chicago

发表于 2016-10-24 communist discusses mulligan

Casey Mulligan of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about life in Cuba. Mulligan, who recently returned from a trip to Cuba, discu…

Erik Hurst on Work, Play, and the Dynamics of U.S. Labor Markets

发表于 2016-11-21 dynamics hurst erik

Erik Hurst of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of the labor market in the United States. Hurst notes dramatic cha…

Chris Blattman on Sweatshops

发表于 2016-12-26 sweatshops blattman choose

If you were a poor person in a poor country, would you prefer steady work in a factory or to be your own boss, buying and selling in the local market? Economist…

Martha Nussbaum on Alexander Hamilton

发表于 2017-07-10 acquiring aaron burr

Martha Nussbaum, professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Alexander Hamilton. Nussbaum talks about the t…

Agnes Callard on Aspiration

发表于 2020-09-28 values aspiration agnes

Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her bo…

Agnes Callard on Anger

发表于 2021-05-11 emotion appropriate accept

Philosopher Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about anger. Is anger something we should vilify and strive to erad…

Chris Blattman on Why We Fight

发表于 2022-05-10 compromise adversaries blattman

It's tempting to explain Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Putin's megalomania. Economist Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago talks about his book Why W…

Casey Mulligan on Vaccines, the Pandemic, and the FDA

发表于 2023-05-23 closures vaccines pandemic

When there's no vaccine on the market, people will look for other ways to be safe, including school closures and the handwashing of groceries. Listen as economi…

EP.151 - JJ Lang (Adult Improver Series)

发表于 2019-11-13 jj chess tactics

Jonathan “JJ” Lang is a Chicago-based 28 year old Philosophy grad student, chess player and chess teacher. In July 2018, JJ returned to tournament chess after a…

EP 388- GM Awonder Liang on What Led to His Record-Breaking Chess Success, & Transitioning to Life as a University Student

发表于 2024-06-26 liang awonder chess

This week’s guest is 21-year old former youth champion, GM Awonder Liang. As a scholastic player, Awonder broke many records including becoming the youngest US …