The Grumpy Economist

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The Grumpy Economist Podcast features Hoover Institution Senior Fellow John Cochrane offering analysis and commentary on the news of the day from a humorous free-market perspective.

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What’s in the reconciliation bill? A conversation with Casey Mulligan

Oct 05 2021 45 mins  
The incentives and disincentives in the reconciliation bill.

The Long And Short Of Bubbles

Jan 29 2021 34 mins  
A conversation on GameStop, social media, the stock market, and hedge funds with Wellington Management’s Owen Lamont.

A Free Market in … Vaccines?

Jan 19 2021 24 mins  
How market forces could expedite the end of the COVID pandemic.

The Future Of Cities. A Conversation With Harvard’s Ed Glaeser

Oct 28 2020 40 mins  
The Future Of Cities. A Conversation With Harvard’s Ed Glaeser.

The Urban Future

Sep 16 2020 29 mins  
Does COVID spell the end of cities as we know them — or is an urban renaissance brewing?

Slouching Towards a Debt Crisis

Sep 11 2020 27 mins  
With federal debt at 100% of GDP, a look at the potentially ominous consequences.

Dealing with Debt: Ideas from the Ridiculous to the Sublime

Jun 12 2020 25 mins  
A critical analysis of Modern Monetary Theory -- and a look at the promise of perpetual bonds.

Welcome to the ‘Careful’ Economy

May 28 2020 22 mins  
What the future looks like under a half-speed reopening.

Stop Parties, Not Production

May 07 2020 21 mins  
How to reopen in the wake of COVID-19.

COVID on Campus

Apr 30 2020 20 mins  
What the pandemic means for the future of American higher education.