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Every book Gary Shiffman recommended on podcasts

Guest on EconTalk · 1 book · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Gary Shiffman

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  1. The Godfather

    Mario Puzo · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Godfather by Mario Puzo is a classic crime novel that chronicles the fictional Corleone mafia family and explores themes of power, loyalty, and corruption.

    Discussed
    “so if you if you study the the literature on mafias or if you just watch a good you know godfather the godfather or another you know movie or read a novel the language is all about family”
    EconTalk Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence 2021-01-18 Listen at 17:30
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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Gary Shiffman on the Economics of ViolenceEconTalk2021-01-181
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged The Economics of Violence
“and i think that's the main goal of this book is to really address this question is do these identity labels help us to understand the phenomena that we care about”
EconTalk Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence 2021-01-18 Listen at 7:46
Plugged The Economics of Violence
“and i like the robinson caruso story because it's a very simple way of making the point that that as as a reader and you read that passage that you just read out loud”
EconTalk Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence 2021-01-18 Listen at 10:53
Plugged The Economics of Violence
“so it's not as i say in the book it's not islam as islam that matters it's islam as an institution which which which shapes human behavior that does matter”
EconTalk Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence 2021-01-18 Listen at 15:12
Plugged The Economics of Violence
“so just uh i'm gonna i'm gonna answer that with the three three points that i make in the book”
EconTalk Gary Shiffman on the Economics of Violence 2021-01-18 Listen at 48:24