Welcome to Episode 5 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Casey Mulligan on applying basic economic tools like excess burden (deadweight loss) and Marshall’s Law to policy work, especially surrounding pandemics, and the importance of understanding the economics of innovation. Check out Casey’s books: You’re Hired!: Untold Successes and Failures of a Populist President Chicago Price Theory The Redistribution Recession: How Labor Market Distortions Contracted the Economy Side Effects and Complications: The Economic Consequences of Health-Care Reform You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app. If you don’t see Economic Forces on your podcast app, try adding the following RSS feed directly: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/86578.rss. Below you’ll find a teaser clip and the full interview. Enjoy! Subscribe at pricetheory.substack.com