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Books by Bryan Caplan mentioned on podcasts
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The Case against Education
The Case against Education by Bryan Caplan is a provocative economic book arguing that higher education is largely a waste of time and money because its primary economic value lies in social signaling rather than skill acquisition.
Discussed“The Economist Brian Kaplan in a book called the case against education argues that one major function of a college degree is to act as a social signal a way to tell the world that you are worth hiring worth being friends with perhaps worth being intimidated by in kaplan's view”
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The Myth of the Rational Voter
The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan is an influential economic and political science text that examines voter behavior and the phenomenon of political irrationality.
Discussed“I think that your colleague Brian Kaplan wrote a beautiful book about it, The Myth of the Rational Voter, which is perfectly rational, that they are inattentive.”
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Open Borders
Open Borders by Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith is a graphic novel exploring the economics and philosophy of global migration.
Discussed“What happened actually was that my open borders have been translated into three Eastern European languages, been translated into Polish, Hungarian, and Czech.”
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Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Discussed“he also wrote a book arguing in favor of open borders to boost the global economy as well as a book called selfish reasons to have more kids in that one he argues that parenting should be fun”
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