Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-18
Books mentioned on The Price of Doing Business With John List | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 94
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Essays in positive economics
Milton Friedman's foundational collection of methodological papers examines how economic theory should be evaluated through empirical observation rather than unrealistic assumptions.
Discussed“When you look at Friedman's work on say the 53 positive economics book, he says economists must rely on evidence gleaned from the experiments that happen to occur.”
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Economics, an introductory analysis
Economics, an introductory analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson and William D.
Discussed“The first book I used was in 1985. It was by Samuelson and Nordhaus.”
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The economics of discrimination
Discussed“On the one hand is what Gary Becker wrote about in his dissertation in 1957, which is people just get satisfaction out of hurting another person in a different group—that's one kind of theory.”
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