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EconRoots er et program om økonomisk teori og økonomisk tænkning. Det er både for dig der kender til økonomi, og for dig som bare er nysgerrig på hvor en af de mest betydningsfulde socialvidenskaber kommer fra og hvad den ønsker at fortælle os. Lyt med fra første sæson hvor vi gennemgår økonomiens teorihistorie og du vil møde betydningsfulde tænkere som Smith, Marx, Schumpeter, Hayek, Keynes og mange flere – En intellektuel nydelsestur der giver dig forståelsen for hvor moderne debatter om ulighed, vækst og tolerance kommer fra.

  1. Roger Koppl: On to a groundbreaking growth theory, changing ideas and the role of experts

    07/30/2024

    Roger Koppl: On to a groundbreaking growth theory, changing ideas and the role of experts

    In this Econ Roots talk, Stefan meets up with Syracuse professor of Finance Roger Koppl. Roger has been a visiting faculty member in many fine institutions including Denmarks own Copenhagen Business School Professor Koppl is a past president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics and a former editor of Advances in Austrian Economics. Koppl’s research interests include the economic theory of experts, the theory of economic growth, complexity theory, and the production and distribution of knowledge in society. His work has been featured in many popular news outlets.

    49 min
  2. Mieke Meurs: On teaching heterodox and feminist economics

    07/16/2024

    Mieke Meurs: On teaching heterodox and feminist economics

    In today’s episode we challenge mainstream economics from some heterodox perspectives, particularly feminist economics. Professor Mieke particularly critiques neoclassical price theory, the interplay between policy-making and the public, and how we should teach these aspects. We go on to talk about the issue of predicting of cost in extreme cases, such as climate change, as well as whether GDP captures welfare. We end the inspiring talk on issues related to family choice and cultural preferences. References: Anderson, E. (2012). Epistemic justice as a virtue of social institutions. Social Epistemology, 26(2), 163-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2011.652211 Gornick, J. C., Meyers, M. K., Heymann, J., & Beem, C. (2004). Supporting a dual-earner/dual-carer society: Policy lessons from abroad. A Democracy that Works: The Public Dimensions of the Work and Family Debate. The value of everything: Making and taking in the global economy. (2018). Mariana Mazzucato. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780241188828/the-value-of-everything The entrepreneurial state: Debunking public vs. private sector myths. (2013). Mariana Mazzucato. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780857282521/the-entrepreneurial-state The value of everything: Making and taking in the global economy. (2018). Mariana Mazzucato. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780241188828/the-value-of-everything The entrepreneurial state: Debunking public vs. private sector myths. (2013). Mariana Mazzucato. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780857282521/the-entrepreneurial-state

    37 min
  3. Michael Douma: On Economic History and the slave owning Dutch New Yorkers

    07/09/2024

    Michael Douma: On Economic History and the slave owning Dutch New Yorkers

    What happens when two old friends meet at a conference and one of the them is an economic historian and the other is an economist who loves history? Well, they start to talk shop and you are invited to listen along. Today’s conversation with Michael Douma, Associate Research Professor and Director of Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics, touches on a wide range of subjects of interest to our listeners, from the relevance of economic history to slave-owning Dutch New Yorkers.  References: Burke, P. (n.d.). History and social theory. Douma, M. J. (2018). Creative historical thinking. Routledge. Douma, M. J. (2020). The liberal approach to the past. Cato Institute. Douma, M. J., & Magness, P. W. (2017). What is classical liberal history?. Rowman & Littlefield. The slow death of slavery in Dutch New York. (2024). Cambridge University Press.

    1h 2m
  4. US Healthcare: A dismal state? with Michael Cannon.

    06/25/2024

    US Healthcare: A dismal state? with Michael Cannon.

    Want to reveal partisanship? Try mentioning US Healthcare. Is there a more debated complex subject where actual knowledge is such a scarcity? Helping us make sense of it all, we are joined by Michael F. Cannon, who is the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies. His scholarship spans public health; regulation of providers and drugs; employer-sponsored and other private health insurance; federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid, medical malpractice litigation; administrative law, and finally, international health systems. Cannon is “an influential health-care wonk,” according to the Washington Post, and Washingtonian magazine named Cannon one of Washington, DC’s “Most Influential People” in the last four years. He has appeared in too numerous to mention international news outlets. We are also joined by Karsten Bo Larsen, head of research at CEPOS, to offer some Danish comparisons. Recorded in June at CEPOS, Copenhagen. References: Cannon, M. F. (2023). Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the US Health Sector. Cato Institute.  Cannon, M. F., & Tanner, M. D. (2007). Healthy competition: What's holding back health care and

    1h 5m
  5. EconRoots Talk - Christopher Coyne on Peace

    03/20/2024

    EconRoots Talk - Christopher Coyne on Peace

    What is peace? Many are so blessed by it, we can take it for granted. However, peace is as, if not more, complex than conflict and war. In this episode, we talk with one of the most prominent peace-economists;GMU’s Christopher Coyne. What does peace do? What does it look like? Is it even a binary construct? After all, is a boxing match not an illustration of peaceful violence? Once you open up the construct of peace a whole world of intellectual inquiry follows, and here Professor Coyne is likely your best guide. References: Coyne, Christopher J. "After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy." Stanford University Press, 2008. Coyne, Christopher J. "Coyne - in search of monsters to destroy." Independent Review, vol. 13, no. 3, 2009, pp. 325-330. Coyne, Christopher J. "Coyne - Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention and the Loss of Liberty at Home." The Review of Austrian Economics, vol. 20, no. 1, 2007, pp. 59-63.

    54 min
  6. EconRoots Talk – Professor Jerry Z. Muller on capitalism

    02/13/2024

    EconRoots Talk – Professor Jerry Z. Muller on capitalism

    Professor Muller is one of the most well-read and insightful thinkers on capitalism. In this episode, we talk about the phenomenon of capitalism, what it is, and why people misunderstand it. From here, our insightful talk moves on to the aspects of self-interest and pro-social behavior. We also talk about the tyranny of matrixes, conservative critiques of capitalism, and finally, Jews and their unique relation to commercial society. Smith, A. (1776). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Edwin Cannan, Ed.). Smith, A. (1759). The Theory of Moral Sentiments (D.D. Raphael & A.L. Macfie, Eds.). Retrieved from Muller, J. Z. (2018). The Tyranny of Metrics. Princeton University Press. Muller, J. Z. (2010). Capitalism and the Jews. Princeton University Press. Muller, J. Z. (2002). The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought. Knopf.

    54 min
  7. Nobel laureate Eric Maskin on mechanism design, Arrow and the world

    08/17/2023

    Nobel laureate Eric Maskin on mechanism design, Arrow and the world

    Today marks a milestone in the history of EconRoots as a podcast. While we have already been blessed with guest appearances from some of the best economists in the  field, today we have our first nobel laureate the esteemed Eric Stark Maskin. While we will deal with Maskin important contributions in a later ordinary episode, we are very thankful to Maskin and Copenhagen Business School for awarding us time together doing  his spring 2023 visit. Maskin is is an American economist and mathematician. He was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory".[3] He is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University.   In season 1 (Danish) we reviewed the history of economic thought before WWII. The coming seasons are dedicated to the Nobel Prize in Economics, and I am joined by economist Otto Brøns-Petersen. The Nobel prize is a good benchmark for how the field and profession of economics developed after WWII. We will focus both on the scientific contributions and on the people behind them. These are all star economists and worthy of your time and attention. Some will mainly feature in one episode, others in several. We therefore advice that you listen in the thematic order we propose – but it is up to you. Rest assured, we will cover all… Eventually.   References: Maskin E, Sen A. The Arrow Impossibility Theorem. Columbia University Press; 2014 pp. 168.

    32 min
  8. Rationality of Rational Choice

    07/30/2023

    Rationality of Rational Choice

    Economics model human behavior within the construct of rationality, but what is rational behavior? In this episode we meet Herbert Simon who shows that instrumental rationality is likely not as smart as bounded rationality, at least from a modeling point of view. He also shows that organizations matter for what is to be considered rational behavior. From here we move to Gary Becker the great proponent of the use of rational choice to almost all areas of the human experience, including the family and crime. We end wth Mirless who shows us that lack of information can lead to moral hazard even without opportunistic intent.   In season 1 (Danish) we reviewed the history of economic thought before WWII. The coming seasons are dedicated to the Nobel Prize in Economics, and I am joined by economist Otto Brøns-Petersen. The Nobel prize is a good benchmark for how the field and profession of economics developed after WWII. We will focus both on the scientific contributions and on the people behind them. These are all star economists and worthy of your time and attention. Some will mainly feature in one episode, others in several. We therefore advice that you listen in the thematic order we propose – but it is up to you. Rest assured, we will cover all… Eventually. References Becker, Gary S. – Prize Lecture. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Tue. 4 Jul 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1992/becker/lecture/ Becker, Gary S. – Banquet speech. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Tue. 4 Jul 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1992/becker/speech/ Krueger, Anne O. “The Economics of Discrimination.” Journal of Political Economy, vol. 71, no. 5, 1963, pp. 481–86. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1829018. Mirrlees, James A. – Prize Lecture. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Tue. 4 Jul 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1996/mirrlees/lecture/ Simon, Herbert A. – Prize Lecture. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Tue. 4 Jul 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1978/simon/lecture/

    50 min
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EconRoots er et program om økonomisk teori og økonomisk tænkning. Det er både for dig der kender til økonomi, og for dig som bare er nysgerrig på hvor en af de mest betydningsfulde socialvidenskaber kommer fra og hvad den ønsker at fortælle os. Lyt med fra første sæson hvor vi gennemgår økonomiens teorihistorie og du vil møde betydningsfulde tænkere som Smith, Marx, Schumpeter, Hayek, Keynes og mange flere – En intellektuel nydelsestur der giver dig forståelsen for hvor moderne debatter om ulighed, vækst og tolerance kommer fra.

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  • Creator
    Stefan Kierkegaard Sløk-Madsen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Stefan Kierkegaard Sløk-Madsen
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    EconRoots

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