Episode · EconTalk · 2021-11-15
Books mentioned on Emily Oster on the Family Firm
Author and economist Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book, The Family Firm, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Oster argues that running your family life the way you'd run your own business makes for a better family in today's crazy world.
Emily Oster discussed The Fatal Conceit by F. A. Hayek.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Fatal Conceit
The Fatal Conceit by F.A.
Discussed“russ a little bit just because there's a famous paragraph that i love and listeners know i love out of the fatal conceit by hayek where he talks about the dangers of taking the family out into the macro economy”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Family Firm
“our topic for today is her new book the family firm”
Plugged Wild Problems
“i think when this episode airs you could pre-order it on amazon it's called wild problems and i'm critical in there and emily as it turns out has actually read a manuscript to the book which is very cool which i appreciate it's really good everybody should pre-order it”