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Richard Epstein on the Economics of Organ Donation

发表于 2006-06-06 kidneys donation organ

Richard Epstein, law professor at the University of Chicago, and Russ Roberts discuss the market for kidneys. Should people be allowed to buy and sell kidneys? …

Michael Munger on Price Gouging

发表于 2007-01-09 catastrophe gouging allowed

Mike Munger of Duke University recounts the harrowing (and fascinating) experience of being in the path of a hurricane and the economic forces that were set in …

John Quiggin on Zombie Economics

发表于 2010-11-01 zombie quiggin roberts

John Quiggin of Crooked Timber and the author of Zombie Economics talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about ideas in economics that should stay dead and burie…

Debra Satz on Markets

发表于 2011-08-08 debra satz concept

Debra Satz, Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book, Why Some Things Should Not Be For Sale: The Mo…

Robert Aronowitz on Risky Medicine

发表于 2015-11-09 reduction risky aronowitz

Should women get routine mammograms? Should men get regular PSA exams? Robert Aronowitz of the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Risky Medicine talks…

Daniel Klein on Honest Income

发表于 2020-01-27 working honest klein

Economist and author Daniel Klein of George Mason University talks about the ethics of working and the potential for our working lives to make the world a bette…

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…

John Taylor on Inflation, the Fed, and the Taylor Rule

发表于 2022-02-08 anyway aim rising

What's so bad about rising inflation? Why should we aim for a rate of 2 percent? Why is it a problem if interest rates are too low--and what do we mean by infla…

Tiffany Jenkins on Plunder, Museums, and Marbles

发表于 2023-01-17 athens museums marbles

Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Parthenon in Athens about 200 years ago? What should be the purpose of museums, education or …

Should Israel Depend on the US? (with Michael Oren)

发表于 2024-02-06 ambassador accepting depend

For decades, American aid to Israel has sent a strategic message: the greatest superpower in the world stands behind the Jewish state. But does it really? Histo…