Thursday, July 24, 2008

A Mental Kaleidoscope Couched in an Economics Lecture

Tyler Cowen from George Mason University is an economist who writes the interesting blog Marginal Revolution.

What makes him interesting is his odd mix of interests in economics and culture.

If you want a taste of Tyler and his wildly variegated interests and his ability to bring themes together, listen to a lecture where he talks about:
The purpose of the lecture is to look at globalization and argue that of the two views:
  1. Losses from leveling down to the "lowest common denominator"
  2. Gains from free trade
He notes that the political left and right are going for view #1. But he argues that libertarians go for point #2.

Now that I've whetted your appetite, here is the video of the Tyler Cowen lecture.

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