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Episode · EconTalk · 2025-02-03

Russ Roberts & Daisy Christodoulou: books mentioned on EconTalk (Feb 2025)

Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy Christodoulou)

1 book · With Daisy Christodoulou · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Surely perfection is better than imperfection. But applying technology to improve decision-making can backfire.

Russ Roberts recommended I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR

    Daisy Christodoulou · at 1:09:06

    I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou is a book that examines the impact of video assistant referees, decision-making processes, and cognitive rules in modern association football.

    Recommended
    “My guest today has been Daisy Christodoulou. Her book is I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR.”
    Russ Roberts Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy … 2025-02-03 Listen at 1:09:06
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR
“Her latest book, which is our topic for today is I can't stop thinking about VAR.”
Russ Roberts Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy … 2025-02-03 Listen at 0:28
Plugged Wild Problems
“I'm sure I've quoted this on the program before and I think it's in my book, Wild Problems, but it's carved into stone, or it was when I was there at the University of Chicago, this quote from Lord Kelvin.”
Russ Roberts Coase, the Rules of the Game, and the Costs of Perfection (with Daisy … 2025-02-03 Listen at 25:27
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