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Economic Rockstar

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Economic 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

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01:04:38

115: Edward Conard on the Upside of Inequality: How...

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2016/12/09

Edward Conard is the author of the New York Times top-ten bestselling book, Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong (2012), and his recent book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class which reached #7 on the New York Times Bestsellers list and is #1 on the New York Times business book list month. He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. and former Bain Capital partner. Ed Conard has debated

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00:56:44

114: Deirdre McCloskey on Equality and Greed and How...

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2016/12/01

Deirdre McCloskey taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago and was a Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication. She was also adjunct professor of Philosophy and Classics there, and for five years was a visiting Professor of philosophy at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Since October 2007 Deirdre has received six honorary doctorates. In 2013, she received the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award from the Competitive Enterprise Institute for her work examining factors

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00:55:51

113: Jonathan McEvoy on Globalisation, National...

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2016/11/24

Jonathan McEvoy is currently an undergrad student of economics at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. He was recently recognised for being in the top 5% of the Business School at W.I.T, earning the honour of being on the Deans List for Academic Achievement. Jonathan has a unique understanding of the world around us and, together with his love of economics, has a unique perspective on the economics discipline. Jonathan’s desire to discover and explore the multitude of economic thinking,

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00:53:58

112: Stuti Khemani on Making Politics work for...

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2016/11/17

Dr. Stuti Khemani is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. She joined through the Young Professionals Program after obtaining a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Khemani's area of research is the political economy of public policy choices, and institutional reforms for development. Her work is published in leading economics and political science journals, such as the American Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics and

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00:59:26

111: Greg Mankiw on Writing, Carbon Tax, Health Care...

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2016/11/10

Greg Mankiw is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. He has written two popular textbooks—the intermediate-level textbook Macroeconomics and the introductory textbook Principles of Economics. Principles of Economics has sold over two million copies and has been translated into twenty languages. In addition to his teaching, research, and

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01:01:49

110: Beatrice Cherrier on the Economics of 'The Wire'...

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2016/11/04

Beatrice Cherrier is an assistant professor at the University of Caen, France. Professor Cherrier's research includes the history of postwar economics and how economists’ individual visions combine in collective “styles” of doing economics. Her current research project is aimed at understanding the rise of applied economics from the mid-1960s onwards. Beatrice is affiliated with CREM, the Centre for Research in Economics and Management, where she researches alongside social choice theorists. She

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00:48:37

109: Julia Norgaard on the Online Black Market for...

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2016/10/27

Julia Norgaard is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at George Mason University. Julia is also a Ph.D. Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Graduate Lecturer at George Mason University. Her interests include development and institutional economics as well as public choice. Julia’s teaching include Managerial Economics, Public Choice Economics, Economic Development of Developing Nations and Economies in Transition. She received her Masters degree in economics from George Mason University in Fairfax,

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00:55:03

108: Steve Horwitz on Spontaneous Order, the...

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2016/10/20

Steven Horwitz is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY and is currently Visiting Scholar at Ball State University, Indiana. Professor Horwitz is also an Affiliated Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center Virgina, a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute in Canada, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Steve is the author of three books, Monetary Evolution, Free Banking, and Economic Order, Microfoundations and Macroeconomics:

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00:50:51

107: Jaclyn Lindo on Hawaii Land-Based Learning as a...

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2016/10/13

Dr. Jaclyn Lindo is an economics instructor at the University of Hawaii’s Kapiolani Community College where she teaches principles-level courses and advise the Economics and Business Club. Dr. Lindo flipped all of her courses using a combination of publisher-produced videos and her own problem-based, collaborative in-class assignments. She strives to make her course material as relevant to students' experiences and interests by using pop culture as well as integrating local issues. Jaclyn will be

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01:02:16

106: Michael Kofoed on the Effectiveness of an...

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2016/10/06

Michael Kofoed is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Professor Kofoed’s research focuses on the economics of higher education including the effects of financial aid on student outcomes, pricing behavior of for-profit universities, and measuring the effects of randomly assigned peers and mentors. Michael has numerous published and forthcoming papers and his book chapter “Price Discrimination", co-authored with David Mustard, features in

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00:55:28

105: Jana Gallus on the Economics of Non-Financial...

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2016/09/29

Jana Gallus is an assistant professor in the strategy group at UCLA Anderson. Professor Gallus’s research interests lie in behavioral economics and strategy, with a focus on non-financial incentives and their effects on decision-making. Jana investigates how incentive schemes can be designed to enhance employee motivation and organizational performance in the private and nonprofit sectors. Jana joined UCLA from Harvard, where she was a postdoctoral fellow. She received her Ph.D. in economics from

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104: Russ Roberts on How Adam Smith Can Change Your...

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2016/09/22

Russ Roberts is Associate Editor, founder and host of the popular and much loved podcast EconTalk, and founding advisory board member of the Library of Economics and Liberty. Russ is the John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. His two rap videos on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, created with filmmaker John Papola, have had more than eight million views on YouTube. Russ’ latest book How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide

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103: Brian Mills on the Labor Market in Baseball, the...

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2016/09/15

Dr. Brian Mills is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida within the Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management specializing in Managerial Sports Economics. Professor Mills is also Associate Research Faculty within the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute (EFTI). Brian’s research interests encompass topics such as the sports labor market, industrial organization and sports league policy, public policy and economic development related to sport, and advanced analytics in the

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00:50:36

102: Matías Vernengo on John Maynard Keynes and the...

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2016/09/08

Matías Vernengo is Professor of Economics at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Vernengo is co-author of ‘Conta de Juros Grande & Favela’ and has also edited four books including ‘Banking, Monetary Policy and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation - Essays in the Tradition of Jane D’Arista’ He has published over fifty academic and popular articles, and contributes to the blogs Naked Keynesianism and Triple Crisis. He is also the co-editor of the Review of Keynesian Economics (ROKE)

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101: Chris Coyne on the Opportunity Cost of War,...

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2016/09/01

Christopher Coyne is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. He also serves as Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Economics. Professor Coyne serves as the Co-Editor of The Review of Austrian Economics, the Co-Editor of The Independent Review, the Co-Editor of Advances in Austrian Economics, and the Book Review Editor of Public

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00:47:06

100: Emily Skarbek on the Economics of Natural...

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2016/08/25

Dr. Emily Skarbek is a Lecturer in Political Economy at King's College London. Emily’s research examines the role of voluntary associations in solving complex public goods problems after natural disasters. Her empirical approach is three-pronged, drawing on archives, historical sources, and field-work following large-scale natural disasters. In addition, Emily has a passion for the history of economic thought, which she believes can play a key role in advancing contemporary debates. She is

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099: Rodney Fort on Sport Economics, Big Data in...

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2016/08/18

Rodney Fort is Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan after spending 23 years in an economics department at various universities. Professor Fort teaches Sports Economics and Research Methods for Sport Management and research interests include sport economics, regulation and microeconomics. Rodney is a recognized authority on sports economics and business, both in the U.S. and internationally. He has written 7 books including the best seller Sports Economics, 63 refereed journal

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00:45:53

098: Kirk Du Plessis on Options Trading and Creating...

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2016/08/11

Kirk Du Plessis is a full-time options trader, real estate investor, stay-at-home Dad and personal trading coach. His background and experience includes time on Wall Street as an investment banker, a senior stock analyst and a senior loan officer. Kirk is the Founder and Fund Manager at Option Alpha, an online education and training platform for options traders with students from 42 different countries around the world. You can grab his completely FREE 12-Part Video Training Course which will help

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097: Peita Diamantidis on Being a Finance Action Hero...

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2016/08/04

Peita Diamantidis is an Author, Financial Adviser and Financial Literacy Advocate. She combines maths and finance with a passion for communicating leading her on a mission to empower the public to take charge of their finances. Her easy to understand financial explanations ensure her clients have the tools and information they need to make key financial decisions. With a background in Actuarial Studies and economics, Peita delivers a deep understanding of the fundamentals of money and finance

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00:58:53

096: Cameron Murray on the Robinson Crusoe Economy...

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2016/07/28

Dr Cameron K. Murray is an economist with a passion for improving society. Cameron writes under the pseudonym Rumplestatskin. Cameron has a broad range of interests and a diverse background in property development, environmental economics research and economic regulation. In his writings, Cameron aims to bring reliable insights from the academic and technical literature into the mainstream economic debate. Cameron thinks that economics could be much better than it is, which is why he often write

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