Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2016-09-29
Books mentioned on 261. Why Are We Still Using Cash?
It facilitates crime, bribery, and tax evasion -- and yet some governments (including ours) are printing more cash than ever. Other countries, meanwhile, are ditching cash entirely.
Stephen Dubner discussed The Curse of Cash by Kenneth S. Rogoff.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Curse of Cash
Discussed“Here's how he puts it in his book, The Curse of Cash. Cash lies at the heart of some of today's most intractable public finance and monetary problems. And getting rid of most cash could help more than you might think.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing This Time Is Different
“He is the author, along with Carmen Reinhardt, of the influential book, This Time is Different, Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, which compared the Great Recession to past financial collapses.”
Passing Imagining India
“And that is Nandam Nilekani speaking. Nilekani is an Indian billionaire who co-founded the IT consulting firm Infosys. His 2008 book, Imagining India, offered a roadmap for India to thrive in the 21st century.”
Plugged Trekonomics
“So, my name is Manu Zadia, and I mostly write about the future. I just published Trekonomics, the economics of Star Trek.”