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Category Archives: Russ Roberts
Russ Roberts: From Chicago Price Theory to Practical Wisdom
Russell David Roberts (b. 1954) got his PhD through the University of Chicago, took the discipline’s tools seriously, and then spent four decades arguing that those tools cannot answer the questions that matter most. Roberts grew up in Memphis. He … Continue reading
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My UCLA Economics Prof Interviewed By The WSJ
LINK: Mr. Roberts is decidedly not in the materialist camp. He has described himself as a believer, a religious Jew, and he has a penchant for literature. One of his books is an “economic romance” about a young high-school teacher … Continue reading
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Economist Russell Roberts: Do You Care At All About The Chinese Escape From Poverty?
I care more about America than I do about China and I want a trade policy that favors American interests, including the dignity of American workers. China cannot rise peacefully. I reply to Russell Roberts: “China is our enemy. As … Continue reading
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Do You Fear That Immigrants Won’t Assimilate?
My former UCLA Economics professor, a baal teshuva (he became an Orthodox Jew as an adult), Russell Roberts, a big inspiration in my life when I was in my 20s, tweets: “If immigrants scare you b/c you think they won’t … Continue reading
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‘Buy The Toxic Assets!’
I enjoy listening to Econ Talk by my former UCLA professor, Russell Roberts, the famed economist who helped inspire my conversion to Orthodox Judaism. Roberts is a model interviewer. Listening to him reminds me of all the long talks we … Continue reading
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Is America’s Big Problem A Lack Of Decent Schooling?
My former UCLA Economics professor Russ Roberts is out with a new book (How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness). In an interview with Reason magazine, he says: “I wish more people … Continue reading
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EconStories.tv
This comes from my former UCLA economics professor Russell Roberts, an Orthodox Jew. Our wide-ranging conversations in 1988-1989 were life-changing. Here’s his story: Russell Roberts is Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith … Continue reading
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