Economic Update: The Harm Done by Economists

Описание: [S12 E37] The Harm Done by Economists

This week on Economic Update, Prof. Wolff talks about the unionization drive among minor league professional baseball players, high poverty rates among US families working full-time year round, and the economics of discrimination against pregnant women. In the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Prof. George DeMartino on the harm done by the economics profession and why it denies doing so.

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About our Guest: George DeMartino is a political economist at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He explores economic theory and policy from an ethical perspective. In recent years he has focused on the ethical behavior of economists. His recent books, including The Economist’s Oath, criticize the economics profession on ethical grounds. And so does his new book, The Tragic Science: How Economists Cause harm (even as they aspire to do good), just published by University of Chicago Press. Before becoming an economists he was a union organizer and community activist in New Haven, CT.

Links: website: https:///www.georgedemartino.com

New Book: The Tragic Science: How Economists Cause Harm (Even as They Aspire to Do Good) University of Chicago Press. (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/...)
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SOURCES FOR SHOW SEGMENTS:
1. Baseball’s minor league players sign union cards: https://theathletic.com/3568822/2022/...
2. High poverty rates among US families: https://www.diversitydatakids.org/res...
3. Economics of discrimination against pregnant women: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-demoted...