Summary: The team explains the challenges to doing business within the political and economic structure of the European Union. An office building between Germany and Netherlands is used as an example of the relationship and differences among the countries of the European Union.
Original air date: August 10, 2012
Length: 15:15 min
Summary: NPR interviews Hans Humes, CEO of an American hedge fund called Greylock Capital management who explains the complexity of the Greek financial crisis and its impact on the Eurozone.
Original air date: January 24, 2012
Length: 15:05 min
Summary: The podcast outlines the practices and economic implications of private equity firms, as well as the risk involved in leveraging different companies. Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney, is used as the primary example.
Original air date: February 21, 2012
Length: 25:15 min
Summary: The podcast is separated in question based segments in which Stephen D. Levitt expresses his personal opinion on different topics such as business, political vs economic theory and the aspects of earning an economic degree.
Original air date: January 4, 2012
Length: 16 min
Link: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2010/07/gregory_on_poli.html
Summary: Historical background on the power struggle between Stalin and Bukharin. A summary of Paul Gregory’s book Politics, Murder, and Love in Stalins Kremlin analyzing the clear relation between violence and non-market allocation.
Original air date: July 12, 2010
Length: 1:02
Link: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/08/ober_on_the_anc.html
Summary: Josiah Ober argues that ancient Greece, especially dominant provinces, such as Athens, were quite successful in sustaining economic growth via utilization of open political processes and economic policies that encouraged human capital investments or innovation.
Original air date: August 6, 2012
Length: 1:06
Link: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/08/satz_on_markets.html
Summary: Debra Satz, Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, argues about the vagueness of efficiency in markets and the resulting impact on the economic, social and political spheres of society.
Original air date: August 8, 2011
Length: 1:02
Link: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/10/wapshott_on_key.html
Summary: Nicholas Wapshott, author of Keynes Hayek: The clash that defined modern economics discusses the relationship between John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich A. Hayek and their individual ideals which shaped the field of economics.
Original air date: October 17, 2011
Length: 1:08
Summary: Discusses aspects of the Global Financial Crisis including credit shortage, credit market freeze, credit default swaps and the 2008 bailout bill.
Original air date: October 3, 2008
Length: 60:00
Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/08/28/160195703/episode-398-obama-ryan-and-two-dead-economists
Summary: Consideration of the economic philosophies in which the Obama and Ryan political platforms have their roots. An interview with Nicholas Wapshott regarding his book Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics presents an overview of Keynes and Hayek.
Original air date: August 28, 2012
Length: 29:34
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