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Hayek Program Podcast - Liberalism for All — The Political Economy of Inequality

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue a special summer series of the podcast on Liberalism for All, hosted by Jayme Lemke as she explores the underpinnings and outworkings of a free and open society. Driving the discussion is a set of core questions, including:

  • What does it mean to be liberal in the 21st century?
  • What is the relationship between liberalism and equality?
  • Is the pursuit of equality a threat or opportunity for the liberal project?

Joining Lemke for this episode is Mikayla Novak, a doctoral candidate in sociology at The Australian National University and former economist with her PhD in economics from RMIT University. Lemke and Novak begin their conversation by asking how liberalism connects to the question of inequality and the extent to which someone with liberal convictions should be concerned about inequality. Building on this, Novak explores how social exclusion and biases contribute to inequality and how she managed to include an analysis of these phenomena in her work. As they conclude, Novak shares what she sees as the greatest opportunities going forward to move towards the vision of a society of freely relating dignified equals.

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Planet Money - Recession referees

Whenever the economic data start to look rough, we're forced to confront a familiar question: Are we in a recession, or about to be? But there are actually only eight opinions in the country that officially matter. Today on the show, we meet the committee that calls recessions. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

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Hayek Program Podcast - Liberalism for All — The Regressive Effects of Regulation

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue a special summer series of the podcast on Liberalism for All, hosted by Jayme Lemke as she explores the underpinnings and outworkings of a free and open society. Driving the discussion is a set of core questions, including:

  • What does it mean to be liberal in the 21st century?
  • What is the relationship between liberalism and equality?
  • Is the pursuit of equality a threat or opportunity for the liberal project?

Joining Lemke for this episode is Diana Thomas, associate professor of economics at Creighton University and an alum of the Mercatus PhD Fellowship. Thomas begins by detailing what regressive effects are, followed by the manners in which regulations, even those with the best of intentions, tend to create such effects. Additionally, she tackles the issue of public risk reduction strategies, and how these can often end up crowding out private risk reduction strategies. As part of the conversation, Lemke and Thomas both discuss the push for equality, and whether this push is complementary or in tension with the vision of a liberal, free society.

If you like the show, be sure to leave a 5-star review for us on Apple Podcasts and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

Learn more about Thomas's work.

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