Long-run Economic and Political Trends, Schools of Economic

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Long-run Economic and Political Trends, Schools of Economic Thought, and Economics Education

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Tyler Cowen (George Mason University Economics Professor and Mercatus Center Director) joins the podcast to discuss his career, various long-run economic and political trends, whether policy or culture matters most for economic growth, whether schools of economic thought are still relevant, the state of economics education, the success of Marginal Revolution University as well as finding entrepreneurial talent through Emergent Ventures.

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