Eugene Fama — For Whom is the Market Efficient? (#161) Gene Fama is famous for his work on the efficient markets hypothesis. How does he reflect on his work today? December 31, 2024
Larry Summers — AGI and the Next Industrial Revolution (#159) Could AI initiate a new, much faster economic growth regime, akin to the Industrial Revolution? October 22, 2024
Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (#156: Bonus Live Episode) How can we make our cities more productive? What will it take to build more homes in Australia? Why might the YIMBY movement fail? And is Sydney better than Melbourne? May 31, 2024
Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance (#155) Why does housing cost so much? And could building more homes be the solution to many of society's problems? May 14, 2024
Raghuram Rajan — Debt, Monetary Policy, and Unintended Consequences (#151) What were the deep causes of the global financial crisis? Has unconventional monetary policy worked? And should monetary policy target financial stability? November 02, 2023
Ken Henry — An Economic Odyssey (#145) Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of the Australian Department of Treasury from 2001 to 2011. May 10, 2023
Daniel Kahneman — Dyads, And Other Mysteries (#143) Daniel Kahneman is the most influential living psychologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 and is the author of Thinking, Fast and Slow. April 14, 2023
The Race That Stopped The Nation — Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton (#137) Richard Holden is Professor of Economics at UNSW. Steven Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University. August 30, 2021
#136: Ergodicity — Ole Peters Ole Peters is a physicist and a Fellow at the London Mathematical Laboratory. August 24, 2021
#132: Policy In An Age Of Politics – John Hewson John Hewson is a former Australian politician and was leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. Read the full May 24, 2021
#129: Marvellous Melbourne And Australia's Darkest Depression – Graeme Davison Graeme Davison is Australia’s most eminent urban historian. Read the full transcript [Transcript coming soon.] May 04, 2021
#128: A Forgotten Genius – Cheryl Misak Cheryl Misak is a Canadian philosopher and the author of Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers. Read the full transcript April 28, 2021
#127: Progress And Planet – Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Turnbull was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. Read the full transcript [Transcript coming soon.] April 12, 2021
#125: The Reign Of Keynes, Part II – Lord Robert Skidelsky Robert Skidelsky, FBA is a British economic historian. He is the author of a three-volume award-winning biography of British economist John March 22, 2021
#123: There Is Such A Thing As Society – Sir Paul Collier Sir Paul Collier is a British development economist. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of Oxford and March 08, 2021
#122: The Reign Of Keynes, Part I – Zach Carter Zach Carter is a senior reporter at The Huffington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Price March 01, 2021
#120: The Republic Is In Peril – Jack A. Goldstone Jack A. Goldstone is an American sociologist and the Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Chair Professor of Public Policy February 16, 2021
#117: The Moral Causes And Consequences Of Economic Growth – Benjamin M. Friedman Benjamin M. Friedman is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading macroeconomists. He is currently the William Joseph Maier January 25, 2021
#115: Deaths Of Despair And The Future Of Capitalism – Angus Deaton Sir Angus Deaton is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. Transcript JOE January 11, 2021
Rational Minds Part 5: Heuristics Make Us Smart – Gerd Gigerenzer Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and director emeritus of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck December 21, 2020
Rational Minds Part 4: The Blind Leading The Blind – David Hirshleifer David Hirshleifer is a professor of finance and currently holds the Merage chair in Business Growth at the University of California. December 20, 2020
Rational Minds Part 3: Rethinking Bubbles – Vernon Smith Vernon Smith won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. December 19, 2020
Rational Minds Part 2: The Myth Of Tulip Mania – Anne Goldgar Anne Goldgar is an historian and holds the Van Hunnick Chair in European History at the University of Southern California Dornsife. December 17, 2020
Rational Minds Part 1: A Nation Of Gamblers – Ed Glaeser Ed Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Show notes Selected links * Follow Ed: Website December 15, 2020
#107: The Roaring Twenties And The Birth Of Consumer Credit – Martha Olney Martha Olney is an economist and Teaching Professor in Berkeley’s Economics Department. Show notes Selected links * Follow Martha: Website | Twitter December 07, 2020
#105: Despair And Indignation Among The American White Working Class – Arlie Hochschild Arlie Hochschild is one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Show notes Selected links * Follow Arlie: November 23, 2020
#104: Back To The Future – Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen is an economist and public intellectual par excellence. Show notes Selected links * Follow Tyler: Website | Twitter | Podcast | Blog * Stubborn November 04, 2020
#103: A Labor Intellectual's Plan To Rebraid Our Frayed Social Fabric – Andrew Leigh Dr Andrew Leigh MP is an economist and Federal Labor parliamentarian. Show notes Selected links * Follow Andrew: Website | Twitter * Reconnected, by October 19, 2020
#101: The Rise And Fall Of Monetary Policy – Ian Macfarlane Ian Macfarlane was Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1996 to 2006. Show notes Selected links * Follow Ian: Website October 05, 2020
#99: Housing Bubble Week Epilogue: Not All Bubbles Are Created Equal – Vernon Smith Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002. Show notes Charts Selected links * Follow Vernon: Website * Rethinking Housing September 27, 2020
#96: The Housing Supply Myth – Cameron Murray & Ian Mulheirn Cameron Murray is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Henry Halloran Trust. Ian Mulheirn is Executive Director and August 13, 2020
#95: Inside Humanity's Infinite Improbability Drive – Matt Ridley Matt Ridley is an author, journalist, biologist, and businessman. His books have sold over a million copies. Show notes Selected links August 11, 2020
#94: Radical Uncertainty – Mervyn King Mervyn King was Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013. Show notes Selected links * Follow Mervyn King: Website August 08, 2020
#93: The Doyen Of Economics Podcasting On Death, Lockdown, And The Art Of Socratic Dialogue – Russ Roberts Russ Roberts is an economist and the host of EconTalk. Show notes Selected links * Follow Russ Roberts: Website | Twitter * EconTalk * Macroeconomic July 22, 2020
#91: How To Put The Economy Into A Coma – Chris Edmond & Steve Hamilton Chris Edmond and Steve Hamilton are Australian economists. Show notes Selected links * Follow Chris Edmond: Website | Twitter * Follow Steve Hamilton: Website April 02, 2020
#84: The Intellectual Wild South – Eric Weinstein Eric Weinstein is a mathematician and the Managing Director of Thiel Capital. This episode of the podcast is brought to you January 31, 2020
#82: The Modern Empiricist Proving Old Wisdom On Household Debt And Recession – Amir Sufi Amir Sufi is the Bruce Lindsay Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. December 20, 2019
#81: How To Build A Future More Like Star Trek Than Terminator – Andrew Leigh Dr Andrew Leigh MP is a member of the Australian federal parliament. He is currently Labor’s Shadow Assistant Minister for November 18, 2019
#79: On Radical Uncertainty, "Phantastic Objects", and Blowing Bubbles – David Tuckett David Tuckett is a psychoanalyst, Professor, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty at University College London. October 17, 2019
#77: Markets and The Madness of Crowds – Robert Shiller Robert J. Shiller is Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and one of the 2013 recipients of the Nobel Prize September 07, 2019
#71: Housing Bubble Week Finale: It's The Housing Cycle, Stupid! – Ed Leamer This episode is about why housing busts cause recessions. Few understand their nexus better than Ed Leamer. Ed is the Chauncey May 23, 2019
#70: Housing Bubble Week: Getting Things Done in Western Sydney – John Hempton The logic is inevitable: credit is as much a feature of housing bubbles as the sun is of day. And to May 21, 2019
#69: Housing Bubble Week: A Philosophy of Bubbles – Timo Henckel Bubbles are everywhere today — or so we’re told. But what are they really? I speak with behavioural macroeconomist from the May 19, 2019
#68: Housing Bubble Week: Speculation and Unchartered Waters – Chris Joye Chris Joye manages $3 billion as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Australian fixed-income manager Coolabah Capital Investments, and is a contributing May 16, 2019
#67: Housing Bubble Week: Housing Bubbles as Availability Cascades – Timur Kuran Timur Kuran is a Turkish American economist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies at May 15, 2019
#66: Housing Bubble Week: Lessons From Amsterdam’s ‘Gentlemen’s Canal’ – Piet Eichholtz We all know that real estate is the best long-term investment for capital gains, and property investors should just hold through May 14, 2019
#65: Housing Bubble Week: Can We Predict Housing Bubbles? – Dean Baker I speak with Dean Baker, US economist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research based in Washington, D. May 13, 2019
#64: ‘Housing Bubble Week’ & Joe’s Speech to Mensa I announce ‘Housing Bubble Week’ and share a speech I gave in Sydney in September 2018. Show notes Selected links * Follow May 12, 2019
#60: On Recessions – Andrew Charlton Andrew Charlton is a Rhodes Scholar, economist, and author. From 2008-10, in his late twenties, he was senior economic adviser to December 06, 2018
#58: When The Sky Fell In – Kevin Rudd Joe speaks with the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. Kevin led Australia from December 2007 to June 2010 and October 25, 2018
#57: The Man Who Defied Europe – Yanis Varoufakis Joe speaks with former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, the man who defied Europe to save Greece – and failed. Yanis, the July 26, 2018