Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2020-12-02

Tyler Cowen & Zach Carter: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler

Zach Carter on the Life and Legacy of John Maynard Keynes

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After reading Zach Carter's intellectual biography of Keynes earlier this year, Tyler declared that the book would qualify "without reservation" as one of the best of the year.

Zach Carter recommended Nova by Samuel R. Delany, and discussed A revision of the Treaty by John Maynard Keynes and Indian currency and finance by John Maynard Keynes. Tyler Cowen discussed General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money by John Maynard Keynes, A treatise on money by John Maynard Keynes, and Essays in biography by John Maynard Keynes.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. A revision of the Treaty

    John Maynard Keynes · at 0:49

    Discussed
    “i think a few years after 1922 i believe after the treaty even signed keynes did a sort of follow-up analysis called a revision of the treaty which was basically 80 000 words”
    Where to get it
  2. Indian currency and finance

    John Maynard Keynes · at 8:38

    Discussed
    “he wrote a book his first book is called i think indian currency in finance it's from 1912 or 1913.”
    Where to get it
  3. General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money

    John Maynard Keynes · at 15:13

    John Maynard Keynes's influential 1936 economic treatise reshaped macroeconomic policy and continues to provoke critical debate among modern economists and scholars.

    Discussed
    “i have at least 20 different friends who studied the general theory keynes this book from 1936 the big famous one and i ask them what's the central message of the general theory”
    Where to get it
  4. Nova

    Samuel R. Delany · at 38:02

    Nova by Samuel R.

    Recommended
    “nova tell us why oh my god i love that book i just read it for a book club”
    Where to get it
  5. A treatise on money

    John Maynard Keynes · at 47:34

    Discussed
    “gaines works for i think seven years on treatise on money it's two volumes at the end what he comes up with is a tabular standard which i'm fine with by the way”
    Where to get it
  6. Essays in biography

    John Maynard Keynes · at 51:03

    Discussed
    “what do you think is his best biographical portrait in essays and biography which is one of my favorite books i might add”
    Where to get it
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