Bryan Caplan - Discrimination, Poverty, & Mental Illness

2022-04-12 · 64 min · 8 entities

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I interview the economist Bryan Caplan about his new book, Labor Econ Versus the World , and many other related topics. Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a New York Times Bestselling author. His most famous works include: The Myth of the Rational Voter , Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids , The Case Against Education , and Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration . Watch on YouTube . Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or any other podcast platform. Podcast website here . Follow Bryan on Twitter . Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. Timestamps: (0:00:00) - Intro (0:00:33) - How many workers are useless, and why is labor force participation so low? (0:03:47) - Is getting out of poverty harder than we think? (0:10:43) - Are elites to blame for poverty? (0:14:56) - Is human nature to blame for poverty? (0:19:11) - Remote work and foreign wages (0:24:43) - The future of the education system? (0:29:31) - Do employers care about the difficulty of a curriculum? (0:33:13) - Why do companies and colleges discriminate against Asians? (0:42:01) - Applying Hanania's unitary actor model to mental health (0:50:38) - Why are multinationals so effective? (0:53:37) - Open borders and cultural norms (0:58:13) - Is Tyler Cowen right about automation? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dwarkesh.com