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Episode · EconTalk · 2022-05-23

Russ Roberts & Diane Coyle: books mentioned on EconTalk

Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics

3 books · With Diane Coyle · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Mainstream economics, says author Diane Coyle, keeps treating people like cogs: self-interested, rational agents. But in the digital economy, we're less sophisticated consumer and more monster under the influece of social media.

Diane Coyle discussed Identity Economics by George A. Akerlof and others. Russ Roberts discussed Cogs and Monsters by Diane Coyle and Monsters by Diane Namm.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Identity Economics

    George A. Akerlof; Rachel E. Kranton · at 2:02

    George A.

    Discussed
    “if you think about george acholoff and rachel crenton and identity economics or the narrative economics that bob schiller and others have written about”
    Diane Coyle Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 2:02
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Cogs and Monsters

    Diane Coyle · at 4:46 · mentioned 6 times

    Discussed
    “now that's part of economics but in terms of thinking about what makes us happy which i think is a big underlying theme your book we're going to talk about what's progress what do we really deeply care about it seems to me that that it's true”
    Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 4:46
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Monsters

    Diane Namm · at 4:46 · mentioned 6 times

    Discussed
    “now that's part of economics but in terms of thinking about what makes us happy which i think is a big underlying theme your book we're going to talk about what's progress what do we really deeply care about it seems to me that that it's true”
    Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 4:46
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Cogs and Monsters
“our topic for today is her latest book cogs and monsters what economics is and what it should be”
Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 0:17
Plugged Monsters
“our topic for today is her latest book cogs and monsters what economics is and what it should be”
Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 0:17
Plugged The Weightless World
“and actually my first book about this came out 25 years ago this year the weightless world pointing out that the change in gdp was all was all intangible”
Diane Coyle Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 56:04
Plugged Cogs and Monsters
“my guest today has been diane coyle her book is cogs and monsters”
Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 1:01:32
Plugged Monsters
“my guest today has been diane coyle her book is cogs and monsters”
Russ Roberts Diane Coyle on Cogs, Monsters, and Better Economics 2022-05-23 Listen at 1:01:32
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