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Professor Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic. He is currently the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, where he is also Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. On September 13, 2018 he announced that he would not seek another term in his position as Dean after having served out his current term which ends on June 30, 2019.  Glenn previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1991 to 1993, and as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003. Professor Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/glennhubbard

Wendy Carlin is Professor of Economics at University College London (UCL), Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, and Fellow of the European Economic Association. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, institutions and economic performance, and the economics of transition. She is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel of the UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility. She has acted as a consultant for international organizations such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London, and the World Bank. She has co-authored with David Soskice three macroeconomics books. Macroeconomics and the Wage Bargain (1990),
Macroeconomics: Imperfections, Institutions and Policies (2006) and
Macroeconomics: Institutions, Instability and the Financial System (2015). She is leading an international project – the CORE project – funded by INET on undergraduate economics curriculum reform. The CORE project has published The Economy, which is free on-line at www.core-econ.org. In 2016 Wendy was awarded the CBE for services to economics and public finance.  Check out www.economicrockstar.com/wendycarlin for all books, links and resources mentioned in this episode.  

This is an excerpt from a previous conversation that I had with Professor Stephen Wright but was unreleased at the time. We felt it appropriate that it should be released at a time if I ever spoke to Professor Wendy Carlin. This day is coming and now this part of my conversation with Stephen can be released. Check out the links over at www.economicrockstar.com/coreecon. Visit www.core-eco.org to access this amazing website.

This is a reflection on some episodes from 2018. The themes I have chosen looks at growing up in the Great Depression and what to expect in the future with AR and AI, as well as Institutions, Individualism, Cooperation and Reciprocity. Featured episodes are: 123 Vernon Smith on his early childhood years during the Great Depression and how they survived by moving to live on a farm before losing it all, his mother as a socialist and who she voted for in the Presidential elections in 1919 when women were first given the right to vote in the US. 162 Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand's views on Capitalism, Communism and Christianity and why the individual is better that the collective, the virtues of selfishness, hippies in the 1960s, Objectivism, Existentialism and Nietzche. 147 Ngaio Hotte on Elinor Ostrom’s work on collective action and cooperation to reach mutually beneficial outcomes and how this can relate to natural resource problems as well as Ostrom’s observation of reciprocity in Game Theory. 135 David Zetland on group cooperation to protecting public goods such as the water supply and the environment and how cooperation rewards and benefits groups. 168 Harry Markowitz on growing up with the family grocery store during the Great Depression in an upper middle-class area, using the museums and libraries of Chicago as a teen, Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ as an influence and how reading the great philosophers and his self-study of the physical sciences helped with his placement at the University of Chicago. 125 Eugene Fama on his early academic year to the development of the Efficient Market Hypothesis as well as the Benoit Madlebrot's discovery of Louis Bachelier's paper 167 James Kenneth Galbraith on the influences of his father John Kenneth Galbraith on his own academic work in economics and the significance or lack of significance of economics in academia today. 136 Abby Hall on the growth of big government since 9/11 and the militarisation of the domestic police force in the US from the creation of the first US SWAT team during the US occupation of the Philippines in 1898. 149 Soumaya Keynes on why trade should not be blamed for the loss of jobs, the Economic Consequences of Our Grandchildren by Soumaya’s great grand uncle John Maynard Keynes, trade blocs in the 1930s compared to todays global trading systems to remove barriers and maintain peace. 156 Peter Boettke on how F. A. Hayek developed his interest in economics through the Viennese culture and the intellectual hubs which were based on law, philosophy and politics and the mentors he encountered as well as Hayek’s observations of the nature of macro volatility, the growth of government, technology and inhumanity during his life. 163 Kevin Kelly on technology of the future such as AI and AR to help to quantify and track our movements and expressions to help with our decision-making.

Best of 2018 Part 1 Excerpts from the following episodes feature in this 'Best of 2018 Part1'. 170 Jim Rogers on opportunities in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and North Korea 139 Loretta Napoleoni North Korea growth prospects and how they can position themselves in the world economy 155 Lotta Moberg Refugee Cities and SEZs 167 James Kenneth Galbraith on the prospects for the Greek economy 150 Chris Blattman the economic and psychological effects of violence and war esp among children and in communities 169 Jennifer Murtazashvili democrarcy and governance in Afghanistan and the leadership role of women in communities in Uzbekistan 145 Marie Mora Under-represented minority women in economics and the plight of Puerto Ricans in the US 161 Tyler Cowen on art, culture, liberty and prospects of economic growth and welfare in the US, China and India 160 Arjo Klamer  Culture (Japan) and Writing as a means to create personal value 153 Sarah and Steve Writing

Jim Rogers is an American businessman and financial commentator based in Singapore.  He is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. In 1973, Jim co-founded of the Quantum Fund with George Soros and having retired at the age of 37, Jim spent some of his time traveling on a motorcycle around the world - a Guinness World Record and one which is documented in Investment Biker, a international bestselling book. He has been a guest professor of finance at the Columbia Business School. In 1998 he created the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI) and has been an outspoken advocate of agriculture investments. Between 1999 and 2002, Jim and his wife did another Guinness World Record journey travelling 116 countries in a custom-made Mercedes. He wrote Adventure Capitalist following this around-the-world adventure. In 2007, Jim moved to Singapore due to the investment growth potential in Asia. In this episode Jim shares some excellent advice about how you should approach investing and what the next 10 to 20 years could turn out for the global economy. He suggests that North Korea, Russia and agriculture are contrarian bets that will have positive payoffs for those of us willing to go against the crowd. Also, I ask him about his views on cryptos and blockchain and whether he as any advice for you if you feel stuck in your job or if you’re undecided about what you should do if starting out on your career path. Check out the books and links mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/jimrogers Support the podcast for as little as $1 per month at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Jennifer Murtazashvili is professor and director of the International Development Program at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research explores questions of governance, public administration, and local institutions with a geographical focus on Central and South Asia and the former Soviet Union. Jennifer’s first book, Informal Order and the State in Afghanistan, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2016. Check out the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/jennifer Support the show for as little as $1 per month over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Dr. Harry Markowitz is the principal of Markowitz Company, and an adjunct professor at the Rady School of Management, UCSD. Harry has applied computer and mathematical techniques to various practical decision making areas. In recognition of his work, Harry received the 1989 Von Neumann Award from the Operations Research Society of America for his work on portfolio theory, sparse matrix techniques and the SIMSCRIPT simulation programming language. In 1990 he shared The Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on portfolio theory. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/harrymarkowitz for links, books and resources mentioned in this episode. Support the show for as little as $1 per month over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

James Kenneth Galbraith is the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Business Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He directs the University of Texas Inequality Project and is a managing editor of Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. In 2014 he was co-winner, with Angus Deaton, of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economics. James has a PhD from Yale University. James Galbraith's books include "Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe" (2016). James is the son of the late John Kenneth Galbraith, renowned economist, public official and diplomat. In this episode we discuss James’ views on the teachings of mainstream economics today, his work on inequality, democracy, the financial crisis of 2008 and the impact it has had on Greece as well as, of course, his father John. Check out the links and books mentioned in this episode over at http://www.economicrockstar.com/jamesgalbraith Support the show for as little as $1 per month over at http://www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

In this episode with Naomi Brockwell, we discuss bitcoin, blockchain and initial coin offerings (ICOs). This is our second conversation - 4 years on from our first back in 2014. Check out the links at www.economicrockstar.com/naomi Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar Enjoy!

Stephen Wright is Professor of Economics at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Previously Professor Wright worked at the Bank of England and Cambridge University. He is co-author of 'Valuing Wall Street: Protecting Wealth in Turbulent Times' - an informative book published in 2000 warning of the high valuation placed on stocks at that time. In this episode we discuss his work on valuing the stock market using a variant of Tobin's q - a valuation method put forward by the late James Tobin (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1981). Check out the show notes for all links, books and resources over at www.economicrockstar.com/stephenwright Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 per month: www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Nicholas Gruen is CEO of Lateral Economics and is a widely published policy economist, entrepreneur and commentator. In this episode Professor Gruen discusses the need for reform in economics at both academic and policy level. He also explains the importance of information and how information is poorly managed at the central planning stage but can be used effectively under the right direction if this information or data can be shareable both from the private and the public sector. Check out the episode at www.economicrockstar.com/nicholasgruen Support the show from as little as $1 per month over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Kevin Kelly is cofounder of Wired Magazine and former editor of The Whole Earth Review. He is considered a futurist and has written a number of books identifying technological trends and innovations, including his most recent book The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future. Check out the episode at www.economicrockstar.com/kevinkelly or watch it over on the Economic Rockstar YouTube channel. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar for as little as $1 a month

In this episode Jennifer Burns, Associate Professor of History and Research Fellow of Stanford's Hoover Institution, explores the life and work of Ayn Rand. Jennifer's book Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right was featured in this episode and is available at all leading bookstores. Check out the links at www.economicrockstar.com/jenniferburns Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is coauthor of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and cofounder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University. His latest book 'Stubborn Attachments' is part of our discussion in this episode. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/tylercowen for all links, books and resources mentioned in this episode. Support the podcast for as little as $1 at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Arjo Klamer is Professor of Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. His recent book 'Doing the Right Thing: a Value Based Approach' looks at the human perspective in the economy and the firm. It focuses on the most important goods such as families, homes, communities, knowledge and art. It places economic processes in their cultural context. Professor Klamer's other book 'The Value of Culture' is also discussed in this episode. Check out the links at www.economicrockstar.com/arjoklamer. Support the show at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.

This is a rebroadcast of a conversation I had with professor Diane Coyle. It first featured as episode 69 on 21 January 2016. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/dianecoyle for all links, books and resources mentioned in this episode. Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 per month over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

This is a rebroadcast of my conversation with Professor Robin Hanson of George Mason University. Robin discusses his book the Age of Em and I decided to rebroadcast this after listening to The Joe Rogan Experience with Elon Musk. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/robinhanson Support the show at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

François Allisson is a scholar in history of economic thought and a senior lecturer at the Centre Walras-Pareto at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. His research interests encompass the whole history of Russian economic thought, with a special emphasis on the theories of value and prices at the end of the imperial period and the beginning of the Soviet era ( which covers the years from the 1870s to the 1920s). In this episode we chat about pricing using the theory labour of value and on marginal utility, as well as the Swiss-based Russian economist Nikolay Sieber. Check out the links, books and resources mentioned by François over at www.economicrockstar.com/allisson. Support the podcast by leaving an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts or join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Peter Boettke of George Mason University joins me once again on the podcast. He discusses the Hayekian principles laid out in his new book "F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy". Check out the links at www.economicrockstar.com/hayekeconomics Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Lotta Moberg is a Macroeconomic Analyst for William Blair’s Dynamic Allocation Strategies (DAS) team. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and earned her BA in Economics from Lund University (Sweden). Prior to joining the DAS team, Lotta worked in Russia for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in Kosovo for the Swedish Armed Forces. She has published articles on special economic zones, tax benefits, tax competition, and municipal bankruptcy. Lotta's book The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones: Concentrating Economic Development is available at your favourite online store. Check out www.economicrockstar.com/lottamoberg for all the links, books and resources mentioned by Lotta in this episode. Never miss a show by subscribing on Apple Podcasts and if you'd like to support the show for as little as $1 per month, please visit www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.  

Pat Holt is a computer engineer, a comic book geek and a born-again economics lover. Pat reached out to Brian O'Roark after listening to episode 116 of this podcast and after a while, he contributed a chapter to the book 'Superheroes and Economics: The Shadowy World of Capes, Masks and Invisible Hands' edited by Rob Salkowitz and Brian. Listen to Pat's story right here on the Economic Rockstar podcast. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/patholt Support the podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

I catch up once again with Sarah Skwire and Steve Horwitz but this episode is a little different and was inspired by my previous conversation with Sarah back in episode 129. We chat about their approach to writing, their habits and struggles that they deal with as well as any tips and advice that they can share with us. Check out the show notes over at www.economicrockstar.com/sarahandsteve Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

This is a 3rd instalment of my interviews with Professor David Kyle Johnson, an  Associate Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. We catch up again after watching the 1973 dystopian movie 'Soylent Green' and discuss some economics and philosophical themes that run through the movie. I hope you enjoy this one. Make sure to listen to episodes 146 and 151 featuring Professor Johnson. Check out the show notes page for all links and resources mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/soylentgreen

This is a continuation of my conversation with Professor David Kyle Johnson from Episode 146. Here we talk about some economic themes present in the 1970s movie Soylent Green and more. Show notes at www.economicrockstar.com/episode151 Support the show for as little as $1 per month at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar Thanks again for your continued support. It's always appreciated.

Chris Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago’s Pearson Institute and Harris Public Policy. He is an economist and political scientist who studies poverty, violence and crime in developing countries. Chris has designed and evaluated strategies for tackling poverty, including cash transfers to the poorest. Much of his work is with the victims and perpetrators of crime and violence, testing the link between poverty and violence. His recent work looks at other sources of and solutions to violence. These solutions range from behavioral therapy to social norm change and local-level state building. He has worked mainly in Colombia, Liberia, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Chicago’s South Side. Dr. Blattman was previously a faculty member at Columbia and Yale Universities, and holds a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Public Administration and International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School. He chairs the Peace & Recovery sector at Innovations for Poverty Action and the Crime, Violence and Conflict initiative at MIT’s Poverty Action Lab. Check out the show notes page for all the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/chrisblattman Support the podcast for as little as $1 per month over at Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Soumaya Keynes is the economics and trade correspondent at The Economist. She writes for the print edition and the Free Exchange blog. Before joining The Economist Soumaya did research on the public finances and pensions at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an economic research institute. Before that Soumaya worked in the Banking and Credit team at Her Majesty’s Treasury in London. Soumaya has an M.Phil. and B.A. in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. She is co-host of a weekly podcast on trade economics called Trade Talks. Check out the books, links and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/soumayakeynes Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Tom W. Bell earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago in 1993, then practiced law in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. before serving as a policy director at the Cato Institute. In 1998, he joined the faculty of Chapman University, Fowler School of Law, where he teaches all of the first-year common law courses and electives in high-tech and intellectual property law. Professor Bell has published papers on copyright, Internet law, polycentric law, prediction markets, and the Third Amendment (the one about quartering troops). His books include "Intellectual Privilege: Copyright, Common Law, and the Common Good" (Mercatus 2014) and "Your Next Government? From the Nation State to Stateless Associations" (Cambridge University Press 2017). Through Archimediate LLC, Tom designs, installs, and supports legal systems for special jurisdictions. Most recently, that work has taken him to French Polynesia, where he helped forge a memorandum of understanding to allow seasteading in that island paradise. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/tomwbell Support the podcast for as little as $1 per month over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Ngaio Hotte is a Ph.D candidate at the University of British Columbia. Her research title is ‘How can trust be built among parties engaged in collaborative natural resource governance?’ and she draws influence from the work of the only female Nobel laureate in economics, Elinor Ostrom. Ngaio’s Research Interests include trust, government-to-government relations, Indigenous communities, collaboration and natural resources and we touch on some of these topics in out conversation in this episode. Ngaio is co-founder of the consultancy firm Resource Economics Group, which is based in British Columbia in Canada. Resource Economics Group specializes in natural resources policy, planning and management. They do research and support decision-making related to the many values of natural resources and trade-offs associated with managing these values for the benefit of people and the planet. You can find out more about Ngaio’s work at www.resource-economics.ca. Check out all the links, resources, papers and books mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/ngaiohotte Support the show on Patreon for as little as $1 per month. Find out more at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Dr. David Kyle Johnson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He earned a master’s degree and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma. At Oklahoma, he won the coveted Kenneth Merrill Graduate Teaching Award. In 2011, the American Philosophical Association’s committee on public philosophy gave him an award for his ability to make philosophy accessible to the general public. Professor Johnson regularly teaches classes on metaphysics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, and logic, as well as courses on critical thinking and scientific reasoning. He has published papers on human freedom, the problem of natural evil, the multiverse, the existence of souls, and many related topics in such journals as Religious Studies, Sophia, Philo, Philosophy and Literature, and Think. He also maintains two blogs for Psychology Today. Professor Johnson also publishes on the intersection of pop culture and philosophy. One of his books, Inception and Philosophy: Because It’s Never Just a Dream, inspired an authors@Google talk with more than half-a-million YouTube views. He also has written numerous articles that explore the relationship between philosophical questions and such pop cultural phenomena as The Hobbit, Doctor Who, Batman, South Park, Johnny Cash, Quentin Tarantino, and Christmas. Check out the shownotes page for all the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/davidkylejohnson Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com.economicrockstar

Marie Mora is professor of economics at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Professor Mora serves as director of the National Science Foundation-funded American Economic Association Mentoring Program and has served on the board of the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession. She also served two terms as a member of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee, two terms as president of the American Society of Hispanic Economists and was a member of the Dallas Fed’s Texas Border Colonias Study Steering Committee and the Early Education Subcommittee of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. Her recognitions include the Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues in Higher Education Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education and the Cesar Estrada Chavez Award from the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity. Marie Mora was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ San Antonio Branch in 2018. She has co-authored a number of books Population, Migration, and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Island and Mainland Puerto Ricans and Hispanic Entrepreneurs in the 2000s. Check out the links, books and resources over at the shownotes page at www.economicrockstar.com/mariemora Support the show at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar    

Donald Boudreaux is an American economist, author, professor, and co-director of the Program on the American Economy and Globalization at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He is the author of the 2007 and 2012 books Globalization and Hypocrites and Half-Wits, respectively. He contributes a column twice a month to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and contributes to the Cafe Hayek blog. Check out the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/donaldboudreaux

Mike Melissinos began his research into investing philosophy while working as a junior analyst at Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan. Both the collapse of Bear and the Financial Crisis, in general, were eye-opening experiences and motivated him to launch his own investment firm – namely, to offer a better way to protect capital while still being able to capitalize on major trends. He graduated from Seton Hall University (2006) with a degree in Accounting. In 2007, Michael worked as a hedge fund auditor for Rothstein Kass; from 2007-2009, he worked as an analyst for Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan; and from 2009-2010, as an equities trader for SMB Capital. In January 2011, four partners contributed a total of $300,000 to help Michael launch his investment management career. Today, he manages over $5 million for individuals and institutions. Check out all the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/mikemelissinos. To support the podcast on Patreon, check out www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen is Managing Director (Europe) of Dunn Capital. He is the founder and host of the podcast Top Traders Unplugged and also hosts the CME Group's podcast Managed Futures. Check out all the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/niels2 Check out www.patreon.com/economicrockstar for ways in which you can help support the podcast

Dan Hamermesh discusses his current work and his forthcoming book 'Spending Time' which explores the allocation and the use of time by gender, by region, by country and by economic factors. The main focus of this conversation is on the economics of sleep. Check out the links, resources and books mentioned in this episode over on the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/danhamermesh2. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my other conversation with Dan from Episode 25 on the Economics of Beauty. To support the show check out the Patreon page over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.

Michael Covel is an entrepreneur and author of five books on Trend Following as well as host of his podcast Trend Following Radio. His podcast and work on Trend Following can be found on his website www.trendfollowing.com. Check out the all links to this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/michaelcovel. To support the show, please leave an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe so that you'll never miss an episode. Check out other ways in which you can support the show at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.

Loretta Napoleoni returns to the Economic Rockstar podcast to talk about her work and recent book on North Korea. Loretta is an expert on terrorist financing and money laundering, and advises several governments and international organizations on counter-terrorism. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/lorettanapoleoni or visit Loretta's own site at www.lorettanapoleoni.net.

Rebecca Moryl is Assistant Professor of Economics at Emmanuel College, Boston. In addition to experience as an economist and public policy analyst, Professor Moryl has professional experience in operations management, fundraising management, efficiency evaluation and improvement, and program marketing. Rebecca has served as a professional consultant to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and small businesses. She integrates her work in nonprofits with teaching through student service projects and community events. Professor Moryl runs the site www.audioecon.com which provides teaching resources based on economics podcast episodes from EconTalk, Freaknomics, This American Life and Planet Money. Check out the show notes page for all resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/rebeccamoryl

Rakesh Ramachandran in co-founder and CEO of QBRICS, an enterpreise blockchain platform company. Rakesh is self-thought in economics and created QBRICS based on his readings of Austrian economics. He is a long-time listener to the podcast and I'm thrilled to to share this conversation with you. check out the links, books and resources over at the shownotes page at www.economicrockstar.com/rakesh Support the podcast by subscribing on Apple Podcast or your favorite platform. You can also support it over at Patreon on www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Abby Hall is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida and a Research Fellow with the Independent Institute. She earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia in 2015. Her broader research interests include Austrian Economics, Political Economy and Public Choice, and Peace Economics, and Institutions and Economic Development. Her work includes topics surrounding the U.S. military and national defense, including, domestic police militarization, arm sales, weapons as foreign aid, the cost of military mobilization, and the political economy of military technology. She is currently researching how foreign intervention adversely impacts domestic political, social, and other institutions. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/abigailhall

This is a continuation of my conversation with David Zetland which was pre-released on Patreon. The first part of the conversation can be heard in episode 133.

Edward Castronova is professor of Telecommunication and Cognitive Science at Indiana University Bloomington. He pioneered the study of how money, value, and property flow inside online games like Everquest Castronova’s paper Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier became the most downloaded paper in the entire database — beating out works by dozens of Nobel laureates. Today, it’s still in the top three. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/edwardcastronova Support the podcast at Patreon at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

David Zetland is an assistant professor at Leiden University College, where he teaches various classes on economics. He received his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from UC Davis in 2008. He has previously featured on Episode 39 on the podcast. Check out the show notes at www.economicrockstar.com/davidzetland2 To support the show for as little as $1 a month, visit www.patreon.com/economicrockstar Enjoy!

This is part 2 of my conversation with Eric Lonergan, hedge fund manager and author of Money. If you'd like to hear more from Eric, please check out Episode 130 or visit www.economicrockstar.com/podcasts Eric's work can be found at www.pholosophyofmoney.net

This episode is about 15 minutes of unreleased material from my conversation with Nobel laureate Professor Vernon Smith. This was recorded in March 2017 and I had made this material available only to Patreon members.  If you'd like to support the show, please check out my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar and contribute anything from $1 a month.  Thanks for continuing to support the show by listening. This is what matters more.

Eric Lonergan is a macro hedge fund manager, economist, and writer. His most recent book is Money (2nd ed) published by Routledge. He has written for Foreign Affairs, The Financial Times, and The Economist. He also advises governments and policymakers. He first advocated expanding the tools of central banks to including cash transfers to households in the Financial Times in 2002. In December 2008, he advocated the policy as the most efficient way out of recession post-financial crisis, contributing to a growing debate over the need for ‘helicopter money’. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/ericlonergan Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Sarah Skwire is a Senior Fellow at Liberty Fund, a non-profit educational foundation, and the co-author of the college writing textbook, Writing with a Thesis, which is in its 12th edition. Sarah has published a range of academic articles on subjects from Shakespeare to zombies and the broken window fallacy, and her work has appeared in journals as varied as Literature and Medicine, The George Herbert Journal, and The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Sarah writes a regular column for the Freeman Online and blogs for the Fraser Institute and Bleeding Heart Libertarians. Sarah’s work on literature and economics has also appeared in Newsweek, The Freeman and in Cato Unbound, and she is an occasional lecturer for IHS, SFL, and other organizations. Her poetry has appeared, among other places, in Standpoint, The New Criterion, and The Vocabula Review. Sarah graduated with honors in English from Wesleyan University, and earned a MA and PhD in English from the University of Chicago. Show Notes: www.economicrockstar.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Sarah Smith is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Bristol. Her research interests are in applied micro - specifically consumer behaviour and public economics. Sarah has worked on pensions, saving and retirement and welfare policy and her main focus now is the economics of not-for-profit organisations. Professor Smith has been working with a number of charity organisations to understand what motivates individuals to give and how donations respond to different economic and non-economic incentives. Sarah is a research associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, where she started her career and at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Sarah has also worked at HM Treasury, the Financial Services Authority and the London School of Economics. Sarah received her PhD from University College, London and an MSc Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/sarahsmith Support the show for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. For more, visit www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987, and Professor of American History and Institutions, University of Cambridge. Professor Eichengreen is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Professor Eichengreen has been a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Palo Alto) and the Institute for Advanced Study (Berlin). He is a regular monthly columnist for Project Syndicate. Professor Eichengreen is the recipient of a doctor honoris causa from the American University in Paris, and the 2010 recipient of the Schumpeter Prize from the International Schumpeter Society. Check out all the links, resources and books mentioned in this epsiode at www.economicrockstar.com/barryeichengreen Become a supporter of the Economic Rockstar podcast and have your name immortalised an a forthcoming episode. Learn more at my Patreon page over at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar

Jeffrey Miron is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, as well as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. His field of expertise is the economics of libertarianism; he has advocated for many libertarian policies, including legalizing all drugs and allowing failing banks to go bankrupt. He has written four books including "Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition" and "Libertarianism, from A to Z." Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/jeffreymiron Support the Economic Rockstar at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar  

Eugene F. Fama is Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Professor Fama was awarded the 2013 Nobel laureate in economic sciences and is widely recognized as the "father of modern finance." Professor Fama's research is well known in both the academic and investment communities. He is strongly identified with research on markets, particularly the efficient markets hypothesis. He focuses much of his research on the relation between risk and expected return and its implications for portfolio management. His work has transformed the way finance is viewed and conducted. Check out the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/eugenefama Support the Economic Rockstar podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/economicrockstar