Best Michael Hummel Podcasts (2025)

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Jason Sorens on Housing Supply Liberalization and Recent Research 44:18

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Jason Sorens discusses his article about three recent papers that might lend support to opponents of liberalization. One paper finds that housing supply has no long-run effect on local rents, while two others find that restricting housing supply might translate into amenities. Sorens argues that the evidence so far still supports the conclusion tha…

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Lars Magnusson on the History of Economic Thought in Sweden 26:47

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In 2022, Swedish historian of economic thought Lars Magnusson published a major book (in Swedish) about Swedish economic thought, from the late Middle Ages to the mid 19th century. The title (in English): From Medieval Provincial Law to State Liberalism: Economic Thought in Sweden. One theme is that proto-liberal thinking, often mixed in varying de…

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George Selgin on the New Deal and Economic Recovery 56:08

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George Selgin discusses his book False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947 (University of Chicago Press, 2025), which was treated to a review essay by Jason Taylor in the March 2025 issue of Econ Journal Watch.By Econ Journal Watch

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Ivan Katchanovski on Maidan and Ukraine 2014 1:09:34

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Professor Ivan Katchanovski discusses his article examining the Maidan massacre and the ouster of President Yanukovych in Ukraine in 2014. This interview is conducted by Professor Glenn Diesen and is available on YouTube with video and subtitles here.By Econ Journal Watch

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Jeffrey Sachs, An Established Anti-Establishment Economist 1:07:21

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University is interviewed by Daniel Klein about being an economist, his favorite economists, his economist mentors, and his thoughts about the economics profession today. The conversation turns to his own ideological outlook and whether it has changed over the decades, and, then, to US foreign policy, particularl…

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Nicolás Cachanosky on Liberalism in Argentina from 1816 to 1884 44:13

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Drawing on his EJW article coauthored with Alejandro Goméz, Nicolás Cachanosky guides us through classical liberalism at work in Argentina from 1816 to 1884. The authors shall be bringing the Argentine story up to the present in a sequel that is forthcoming.By Econ Journal Watch

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Glenn Diesen on Russophobia from Cobden’s Time to Today 1:08:00

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Professor Glenn Diesen discusses Russophobia historically considered. He is the author of Russophobia: Propaganda in International Politics (2022). The discussion takes its point of departure with Richard Cobden’s “Cure for the Russo-phobia” pamphlet (1836), an abridged version of which is published in EJW.…

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How to Secure Venture Capital in 2024: Insider Tips from Top VC Andrew Romans | EP 4 54:05

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Welcome back to the Startup Shortcut! In today's episode, we delve into the art of raising capital with our special guest, Andrew Romans, General Partner at 7BC Venture Capital. With a wealth of experience as both a founder and a venture capitalist, Andrew provides expert advice on what it takes to secure funding and grow your startup in today's co…

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The Ultimate Guide to Raising Capital For Deep Tech Startups With Hongkai He 49:27

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Welcome back to the Startup Shortcut! In today's episode, we dive deep into the world of deep tech startups with our special guest, Hongkai he, the General Partner at Taihill Venture. With over 120 investments and a rich background in deep tech, Hongkai shares invaluable insights on what it takes to secure funding and build a sustainable, capital-e…

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Michael O’Connor on Sharpe Ratios and Investing 38:53

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Michael O’Connor is interviewed by David Barker on O’Connor’s major critique of the use of Sharpe ratios in hypothesis testing and investing. O’Connor cautions against relying on Sharpe ratios when choosing investments.By Econ Journal Watch

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John Hand on McKinsey Studies on Executive Race/Ethnic Diversity 41:37

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John Hand discusses his EJW article coauthored with Jeremiah Green, a quasi-replication of a series of studies by the consulting firm McKinsey, on firm performance and executive race/ethnic diversity. Green and Hand find no statistically significant relationship whereas the McKinsey studies find a positive relationship. Professor Hand is interviewe…

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This VC Uses AI To Pick Startups: What Founders NEED To Know 1:04:25

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In an era where AI is reshaping industries, venture capital investment strategies are not left behind. In this exclusive video, dive deep into the innovative world of AI-driven venture capital with Fred Campbell, Founder of Trac VC. A "quant" fund that leverages cutting-edge AI to predict the next big startup successes. Connect with Fred: Visit our…

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EP: 1 How This Startup Sold 5 Million Cans & Got Into Major Retailers in 24 Months 54:52

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This is a Masterclass with the Founder of Mela, Dominic Purpura. 🍉 Mela has been able to sell over 5 million cans within 24 months of inception and generated 6.8 million dollars in their second year of business... We dive deep into their incredible story of building a brand, raising millions of dollars, landing on retail shelves, and much more so t…

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Dan Klein on Classical Liberalism by Country: Lessons for Liberal Civic Virtue 40:32

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Dan Klein tells of the EJW series Classical Liberalism by Country and draws lessons about liberal civic virtue. His remarks are based on a published Introduction to the project. The series is ongoing. All of the EJW articles are accessible here. Twenty-three of the articles were republished (often with postscripts added) in 2023 in three volumes by…

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Episode 4 - Towards a Resilient Future 29:59

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Jeff Carney and Andrea Galinski discuss the Resilient Cedar Key project, how data collected during Hurricane Idalia will help refine flooding projections, and the types of innovative green and built infrastructure that can help increase resilience in Cedar Key. Intro & Outro Music from Mixkit Library - A War with Myself by Michael Ramir C. Podcast …

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Episode 3 - Hurricane Idalia 31:20

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On the heels of Hurricane Idalia, two long-term residents reflect on how past storms have impacted Cedar Key's resilience, and the efforts that have already been taken by the city to adapt to sea rise and protect water quality. Guests for this episode are Dr. Mike Allen, Director of the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and Cedar Key City Com…

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Episode 2 - The Abandonment of Atsena Otie 29:21

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Renowned environmental historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Jack Davis discusses the 1896 hurricane which was the catalyst for the uprooting of Cedar Key from Atsena Otie, parallels and differences between the 1896 storm and the risks Cedar Key residents face today, and the role of history in informing coastal residents to make smart dec…

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Episode 1 - Atsena Otie's Ancient Past 30:21

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University of Florida archaeologist Dr. Ken Sassaman provides an overview of the wide breadth of native and colonial occupation of Atsena Otie Key, and explains how differences in perception of time and memory between these cultures can impact our abilities to prepare. In addition, we discuss his shift into studying more modern hurricane impacts su…

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Introducing Season One of Storm Memory 2:58

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On the heels of Hurricane Idalia, one of the most impactful storms of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, our first season explores the topic of resilience in the town of Cedar Key, Florida. In order of appearance, the voices are as follows: Joshua Lubben (as W.P. Delaino), Alena Poulin (host), Sue Colson (guest), Dr. Mike Allen (guest), Dr. Ken Sa…

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Edwin van de Haar on the History of Classical Liberalism in the Netherlands 56:13

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Edwin van de Haar discusses the classical liberal movements in the Netherlands from the Dutch Golden Age, through the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, and down to today. His discussion is based on his EJW article, which extends the Classical Liberalism in Econ, by Country series.By Econ Journal Watch

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Paul Robinson on Russian Liberalism 55:36

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Paul Robinson is the author of Russian Liberalism, published by Northern Illinois University Press, due September 2023. Robinson is Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa. In the podcast, Professor Robinson also refers to his previous book Russian Conservatism, published 2019 by Northern Illinois …

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Vlad Tarko and Radu Nechita on Liberalism in Romania, 1829 to 2023 1:07:38

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Vlad Tarko and Radu Nechita discuss their EJW article on liberalism in Romania, which is the latest contribution to the Classical Liberalism in Econ, by Country series.By Econ Journal Watch

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Sheilagh Ogilvie on 900 Years of European Guilds 54:30

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Sheilagh Ogilvie, the Chicele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford, explains European guilds from 1000 to 1900. The topic relates to EJW’s publication of Vincent Gournay’s 1753 memorials against the exclusionary privileges enjoyed by guilds in Lyon, a 1758 squib against barber privileges in Edinburgh, as well as numerous items …

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Art Carden on William H. Hutt 44:46

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Art Carden discusses his EJW article with Phil Magness vindicating William H. Hutt from “racism”/“white supremacism” charges leveled by William Darity, M’Balou Camara, and Nancy MacLean.By Econ Journal Watch

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David Barker on Temperature and Economic Growth 25:25

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David Barker criticizes the article in Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, by Federal Reserve researchers, which concluded that climate change would have a large economic impact. Barker’s critique appeared in the September 2022 issue of EJW.By Econ Journal Watch

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Eva Forslund and Magnus Henrekson on English vs. the Native Language 44:52

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Illustrating with Sweden and economics, Eva Forslund and Magnus Henrekson explore the pull toward using English in academics, and the downsides, based on their EJW article from September 2022.By Econ Journal Watch

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Phil Magness on Quinn Slobodian on Mises 48:42

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Drawing on his EJW article coauthored with Amelia Janaskie, Phil Magness criticizes Quinn Slobodian’s work on Ludwig von Mises and criticizes the Cambridge University Press journal Contemporary European History for failing to choose truth above falsehood.By Econ Journal Watch

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Michael Weissman on GREs in Physics Education Research 1:01:28

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Michael Weissman, a physicist, criticizes three papers published in Physical Review Physics Education Research, based on his EJW article published in March 2022.By Econ Journal Watch

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Sebastián Rodríguez on Liberalism in Colombia 51:45

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Sebastián Rodríguez discusses his article with Gilberto Ramírez on liberalism in Colombia, which is the 22nd article in the Classical Liberalism in Econ, by Country series.By Econ Journal Watch

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Dan Klein, in Praise of Ideological Openness 38:52

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Echoing Gunnar Myrdal, Dan Klein praises ideological disclosure, viewing it as similar to the disclosure of vested interests. He shares survey results, published in The Independent Review, showing that most economists like it when an author tells where she is coming from. Klein draws also on an EJW article, featuring quotations from Myrdal, and an …

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Benoît Malbranque on Marquis D’Argenson and Liberal French Economic Thought circa 1750 47:21

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Benoît Malbranque discusses an early statement of the laissez-faire principle that emphasized the impossibility of the state gathering sufficient knowledge to improve the outcome of free trade enterprise. He links it to earlier and later intellectual developments in liberal economic thought. His EJW contribution discussed in this podcast appeared i…

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Jens Grandell on Liberalism in Finland in the Nineteenth Century 44:35

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Jens Grandell discusses the rise of liberal ideas in Finland over the 19th century, and the role of language—Finnish versus Swedish—in making an independent country of Finland to stand against Russian hegemony. The conversation is based on Grandell’s article in EJW.By Econ Journal Watch

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Austin Sandler on Quality Control in Anthropometry 31:43

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Austin Sandler finds that an ill-founded rule is being mechanically applied in anthropometry to discard datasets, and he argues that it harms science and society. His EJW article discussed in this podcast appeared in the March 2021 issue.By Econ Journal Watch

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Enrique Guerra-Pujol on Adam Smith’s Love Life 43:37

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Enrique Guerra-Pujol discusses the primary source evidence about Adam Smith’s love life, what to make of it, and why we care. The conversation is based on his EJW article “Adam Smith in Love.”By Econ Journal Watch

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Lucas Berlanza on Liberalism in Brazil 46:25

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Lucas Berlanza discusses the rich history of Brazil, its “patrimonial” politics, and its veins of liberalism, based on his EJW article “Liberalism in Brazil.”By Econ Journal Watch

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Scott Drylie on Scholarship on Adam Smith on Schooling and Government 1:22:03

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Building on his EJW article, Scott Drylie reads Adam Smith on schooling and government, and the secondary literature. He challenges the orthodox view, which paints Smith as plainly favorable to government involvement in schooling.By Econ Journal Watch

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Karen Horn and Stefan Kolev on Menger vs. Schmoller 1:05:02

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Karen Horn and Stefan Kolev led a group effort to produce the first-ever English translation of Carl Menger’s The Errors of Historicism in German Economics. Here, Horn and Kolev describe Menger’s conflict with Gustav Schmoller, leader of the Younger German Historical School—a conflict known as the Methodenstreit.…

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Arnold Kling on Why Edward Leamer Deserves a Nobel Prize 33:39

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Arnold Kling is interviewed by econometrician Brendan Beare about his EJW article on the sage who took the con out of econometrics.By Econ Journal Watch

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Evan Osborne on Joan Robinson’s Little-Repented Maoism 35:48

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Evan Osborne discusses Joan Robinson’s communism and how it has been treated by scholars, based on his EJW article “Captive of One’s Own Theory: Joan Robinson and Maoist China.”By Econ Journal Watch

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Nicholas Curott on Bias in Money and Banking Textbooks 58:20

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Nicholas Curott discusses six leading undergraduate textbooks in money and banking, based on the thorough EJW article coauthored with Tyler Watts and Benjamin Thrasher. The authors find quite consistent government-cheerleading bias.By Econ Journal Watch

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Young Back Choi on Liberalism in Korea 53:01

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Young Back Choi provides a crash course in Korean political history and the role of liberalism, up to the present, based on his EJW article coauthored with Yong Yoon.By Econ Journal Watch

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Martin van Staden on Classical Liberalism in South Africa 1:13:07

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Martin van Staden, of the Free Market Foundation in Johannesburg, discusses his article on classical liberalism in South Africa during the period 1910–2019. He is interviewed by the Cato Institute’s Marian Tupy, a South African expat.By Econ Journal Watch

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Ron Michener on Why It’s Important to Get Colonial U.S. Monetary History Right 1:05:50

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Ron Michener explains his belief that cliometricians are getting colonial money wrong, and in ways that prevent a proper understanding of the why the American colonies rebelled against England. The discussion is based on his EJW article that focuses on Farley Grubb’s article in the Journal of Economic History.…

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Patrick Mardini on the Political Economy of Lebanon 37:25

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Patrick Mardini discusses the history of Lebanon and struggles for freer enterprise there, based on his article for the EJW series on Classical Liberalism in Econ, by Country. Dr. Mardini is now President of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies.By Econ Journal Watch

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Ivo Welch on Critical Finance Review 39:29

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UCLA finance professor Ivo Welch discusses the prestigious journal that he founded and edits, Critical Finance Review, a journal of critical commentary in the scholarly field of finance.By Econ Journal Watch

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James Forder on Milton Friedman’s Early Work on Stabilization Policy 40:09

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James Forder explains one of the reasons Milton Friedman received the Nobel prize: his early insight on the complexities of stabilization policy. The interview is based on Forder’s article coauthored with Hugo Monnery.By Econ Journal Watch

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Leo Krasnozhon on Liberalism in Ukraine 39:50

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Leo Krasnozhon discusses the history and current status of liberal currents in Ukraine, based on his EJW article with Mykola Bunyk.By Econ Journal Watch

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John Cairns on the 1758 Pamphlet about Hair-Cutting in Edinburgh 40:19

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John W. Cairns of the University of Edinburgh discusses the remarkable pamphlet that in 1758 roasted barbers’ claim to an exclusive privilege to cut hair.By Econ Journal Watch

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Lanny Ebenstein on Hayek’s Personal Affairs 51:56

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New light has been shed on Friedrich Hayek’s divorce and second marriage, his move to the United States, and his position at the University of Chicago. Lanny Ebenstein explains these matters and their interrelations, based on his EJW article.By Econ Journal Watch

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Dwight Lee on the Two Moralities and Teaching Econ 101 32:24

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Dwight Lee discusses the ancestral band, Hayek’s two-worlds hypothesis, and teaching economics, based on his EJW article co-authored with J. R. Clark “Econ 101 Morality: The Amiable, the Mundane, and the Market.”By Econ Journal Watch