Economic Rockstar
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsEconomic Rockstar is created for you, the economist, financial analyst, teacher or student. If you are looking to expand your knowledge or awareness, Frank Conway delivers the information you just don't want to miss. Economic Rockstar brings to you each week an economist, financial analyst or business leader who shares their experiences, research interests or ideas. Hear their views on different schools of economic thinking - Chicago, Austrian, Keynesian and Classical, behavioral economics, stock markets, and how economics and finance can be used in our lives. Economic Rockstar interviews top-level lecturers and academics from highly renowned universities, best-selling authors and bloggers, inspirational CEOs and business leaders, as well as amazing and thought-provoking people who have recently discovered economics and finance and are carving out a career in their new-found passion. Guests in each episode gives us wonderful advice, takeaways and insights that will help you become part of the Economic Rockstar community that will be 'Connecting Brilliant Minds in Economics and Finance'.
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075: Kate Bahn on Monopsony in the Market for Teachers and the Economics of Retirement
March 03, 2016 05:30 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBKate Bahn is an economist at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. Kate is also the co-founder and managing editor of Lady Economist, an amazing blog with rich content on how economics impacts women and girls. Kate’s economics writing has been featured in the Guardian, the Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Good Magazine among others. She is also an active member of the International Association for Feminist Economics. Kate received her PhD in Economics from the...
074: Peter Leeson on The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
February 25, 2016 05:30 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBPeter T. Leeson is Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the F.A. Hayek Program for the Advanced Study of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics as well as the North American Editor of Public Choice. Peter is author of The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates and Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think. In this episode you will learn: why Peter decided to study the economics of pirates. the ...
073: Robin Hanson on The Age of Em and How Brain Emulations Will Double Economic Growth Every Month
February 18, 2016 05:30 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBRobin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University He is also a research associate at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and chief scientist at Consensus Point. Robin has pioneered prediction markets, also known as information markets and idea futures, since 1988. Robin has a passion to understand everything, and to save the world. He is addicted to “viewquakes”, loves to argue one on one, and values honesty and passion. He blogs at OvercomingBias.com which has ...
072: Friedrich A. Hayek - That Entrepreneurial Knowledge is Situational and Commonsensical, Not Scientific
February 11, 2016 05:30 - 19 minutes - 8.73 MBIn this essay, I present a personal essay based on the work of Hayek, most notably concerning his thoughts and discussion on how knowledge cannot be scientifically calculated for use within a centrally planned organisation, which is argued in his own essays 'The Use of Knowledge in Society' (1968) and 'Competition as a Discovery Procedure' (1984). Check out the show notes page to this episode at economicrockstar.com/hayek where you can receive a transcript of the essay as well as the li...
071: Darshak Patel on Using Popular Culture to Engage Economics Students in the Classroom and Online
February 04, 2016 05:30 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBDarshak Patel is currently a Lecturer of economics at the University of Kentucky, USA. After a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment at Roanoke College, Darshak served three years as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Tennessee Martin. Darshak’s research and teaching interests include labor economics, microeconomics, industrial organization, the economics of education, and sports economics. Darshak graduated with a PhD in Economics at the University of...
070: Chronis Lalas on Prospect Theory and 'Making a Behavioral Economist'
January 28, 2016 05:30 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBChronis Lalas is a recent graduate from the University of Macedonia, Greece with a BA in Economics. Chronis blogs at The Newbie Economist and aspires to be a behavioral economist that will optimize Fortune 500 corporations’ marketing campaigns through analyzing their existing customers’ behavior. In this episode you will learn: about Prospect theory. about the reciprocity shown by TOMS shoe store in Thessaloniki, Greece. how playing French music influences the purchase of French wine. ...
069: Diane Coyle on GDP, Its Shortcomings and Alternative Measures
January 21, 2016 05:30 - 54 minutes - 25 MBDiane Coyle is Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester and runs the consultancy Enlightenment Economics. Diane specialises in competition analysis and the economics of new technologies and globalisation. Diane is the author of several books, including GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History, The Economics of Enough, The Soulful Science, Sex, Drugs and Economics and Paradoxes of Prosperity. Diane has a PhD from Harvard and was awarded the OBE in January 2009. In this episode ...
068: Daron Acemoglu on Why Nations Fail and Why Inequality Exists Between Countries
January 14, 2016 05:30 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBDaron Acemoglu is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Daron’s principal interests are political economy, development economics, economic growth, technology, income and wage inequality, human capital and training, and labour economics. Daron received his M.Sc. in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics and his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Daron is co-author of ‘Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Pr...
067: Leigh Caldwell on Cognitive Economics and the Mathematics of Behavioral Economics
January 07, 2016 05:30 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBLeigh Caldwell is a behavioural economist based in London. Leigh, together with Elina Halonen, runs the Irrational Agency, which takes the latest scientific discoveries in psychology and behavioural economics, blends it with their hands-on experience of marketing and business, and turns them into powerful, incisive market research techniques. In 2012, Leigh condensed his experience in pricing and the marketing of several of his businesses into a new book The Psychology of Price: How to us...
066: Best of 2015 Part 2
January 01, 2016 19:16 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBThis is the second part of the 'Best of 2015' of the Economic Rockstar podcast. This episode provides you with a glimpse of what type of guests and conversations I've had on the show this past year. Previous episodes that feature in this Best of 2015 are: 022 Josh Angrist on Taking the Con Out of Econometrics. 060 Manu Saadia on Trekonomics – The Economics of Star Trek: Scarcity, Productivity and Public Goods 017 Marina Adshade on Understanding Economics the Sexy and 'Hard' Way. 04...
065: Best of 2015 Part 1
December 31, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBIn this episode, I've created a 'mix-tape' of the best episodes of the year. This is Part 1 of a 2 part compilation of episodes that you and I considered to be the highlights of the year. Although I did my utmost to choose a 'best of' compilation that captured the essence of this podcast, it was extremely difficult to leave out some of my amazing guests. I loved all my guests and every single one of them gave up their time to speak to me about their career, their research and personal li...
064: Oliver Payne on Transitioning from a Marketing Creative to a Behavioral Scientist
December 24, 2015 13:27 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBOliver Payne is Founder and Director of The Hunting Dynasty. He is a behavioural specialist, author, commentator, ex-ad creative, & manager. Since the late 2000’s Oliver has been working with psychology specifically through The Hunting Dynasty looking to find and build interventions that change behaviour. Oliver is author of ‘Inspiring Sustainable Behaviour: 19 Ways To Ask For Change’ which wrangles together environmental and social psychology, behavioural economics, and decision theory. ...
063: Todd Tresidder on Financial Freedom and the 7 Steps to 7 Figures
December 17, 2015 05:30 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBTodd Tresidder is an entrepreneur and founder of Financial Mentor. Todd educates and supports Business Owners And Investors To Achieve Financial Freedom And Personal Freedom. As a serial entrepreneur since childhood, Todd built many businesses and retired at age 35 from his position as a Hedge Fund Investment Manager responsible for a 20+ million dollar portfolio. Todd raised his net worth from less than zero at age 23 to self-made millionaire 12 years later by using the same personal fina...
062: Stephen Terry on Real Business Cycles, Total Factor Productivity, Short-Termism and Doing a PhD
December 10, 2015 05:30 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBStephen Terry is Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University. In 2013 he was a Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and, from 2007 to 2009, Stephen was a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Stephen received a PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 2015 as well as an MA in Economics in 2011. Stephen also has an MA in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and a BA in Economics from University of Texas at Arlington. Stephen...
061: Roger Whitney on the Myths to Retirement Planning and the Lazy Mans Method to Saving
December 03, 2015 05:30 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBRoger Whitney began his career as a Financial Advisor in 1991 and witnessed first-hand the rise and fall of the 'New Economy' and the Dot-com bubble that ended in 2000. This experience made Roger realise that financial management is about people, not money, and that they are served best by advisors that are fiduciaries to their clients and have the heart of a teacher. In 2003 Roger left, at the time, the largest private bank in the world and co-founded WWK Wealth Advisors. Today, they a...
060: Manu Saadia on Trekonomics - The Economics of Star Trek: Scarcity, Productivity and Public Goods
November 26, 2015 05:30 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBManu Saadia fell into science fiction and Star Trek fandom at the age of eight, back in Paris, France, where he was born and raised. Manu studied history of science and economic history in Paris and Chicago. After many happy years in the Ivory Tower, he yielded to his childhood passion for the future. Manu embarked on his continuing mission to explore strange new worlds by boldly going where many have gone before: Los Angeles, CA, where he advise and (occasionally) builds tech companies. ...
059: Shawn Humphrey on La Ceiba Microfinance, Tribal Teaching and Creating a Culture of Commitment in the Classroom
November 19, 2015 05:30 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBShawn Humphrey is currently an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Mary Washington. Shawn is the founder of the Two Dollar Challenge, La Ceiba Microfinance, the Month of Microfinance, and the Poverty Action Conference. Shawn describes himself as a Tribal Teacher, a Diligent Do-Gooder and a Global Grassroots Mobilizer. In this episode you will learn: about the social entrepreneurial journey that Shawn found himself pursuing. about Shawn’s Tribal Teaching pedagogy and...
058: Morten Jerven on Poor Numbers and Why Economists Get It Wrong With Africa
November 12, 2015 05:30 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBMorton Jerven is Professor of Economic History and Development at the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. In 2014, Morton was appointed Associate Professor in Global Change and International Relations at Noragrica at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Morton has published widely on African economic development, and particularly on patterns of economic growth and on economic development statistics. Upon the release of his book, Poor Num...
057: Alvin Roth on Match-Making, Repugnant Markets and Market Design
November 05, 2015 05:30 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBAlvin E. Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He is also the Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University. Professor Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, experimental economics and market design and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems. In 2012, Alvin won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Llo...
056: Campbell Harvey on Improving Significance Tests, the Importance of Positive Skew and the Future of Blockchain
October 29, 2015 04:30 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBCampbell R. Harvey is Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served as Editor of The Journal of Finance from 2006-2012 and is President-elect of the American Finance Association. Campbell’s research interests include statistical methods, risk management, asset allocation, real assets and cryptocurrencies. He is the Investment Strategy Advisor to the Man Gr...
055: David Skarbek on the Economics of Prison Gangs and The Social Order of the Underworld
October 22, 2015 04:30 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBDr David Skarbek is a Senior Lecturer in Political Economy and Undergraduate Exam Board Chair in the Department of Political Economy at Kings College, London. David’s research interest is to understand how people define and enforce property rights in the absence of strong, effective governments. His work has examined incarceration, gangs, and crime in the United States. David received a BS in Economics from San Jose State University and a MA and PhD in Economics from George Mason Universit...
054: Christine Exley on the Economics of Volunteering, Market Failure in the Homeless Dog Market and Wagaroo
October 15, 2015 04:30 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBChristine Exley is Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Christine is also Co-founder and Chief of Research at Wagaroo - an organisation dedicated in re-housing homeless dogs to responsible and loving families. Wagaroo was founded to bring a simple principle to life: When it comes to getting a pet, it's time to make it easier for people to do the right thing! No puppy mills. No backyard breeders. Just owners, rescues, responsible breeders, and shelters working to...
053: Helena Norberg-Hodge on Localisation, Trade Treaties and the Economics of Happiness
October 08, 2015 04:30 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBHelena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of Local Futures. A pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. Helena is the producer and co-director of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, and is the author of Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh, described as “an inspirational classic”. Helena has given public lectures in seven languages, and has appeared in ...
052: Alex Tabarrok on Globalisation, Bounty Hunters and Leveraging Online Education
October 01, 2015 04:30 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBAlex Tabarrok is Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-founder (with Tyler Cowen) of Marginal Revolution University, an online platform for learning economics. Alex is a TED speaker with over 640,000 views of his TED talk, How Ideas Trump Crises. In this episode, you will learn: how to ensure that criminals turn up of trial and to reduce the possibility of them becoming a fugitive. why bounty hunters and bail bondsmen are best for the taxpayer. why bounty hu...
051: Eyal Winter on How Excessive Giving Ensures the Survival of the Human Race and on the Beautiful Mind of John Nash
September 24, 2015 04:30 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBEyal Winter is the Silverzweig Professor of Economics at the Hebrew University and Economics Professor at Leicester University. He is a member and a former director of the Center for the Study of Rationality, an elected council member of the International Game Theory Society and an elected fellow of the Economic Theory Society. Eyal was awarded the Humboldt Prize for excellence in research by the German government in 2010. He has presented his work in more than 120 research institutes in 2...
050: Dan Ariely on Irrational Behavior and the Importance of Our Environment When Making Decisions
September 17, 2015 04:30 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBDan Ariely is Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University in North Carolina. Dan’s interests span a wide range of behaviors, and his sometimes unusual experiments are consistently interesting, amusing and informative, demonstrating profound ideas that fly in the face of common wisdom. Dan is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty and his latest book Irrationally Yours is no...
049: Jez Groom and Jon Haywood on How a Cleverly Designed Nudge Can Change People's Behavior - Including How We Pee
September 10, 2015 04:30 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBJez Groom is a behavioral economist and co-founder of the behavioral practice #ogilvychange in the United Kingdom. Alongside Rory Sutherland, Jez has created the Nudge Awards and Nudgestock, bringing the best in behavioral economics to the mainstream. Jon Haywood is the founder of Ambassadogs and has been working in the Advertising industry for almost 20 years. Jon has specialised in taking a more consumer (human) perspective of the marketing challenge, working with the likes of Rory Suth...
048: Steve Hanke on Currency Boards, Moral Hazard and the Benefits of Privatization
September 03, 2015 04:30 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBSteve Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics, specializing in currency boards. He is Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Steve is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. and a member of the Charter Council of the Society of Economic Measurement and the Financial Advisory Council of the United Arab Emirates. Pr...
047: Victor Ricciardi on The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing
August 27, 2015 04:30 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBVictor Ricciardi is Finance Professor at Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland where he teaches courses in personal financial planning, corporate finance, investments, behavioral finance, and the psychology of money. Victor is the Coordinator of Behavioral & Experimental Research for the Social Science Research Network also known as SSRN. Victor is the current Editor for seven SSRN eJournals including Behavioral & Experimental Finance, History of Finance, and Behavioral & Experimental Econ...
046: Shanta Devarajan on The World Bank, Quiet Corruption, Government Failure and Comparative Advantage
August 20, 2015 04:30 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBShanta Devarajan is the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region. Since joining the World Bank in 1991, he has been a Principal Economist and Research Manager for Public Economics in the Development Research Group, and the Chief Economist of the Human Development Network, South Asia, and Africa Region. Shanta was the director of the World Development Report 2004, ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. Before 1991, he was on the faculty of Harvard University’...
045: Jon Manning on the Art of Pricing and How Economic Theory Has Got Pricing All Wrong
August 13, 2015 04:30 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBJon Manning is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Sans Prix and has over two decades of Pricing experience in a wide variety of industries. Since establishing Sans Prix, Jon (and his associates) have generated millions of dollars in incremental revenue for clients in places such as the UK, USA, India, and Australia. Increasingly in demand as both a speaker and educator, Jon has spoken at many conferences, workshops, webinars and educational institutions across the Asia-Pacific, the Mi...
044: Nancy Folbre on Feminist Economics and the Care Economy
August 06, 2015 04:30 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBNancy Folbre is a recently retired Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst andcurrently directs a research program of gender and care work at the Political Economy Research Institute. Professor Folbre's research focuses on the interface between feminist theory and political economy, with a particular focus on the work of caring for others. Nancy was elected president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) in 2002, has been an associate ed...
043: Herbert Gintis on Game Theory and the Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Human Behavior
July 30, 2015 04:30 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBHerbert Gintis is Emeritus Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts and visiting Professor at Central European University. He is known for his theoretical contributions to sociobiology, especially altruism, cooperation, epistemic game theory and gene-culture co-evolution. Herbert has a B.A and M.A in Mathematics but switched his PhD program at Harvard from mathematics to economics. Professor Gintis was part of a group of economists who developed their ideas on a new economics...
042: Parviz Parvizi on Clammr, Coffee, Coase and the Economy of Iran
July 23, 2015 04:30 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBParviz Parvizi is co-founder of Clammr, a mobile app and platform making audio more social and viral. Users are calling Clammr, which features snack-sized audio clips of 18 seconds or less, the “Instagram of Audio” and “Audio Twitter”. Previously, Parviz worked at McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, the Federal Communications Commission, and O’Melveny & Myers. He has advised top 5 global media companies and mobile carriers on strategy and growth. He was a founder of McKinsey’s iConsumer r...
041: Dermot Hayes on Comparative Advantage, Feeding the Chinese and the Malthusian Catastrophe
July 16, 2015 07:35 - 39 minutes - 18 MBDermot Hayes is the Pioneer Chair of Agribusiness, professor of economics, and professor of finance at Iowa State University. He heads the Trade and Agricultural Policy Division at CARD, a position he also held from 1990 through 1998. He is co-director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, a research center dually administered through the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development or CARD at Iowa State and at the University of Missouri at Columbia. He is also a lead...
040: Rebecca Harding on Trade Finance and How Delta Economics Can Help Identify Growth Opportunities World-wide
July 09, 2015 04:30 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBDr Rebecca Harding, CEO of Delta Economics, is an independent economist with an extensive background in modelling economic growth, trade, productivity, innovation and enterprise. Rebecca is the author of nine books and has written over 250 articles on economic issues. She has held senior positions in leading academic, think-tank and corporate organisations, including roles at the London Business School, Deloitte and the Work Foundation. Rebecca has advised the European Union and regional ...
039: David Zetland on Aguanomics, Water Scarcity, Water Wars and ‘Toilet-to-Tap’
July 02, 2015 04:30 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBDavid Zetland is an assistant professor at Leiden University College, where he teaches various classes on economics. David was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy at UC Berkeley (2008-2010) and a Senior Water Economist at Wageningen University (2011-2013). David blogs on water, economics and politics at aguanomics.com and gives many talks to public, professional and academic audiences. David has two books The End of Abundance: economic solutions to w...
038: Leah Bell on Being an Angry Grad and Setting Yourself Up for a Life of Success
June 25, 2015 04:30 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBLeah Bell spent tens of thousands of dollars on a college education for a degree in Education with the same hope of getting a job one day. After struggling to find a teaching job as an Elementary school teacher, Leah had to work at a minimum part-time job to supplement her teaching salary. However, the school closed and she lost her job. Leah took on a job related to sales. But after a few years she realized that she wanted nothing more than to stay at home with her son. But with student de...
037: Noah Smith on Austrian Theory Being a 'Bad Joke', Heterodox Models and Efficient Markets
June 18, 2015 04:30 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBNoah Smith is Assistant Professor of Finance at Stony Brook University, New York where he is also a member of the Center for Behavioral Finance research team. Noah’s research Interests include Experimental Finance, Behavioral Finance and Macroeconomics. Noah was panel discussant for the Institute for New Economic Thinking Task Force and has received numerous research awards and fellowships. Noah is a regular contributor to Bloomberg View where he writes extensively on economics and financ...
036: Jason Shogren on Music and Endogenous Risk and Rationality in the Environmental Goods Market
June 11, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBJason Shogren is the Stroock Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Wyoming. Professor Shogren’s background and research interests include the economics of environmental and natural resource policy, experimental methods; endangered species; invasive species; climate change; agricultural and forest management; energy; health; regulation; and paleoeconomics. Jason served as professor to Sweden’s Kin...
035: Stephen Young on Being Car Free and the Behavioural Economics of Owning A Car
June 04, 2015 04:30 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBStephen Young is a Senior Lecturer at Brighton Business School and is subject leader for behavioural economics. He is also Visiting Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, where he teaches Behavioural Economics to health professionals, including commissioners, public health practitioners and GPs. As an independent consultant and trainer, Stephen also provides client workshops and presentations on behavioural economics and behaviour change. Stephen is widely published and...
034: David Simon on Meatonomics and How the Meat and Dairy Industry Impose Substantial Negative Externalities on Society
May 28, 2015 04:30 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBDavid Robinson Simon is a lawyer and advocate for sustainable consumption. David works as general counsel for a healthcare company and serves on the board of the Animal Protection and Rescue League Fund, a non-profit dedicated to protecting animals. David runs a website that keeps us up-to-date on matters arising from the farm animal industry as well as informing us of other animal-related causes. David received his B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of Southern Cali...
033: Abdullah Al-Bahrani on the Economy of Oman and How Racial Discrimination Empowered Him to Succeed in Life and in Economics.
May 21, 2015 04:30 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBDr. Abdullah Al Bahrani is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Northern Kentucky University, where he serves as the Principles of Economics Coordinator. Abdullah’s research interests are in the fields of Industrial Organization and Education of Economics. Currently, his primary focus is on innovative approaches to teaching Economics. In Industrial Organization, his research examines market structure and competition in the banking and real estate industries. Prior to joining academia, D...
032: Joe Gladstone on the 'Pay What You Want' Pricing Model and Using Big Data to Understand You Better
May 14, 2015 04:30 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBJoe Gladstone is an academic researcher and consultant based at the University of Cambridge, where he applies insights from behavioural economics and psychological research to better understand consumer behaviour. Joe partners with some of the world’s largest corporations, such as Twitter, Bupa and Visa, as well as government departments, to tackle challenges that deal with behaviour change. Joe's views on consumer behaviour have been featured in the BBC, Forbes, The Huffington Post and ot...
031: Matt Rousu on Experimental Auctions and the Need for Peer-Reviewed Economic Impact Studies
May 07, 2015 04:30 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBDr. Matthew Rousu is a Professor and Warehime Chair in the Department of Economics at Susquehanna University. His main teaching interests include microeconomics, political economic thought, and game theory. Matt is an expert on experimental auction design and implementation. He uses his expertise on experimental auctions to study problems in agricultural economics, environmental economics, and public health. He has published over 40 scholarly articles, as well as book chapters, non-technic...
030: Kim Holder on Rockonomix and Teaching Economics Through the Lens of Sport, Music and Movies
April 30, 2015 04:30 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBKim Holder is an economics educator from the University of Western Georgia and teaches principles of macro and micro. Kim is passionate about economics, music, media, pop-culture and sports and loves using technology and social media in the classroom to get her students excited about learning. Kim is founder of Rockonomix, an inter-university contest held in the USA that encourages students to compose economic-themed lyrics to a popular song. Find Out: how Kim Holder uses music to asses...
029: John Cochrane on the Future of Finance, MOOC Education, Regulation and the Case for Free Markets
April 23, 2015 07:21 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBJohn Cochrane is the AQR Capital Management Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Professor Cochrane is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and past director of its asset pricing program, and an Adjunct Scholar of the CATO institute. John is past President and Fellow of the American Finance Association, and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He...
028: Alice Louise Kassens on Nudging Students to Study Economics and Why Mainstream Media Should Publish Research on Mental Health
April 16, 2015 04:30 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBDr. Alice Kassens is an economics professor at Roanoke College and has already built a notable reputation in her profession. Alice is the current recipient of Roanoke’s John S. Shannon Professorship in Economics, which honors and supports a faculty member who is an outstanding teacher and accomplished scholar and who is thoroughly committed to enriching the lives of Roanoke students. Dr Kassens’ work at Roanoke includes creating and maintaining an economics program blog and a biannual new...
027: Craig Medico on How Economics Saved My Career, Using Technology in the Classroom and Why I’m off to Wrestling School
April 09, 2015 04:30 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBCraig Medico is an Economics and History educator in New York with 11 years of classroom experience. Craig is doing amazing things to get young people to understand and become interested in economics. He is the author of No Bull Review - Macroeconomics and Microeconomics: For use with the AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics Exams (2012) and No Bull Review - Macroeconomics and Microeconomics: Top 10 Guide (2014). Craig is the developer of several best-selling iPhone test prep apps from...
026: Thomas O'Grady on How Writing a PhD on Demographics Revealed an Opportunity in the San Francisco Housing Market
April 02, 2015 04:30 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBThomas O’Grady has a PhD in Mathematical and Statistical Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. His professional career has taken him from becoming the top analyst in Soviet intelligence for a U.S. agency and receiving the Meritorious Service Medal, also awarded to Wesley Clark, John McCain and General Schwarzkopf to positions with Fortune 100 companies to building three companies of his own. Thomas has been quoted by the print media over 30,000 times and appeared on TV and...