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Econception, an AIER podcast, unpacks the week's economic news and exposes how it's shaped by fundamental concepts. Host Dominic Pino, a Rhodes Fellow at the National Review Institute, discusses the economic landscape with leading analysts in the field of market economics.
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Live From the Federal Budget Window
Why is 2025 an important year for government spending? Does the rise of China mean free trade no longer applies? Is it a good idea to devalue the U.S. dollar?
Paul Winfree sits down with host Dominic Pino to discuss these questions.
Dr. Paul Winfree is an economist and a trusted public policy advisor. He has served in top management and policy roles in the White House, the US Senate, and in think tanks. Currently, he serves as President and CEO of the Economic Policy Innovation Center in Washington, DC. -
The Truth About Industrial Policy
What is industrial policy, and does it work? What really is the “China shock”? Do the rich pay their fair share?
Dr. Samuel Gregg sits down with host Dominic Pino to discuss these questions.
Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a Doctorate in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne. -
How it’s Made: Trade Policy Edition
How does trade policy actually get made? Does steel need protectionism? And what is the planner mindset?
Dominic Pino sits down with Ed Gresser to discuss these questions and more.
Ed Gresser is Vice President and Director for Trade and Global Markets at the Progressive Policy Institute. Previously, he worked at the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office during both the Barack Obama Administration and the Donald Trump Administration. -
Free Markets Taste Like Chicken
Do we live in a market economy? Why should politicians stay away from monetary policy? And why is the chicken a good mascot for free markets?
Host Dominic Pino sits down with Daniel Hannan to discuss these questions and more.
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere is an author and columnist, and is a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Lord Hannan also serves on the UK Board of Trade, one of the British government’s highest-profile advisory bodies on trade and economic matters. -
Time to Ditch Stadium Subsidies?
Are stadium subsidies worth it? How about steel and aluminum tariffs? And what even is a grocery store?
On this episode of Econception, an AIER podcast, host Dominic Pino is joined by John Mozena to discuss why stadium subsidies fail to produce a return for taxpayers and rarely generate expected economic growth for communities.
A leading critic of stadium subsidies, John Mozena is the President of The Center for Economic Accountability, an organization that advocates for free-market reforms to local and state economic development across the country. -
Live From Inside the Debt Clock
Are two thirds of Americans living paycheck to paycheck? Is a proposed airline merger really a threat to competition? Why is the U.S. national debt a problem? In the first episode of Econception, a new production of the American Institute for Economic Research, host Dominic Pino looks through these questions and more.
Customer Reviews
Econception
The creators manage to make difficult concepts understandable, and traditionally boring concepts entertaining. Well done!
Excited for this
I always enjoy Dominic’s articles on NR so I’m happy to see he started a podcast. I always learn something from his material.
Econception
Love this podcast! A straight forward explanation of the debt clock/crisis without getting too deep “into the weeds “.
I look forward to future podcasts!
Mark