Russ Roberts
Russell Roberts, a student of Milton Friedman,[1] is a professor of economics at George Mason University, and former Director of the Center for Experiential Learning at Washington University in St. Louis. Roberts is a regular commentator on business and economics for National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Professor Roberts focuses on communicating economics to non-economists, and to that end is the host of the podcast EconTalk and blogs at Cafe Hayek with Donald J. Boudreaux. He published the novel Invisible Heart which conveys economic ideas in the context of a narrative. In 2008, Roberts released the The Price of Everything which addresses concepts such as spontaneous order, price gouging, and market economics in crisis situations.
Roberts, a graduate from the University of Chicago, has been a vocal critic of the official price indexes of the United States, particularly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.[2]
Books
- The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance, 2001
- The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection (3rd ed.), 2006
- The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity, 2008
References
- ^ Friedman on Capitalism and Freedom, EconTalk Permanent Podcast Link: Library of Economics and Liberty
- ^ EconTalk - George Shultz on Economics, Human Rights, and the Fall of the Soviet Union[1]