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In this episode, Robert sits down with Dr. Andres Marroquin, a Professor of Economics at Mercer University. Dr. Marroquin goes into detail on how the Wealth of Nations is formed, and the critical aspects in transforming a society in such a way that prosperity is possible. Having done research on the ground in diverse environments such as the Amazonian Rainforests and the Kalahari Desert, Dr. Marroquin's experience and insight really shines through as he lays out detailed case studies related to our topic.

China has been a major force in shaping the world economy of today. It was subject to one of the greatest booms in modern history, and many believe it is poised to take the title of the world's largest economy within the next decade or so. However, a closer look shows a struggling economy, drowning in the debt it created to drive itself to everlasting growth. What does China look like underneath the hood? In this episode, Rob tries to explain the details and how the problems stem from a basic misunderstanding of the fundamentals of economic thought.

In this episode of the Right-ish Podcast, Rob does a detailed analysis on what's going to happen and is currently happening with our economy in light of the coronavirus. From dialogues with academics to independent research, he summarizes a vast amount of relevant literature to give you a better insight of what's to come.

In this episode, Dr Antonio Saravia comes on to help tackle the issues of an economic inequality, social justice, socialism, and the impacts of COVID-19. His incredible insight and understanding of these concepts/events allow him to tell us not only about the broader discussions, but what will happen and how the policies being enacted will play out in the future.

"Dr. Antonio Saravia holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Arizona State University, an M.S. in Economics from Arizona State University, an M.A. in Economics and Social Policies from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Economics from Bolivian Catholic University.
Dr. Saravia has more than twenty years of academic and consulting experience. Prior to joining Mercer University, Dr. Saravia held faculty appointments at Arizona State University, American University of Sharjah and Georgia State University. He has provided consulting services for Deloitte & Touche, Cox Communications and the Dubai Economic Council among other organizations.
Dr. Saravia’s research interests lie in the areas of institutional economics, political economy and the determinants of economic freedom. His work has appeared in highly reputed academic journals such as Constitutional Political Economy, Review of Development Economics, European Societies and the Cato Journal among others. Dr. Saravia’s latest research agenda has to do with the study of social, political and economic attitudes in Latin America as well as with the analysis of socialist indoctrination in school textbooks in the same continent.
Dr. Saravia has also appeared on major news outlets such as CNN to give his perspective."

Link to most recent article:
http://journal.apee.org/index.php?title=Journal_of_Private_Enterprise_Vol_34_No_3_Fall_2019_PARTE5

In this episode, Keith Jaworski, a CFA and Wealth Management Director/Researcher with 35 years of hands on experience, comes on to talk about the recent uncertainty in the market, what strategies and tools would be helpful in making the best investment decisions, who would be the best people to learn from, and how to come out of these turbulent times in one piece.

What we have for this episode is very special. As a part of the Students for Liberty Chapter at Mercer University, we helped host a debate between the titans on February 5th, 2020. Filmed in front of a live audience, Christian Watson goes head to head with David Stokes on the motion that "Capitalism is the most benevolent and efficient economic system ever conceived by man"  while Rob watches in awe and moderates, too. 

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Christian: @officialcwatson on Twitter

David: @d_stokesiii on Instagram

Rob: @therobertzell on Instagram