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Albrecht and Beckworth on the 2025 Nobel Prize in...

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2025/10/15

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Christopher Brunt | Medicare Pricing, Supplier...

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2022/11/03

Pricetheory.substack.comWelcome to Episode 13 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Christopher Brunt, Shirley & Philip Solomons Endowed Chair, Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern. We talk about health economics, especially supplier-induced demand, Medicare pricing, and how administered prices distort incentives for doctors.Chris’s Research* CPT fee differentials and visit upcoding under Medicare Part B* Pricing distortions in medicare's physician fee schedule and patient satisfaction

58:21

Brian Albrecht and Josh Hendrickson | What is Price...

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2022/08/25

You are listening to the Economic Forces Podcast, a free weekly newsletter on economics, especially price theory, without the politics. You can support our newsletter by signing up at pricetheory.substack.comWelcome to Episode 12 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We change things up by having a conversation between us about “what is price theory?” We point to a few central themes: exchange, competition is everywhere, opportunity costs, the value of simple models, and markets clear somehow.Previous

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Carola Binder | Inflation Expectations, Measurement...

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2022/07/14

You’re reading Economic Forces, a free weekly newsletter on economics, especially price theory, without the politics. You can support our newsletter by signing up here:Welcome to Episode 11 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Carola Binder, Associate Professor of Economics at Haverford College. We talk about Carola’s work on inflation expectations, what drives it, and how we measure it. We also cover consumer sentiment, political pressure on central banks, and NGDP targeting.Carola’s

Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin | How the World Became Rich

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2022/06/09

You’re reading Economic Forces, a free weekly newsletter on economics, especially price theory, without the politics. You can support our newsletter by signing up here:Welcome to Episode 10 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin about their new book, "How the World Became Rich." We talk about why England grew more than the Dutch, what role institutions and culture play, the modern approaches to economic history, and the need for more price theory in economic

Garrett Scott | Airline Pricing, Refunds, and the...

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2022/05/05

You’re listening to Economic Forces, a free weekly newsletter and podcast on economics, especially price theory, without the politics. You can support our newsletter by signing up here:Welcome to Episode 9 of the Economic Forces Podcast! We interview Garrett Scott about his job market paper "Screening with Refunds: Evidence from the Airline Industry." We discuss what makes airline pricing unique, especially the regulation and uncertainty involved, and the impact of price discrimination through