Rationally Speaking #218 - Chris Auld on "Good and bad critiques of economics"

Rationally Speaking Podcast

English - October 01, 2018 03:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 464 ratings
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In this episode, economist Chris Auld describes some common criticisms of his field and why they're wrong. Julia and Chris also discuss whether there are any good critiques of the field, and whether economists think that people with an addiction to alcohol or drugs are behaving rationally.