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I listen to a few podcasts, when I'm driving or walking around the city, doing laundry or working in the yard. Among them I find econtalk to be informative and engaging, due in part to the in-depth and calm discourse of the interview format between the diverse assortment of guests and host Russ Roberts. more »

Theory and practice for those considering the benefit of stimulus programs. This edition of EconTalk (Ramey on Stimulus and Multipliers) discusses the empirical studies that have been performed related to computing the economic "multiplier" more »

I have made several posts concerning various perspectives on the current economic crisis, and thought it would be useful to summarize and comment on those item in a single piece. more »

Roberts and Papola made two rap videos about the differences between Hayek and Keynes - these episodes discuss the underlying ideas and the work to create the videos. more »

Econtalk host Russ Roberts recently interviewed Neil Barofsky, former Special Inspector General of the TARP (and life long democrat), about his work with the Troubled Asset Relief Program and other related programs.  Barofsky was responsible for making sure that the taxpayer money spent in those programs had some semblance of accountability, and instead was faced with obstacles thrown up not by the banks, but by the US administration and Treasury departments. more »

This is the wrap-up of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

This is the seventh part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

This is the sixth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

This is the fifth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »

This is the fourth part of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »