Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-06-24
Books mentioned on 108. Ninety-Eight Years of Economic Wisdom
Robert Solow is 98 years old and a giant among economists. He tells Steve about cracking German codes in World War II, why it’s so hard to reduce inequality, and how his field lost its way.
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Freakonomics
“All right, here it is: which word appeared in the title of a 2005 book by Stephen Levitt and Stephen Dubner that explored the hidden side of many processes?”