.
Released:
Nov 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (52)
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